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Luis Ramírez Leaves Cones Presidency: Who Will Take Over?

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • Education Minister Luis Ramírez left the presidency of Paraguay’s National Council of Higher Education, known as Cones.
  • The Education Ministry appointed Hermenegildo Cohene Velázquez, the council’s former vice president, as his replacement.
  • The reason for the change remains unknown.

Luis Ramírez is no longer president of Paraguay’s National Council of Higher Education, or Cones. The Education Ministry appointed Hermenegildo Cohene Velázquez to replace him through Resolution No. 1238.

Cohene is rector of the National University of Itapúa and had served as Cones vice president before the appointment. The ministry previously named him vice minister of higher education on March 30, replacing David Velázquez Seiferheld.

At that time, Cohene said he had more than 40 years of experience in education. Officials also highlighted technical training he received in Japan, Israel, Germany and Taiwan. The reason for the change at the top of Cones remains unknown.

Cones is responsible for proposing and coordinating policies and programs for the development of higher education in Paraguay. Its stated mission is to propose and coordinate policies and programs that guarantee quality higher education for everyone in the country.

Propose and coordinate policies and programs that guarantee quality higher education for everyone in the country.

· ConesThe council’s official mission statement describes its role in Paraguay’s higher education system.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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