SALESIAN CHARISM AND HIGHER EDUCATION Fr. Marcelo Farfán, sdb Editor SALESIAN CHARISM AND HIGHER EDUCATION 2019 SALESIAN CHARISM AND HIGHER EDUCATION © Fr. Marcelo Farfán, sdb (Editor) 1st Edition: Universidad Politécnica Salesiana CARRERA DE PEDAGOGÍA Av. Turuhuayco 3-69 y Calle Vieja Cuenca-Ecuador Casilla: 2074 P.B.X. (+593 7) 2050000 Fax: (+593 7) 4 088958 e-mail: [email protected] www.ups.edu.ec INSTITUCIONES SALESIANAS DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR Secretaría Técnica de Aseguramiento de la Identidad Institucional de la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana del Ecuador Copyright: 055682 ISBN: 978-9978-10-360-9 Edition, design, Editorial Universitaria Abya-Yala layout and impression Quito-Ecuador Printing: 300 copies Printed in Quito-Ecuador, in March 2019 Publication by Universidad Politécnica Salesiana With the participation of: Content Presentation ................................................................................................. 7 Introduction ................................................................................................ 11 FIRST PART HISTORICAL CONTEXT Origins and Development of the Salesian Institutions of Higher Education. A Critical View of Historical Process of IUS Dr. Mario Olmos, sdb .................................................................................. 21 SECOND PART IDENTITY AND MISSION OF THE SALESIAN HIGHER EDUCATION Academic community and co-responsibility in the mission of Salesian Universities-IUS Fr. Dr. Juan Pablo Zabala, sdb .................................................................... 47 Preventive system and Higher Education Fr. Dr. Michal Vojtáš, sdb ............................................................................ 69 The centrality of the option in favour of young people from the popular classes in Salesian Higher Education Fr. Dr. Francis Fernández, sdb ..................................................................... 99 Salesian Higher Education: Its cultural and educative incidence Fr. Dr. Pascual Chávez Villanueva, sdb ....................................................... 107 The understanding of Ministry in Salesian Higher Education Fr. Antonio Caño Hidalgo, sdb .................................................................... 139 Leadership and management in the Salesian Institutions of Higher Education Fr. Dr. Ricardo Carlos, sdb ........................................................................... 161 CONTENT 6 THIRD PART SALESIAN HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE DIFFERENT CONTEXTS The Pontifical Salesian University (UPS): history, relevance and current contribution in the global context of the congregation Fr. Dr. Mauro Mantovani, sdb .................................................................... 191 Salesian Institutes of Higher Education (IUS) in Latin America Dr. Jorge Baeza Correa................................................................................. 213 Salesian Higher Education in the South Asian Context Fr. Dr. Maria Soosai Adaikalasamy, sdb ..................................................... 253 Salesian Institutions of Higher Education in the European Context Dr. Andreu Moreno Vendrell and Dr. Carles Rubio García ........................ 269 Salesian Institutions of Higher Education in Oceania context Fr. Ariel Macatangay, sdb ............................................................................ 289 Africa, Youth and Higher Education Fr. Dr. Dieudonné Otekpo, sdb .................................................................... 343 Salesian Polytechnic (Salesio) Tokyo (Japan) and the IUS-EAO Project of partnership with Don Bosco Technical College Mandaluyong (Philippines) Mgtr. Luis Marques and Fr. Dr. Tomohiro Kojima, sdb .............................. 365 Annexes........................................................................................................ 387 Abbreviations .............................................................................................. 395 Presentation It is with great joy that I write the following lines as an intro- duction to the present volume. In these last years that the Congrega- tion has called me in this ministry of accompanying and animating the Department for Youth Ministry, I discovered that one of the cen- tral sectors that deserved dedication and close accompaniment is that of the Salesian Institutions of Higher Education (IUS). In many ways, together with the qualified help of so many collaborators, we did our best to sustain the process through continued reflection and planning. This journey still benefits from the initial vision and encouragement of the late Rector Major, Fr. Juan Edmundo Vecchi sdb and the tireless commitment of Fr Carlos Garulo sdb. The con- tinuing process has also seen the valid and qualified contribution of Bro. Mario Olmos and, at present, thanks to Fr Marcelo Farfán, both of whom have further enhanced and still are contributing to this journey, consolidating the basis for future development and growth of the mission. As the titles of the various contributions witness, we are at a stage of a process which is alive and forward looking, since this journey is constantly growing in its educative and pastoral intent. Within the Salesian mission, the university and higher institutes of education offer a privileged space where young people are accom- panied to achieve their full potential. The Salesian Congregation, looking to the young as the “theological place”, remains committed all over the world to ac- PRESENTATION 8 company them so as through the experience of higher education they achieve their desire for a better future. Higher education is a privileged place which coincides with that period of the life of the youth when fundamental decisions are made. It is that period of their life where more than ever the need for adult and mature educators is felt. It is a period of their life where the young are expecting us to journey with them towards destina- tions of human, spiritual and professional growth and fulfilment. All this can be done if we as Salesians of Don Bosco continue to strengthen our desire and determination towards a clearer and more pronounced identity: educators with the heart of the good shepherd. This is our educative and pastoral heritage, it is our DNA: a clear option for young people from the working classes, accom- panying them, educating them because we acknowledge that they have every right to benefit from people, experiences and institu- tions that clearly express the Salesian charism for their own growth. Salesian higher education, being a home that welcomes the young, is also a place animated by a dedicated academic commu- nity, committed to achieving professional goals. It is an environ- ment where the young person remains an active agent and not a number in a system. The present volume is clear testimony that this experience is an on-going one. Education is a constant process that needs to be examined in a continuous manner. It is a process that needs to read the signs of the times, and through a process of study, reflec- tion and discernment is called to give answers and proposals that facilitate young people’s integral growth. This constant and continuous commitment is one of the main areas of attention of the IUS, both on a world level, but also on a regional level. The various IUS institutions are continuously PRESENTATION 9 consolidating a process of evaluation of their policies and projects. They are engaged in a process that evaluates not only the quantita- tive and qualitative growth of institutions, but also the full accom- plishment of the educational-pastoral purpose, according to the characteristics of Salesian pedagogy and spirituality. Along with this charismatic emphasis, professional and pro- phetic, educational and pastoral, particular attention is also being dedicated to the context and culture in which young people find themselves both during their learning experience as much as the challenges they will face in the future. Interacting with one’s cultur- al identity, social challenges and future scenarios is a call to render education much more of teaching and information, but a process of integral growth within a holistic vision of time and space. I conclude with a phrase by Pope Francis in one of his speech- es on education: To educate is an act of love, it is to give life. And love is demand- ing, it calls for the best resources, for a reawakening of the pas- sion to begin this path patiently with young people. The educator in Catholic schools must be, first and foremost, competent and qualified but, at the same time, someone who is rich in humanity and capable of being with young people in a style of pedagogy that helps promote their human and spiritual growth. Youth are in need of quality teaching along with values that are not only articu- lated but witnessed to. Consistency is an indispensable factor in the education of young people! Consistency! We cannot grow and we cannot educate without consistency: consistency and witness! (February 13, 2014). May these words be an encouragement and strength to move on in this journey. Fr. Fabio Attard, sdb Councillor for Youth Ministry Introduction The Salesian Institutions of Higher Education (IUS) are an im- portant part of the presence of the Salesians of Don Bosco among the young people in the university world. Its mission is to “promote the integral development of the young person by means of the assi- milation and the critical elaboration of the culture and through the education in the faith, with a view to