Sistematización de la experiencia congresos internacionales facultad de derecho 2022 - 2025

Abstract

This article aims to systematize the four editions of the international congresses organized by the Faculty of Law of Universidad Santo Tomás, Villavicencio campus, during the period 2022–2025, as an academic strategy aimed at strengthening internationalization, legal education, and institutional projection. Based on a qualitative, descriptive, and analytical approach, a documentary review of the records, programs, and results of each event is conducted in order to identify their thematic evolution, academic scope, and impact on the university community. The results show a progressive consolidation of these congresses as spaces for knowledge exchange, interdisciplinary dialogue, and articulation with international academic networks. In particular, the relevance of the 2023 congress, held in collaboration with the Ibero-American Bar Association, stands out, as it positioned the faculty in a high-level Ibero-American context and enabled the participation of more than 80 foreign professors, significantly strengthening the program’s international dimension. Likewise, a thematic evolution consistent with contemporary legal challenges is observed, addressing global issues such as international law, environmental sustainability, and legal security. The analysis concludes that the systematization of these events not only contributes to the construction of academic memory, but also demonstrates their impact on the development of students with global competencies, the strengthening of cooperation networks, and institutional positioning. In this sense, international congresses are consolidated as a strategic instrument for academic quality, in line with the high-quality accreditation obtained in 2025, where internationalization was recognized as one of the program’s main strengths.