Projecting Education. The role of Emilio Mignone in the creation of education courses of study for the UNLu (1962-1972)

Abstract

In 1969, a Commission was formed in Luján with the goal of creating a university in the city. In its initial reports, the area of Education was not included among the planned courses of study, although it did appear in the Feasibility Study submitted to the Ministry of Culture and Education in 1972. Part of that study was written by the man who would later become rector of the UNLu between 1973 and 1976: Emilio Fermín Mignone. Before joining the Commission already active in Luján, in 1971, Mignone had held positions in international organizations and state educational dependencies in Argentina. Throughout that decade (1962-1972), he became acquainted with designs and plans intended for the educational system, and furthermore, he drafted documents aimed at implementing modifications and reforms within it.

In light of the foregoing, we consider that Mignone’s experience in educational areas, both within international and state organizations, influenced the inclusion of the Education area in the Feasibility Study that led to the creation of the UNLu. This article is dedicated to that segment of his career as a specialist and to his participation in the UNLu’s founding project.