Message from Dr. Ladislao Nagy Ferrari

After a long academic career at Universidad Nacional de Asunción, with active participation as Paraguay's representative in Grupo de Montevideo (Mercosur Public Universities), and later at Universidad Americana de Asunción, and after completing postdoctoral studies in Germany to learn about university life in Europe, I joined other academics in developing a university project that considers factors generally absent from most universities today.

Although almost all traditional European universities established in the fourteenth century (Bologna, Paris, Oxford), and those in North and South America in the seventeenth century (Harvard, Córdoba), originated with a focus on theological education, they later moved away from their spiritual roots toward scientific humanism, seeking answers to humanity's great questions through reason and science.

Universidad de Desarrollo Sustentable restores a spiritual education approach across all its fields so that graduates, alongside their technical and scientific training, gain an understanding, many for the first time, that spiritual values can be as important as or more important than material ones.

We are concerned that a highly skilled young person could use those skills to commit crimes with impunity or break the law by exploiting their knowledge. We want our graduates to keep in mind the existence of divine justice that will sooner or later hold them accountable. Only with honest and capable people can we achieve sustainable development for our countries and the planet, respecting the rights of those not yet born and therefore unable to defend themselves.

Our university will always work within the law and its academic regulations, making every effort to ensure the highest level of academic excellence that Paraguay deserves.

Our team of academics, leaders and staff is committed to continually improving the university's educational and operational conditions nationally and internationally through agreements with foreign institutions and universities to bring in and share talent, knowledge and internationally renowned faculty.

Finally, I would like to thank and congratulate students and their families for their trust in our university. I commit to honoring that trust and effort with a high-quality education that will help Paraguay become more sustainable, with a better quality of life and greater opportunities to build a more balanced and supportive society.