Reconciliation, a necessary commitment from higher education: pedagogical experiences in the classroom

Abstract

The authors’ participation in encounters that promote reconciliation between different survivors of the armed conflict in Colombia meant an experience of great impact and inspiration to think about peace building process because we found possible to prove that it is possible to contribute to another way of living and overcome wounds and divisions that this conflict has left. Thus the idea of linking those scenarios with academic work. Two pedagogical experiences with students of the Faculty of Communication Sciences, Univeridad Minuto de Dios, were the result of it; and it constituted the catalyst for writing this article that aims to answer the question: How could the academic community of UNIMINUTO, headquarters, contribute to the reconciliation in the country?