Overview
- The initiative, presented in Mexico City by UNAM rector Leonardo Lomelí and Instituto Cervantes director Luis García Montero, appointed Fernando Rodríguez Guerra as academic director.
- Based at UNAM’s Center for Teaching for Foreigners (CEPE), the observatory will produce systematic studies on education, translation, migration, science and the impact of artificial intelligence and other digital technologies.
- Organizers said the project joins an international research network and will coordinate with the Instituto Cervantes Global Spanish Observatory’s collaborations in over 100 cities across 50 countries.
- In its first stage, the team plans to prioritize Spanish teaching for foreign learners and for indigenous communities to address regional gaps.
- Leaders underscored the region’s central role in the language, citing more than 500 million native speakers worldwide and noting that Latin America accounts for the vast majority.