The National Administration of Public Education () is the government agency responsible for the planning, management and administration of the
public educational system in all its stages and also for teacher training in
Uruguay
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.
The ANEP has its headquarters in the Agraciada Building, located on
Libertador Avenue
Libertador Avenue is a major avenue in Montevideo, Uruguay. It stretches north from the Legislative Palace in Aguada to Plaza Fabini in Centro, and is named after Juan Antonio Lavalleja, revolutionary figure and politician, who led the group o ...
in front of
Plaza Fabini
also known as ''Plaza del Entrevero'', is a public square in the central business district of Montevideo, Uruguay. Located on 18 de Julio Avenue, on its north side starts Libertador Avenue.Its main fountain has a bronze sculpture of José Belloni ...
in the
central business district
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of
Montevideo
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. Designed by architects Miguel Ángel Canale and Beltrán Arbeleche, and built in the 1950s, it served as the headquarters of the Uruguayan airline
PLUNA
PLUNA Líneas Aéreas Uruguayas S.A. was the flag carrier of Uruguay. It was headquartered in Carrasco, Montevideo and operated scheduled services within South America, as well as scheduled cargo and charter services from its hub at Carrasco ...
.
History
The ANEP was created on March 28, 1985, by President
Julio María Sanguinetti
Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo (; born 6 January 1936) often known by his initials JMS, is a Uruguayan former lawyer, journalist and politician of the Colorado Party (Uruguay), Colorado Party (PC) who served as the President of Uruguay as the ...
with the promulgation of Law No. 15,739 –known as the Education Law–. It has the legal status of an
autonomous entity
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, which grants autonomy from the Executive Branch to the organization of the public educational system. However, it is about technical and administrative autonomy, although not financial.
Current organization
The ANEP is administered by the , a body of five members of which three are appointed by the
President of the Republic
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Designation
In most cases the president of a republic is elected, either:
* by direct universal s ...
acting in the
Council of Ministers
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, and the other two are elected by the body's teaching staff. In addition, the administration has seven sectoral directorates and three secretariats.
The directorates that administer the different stages of the educational system depend on the Central Directive Cousil, designing the curriculum, supervising the development of classes, projecting salary budgets and supervising the authorized private institutes.
Presidents
The chairman of the Central Directive Council is the one who serves as president of the National Public Administration.
References
External links
{{Website, https://www.anep.edu.uy/
Government agencies established in 1985