A Belgian became the new president and WUJA Cleveland , U.S.A., was designated to host the next World Congress of Jesuit Alumni 780 A BELGIAN NAMED NEW PRESIDENT AND CLEVELAND WUJA , USA , IS ASSIGNED TO HOST THE NEXT WORLD CONGRESS OF JESUIT ALUMNI The choices were made in the bottom of the eighth edition of the event , which ended Saturday at the Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola , Medellin. Organizers and speakers expressed satisfaction with the number of participants and delegations , as well as the success of the meeting . Congress met in Medellin more than 600 former Jesuit students from 26 countries around the world. MEDELLIN, AUGUST 2013. The General Assembly WUJA , Jesuit Alumni World Union has named Alain Deneef , Belgium , as the new president of the association and appointed to the city of Cleveland, in the United States to host the ninth edition of the World Congress of Jesuit Alumni , to be held in four years , decisions taken at the eighth meeting of the alumni of educational institutions of the Society of Jesus , which ended Saturday at the Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola , Medellin , Colombia . The Congress was attended by more than 600 Jesuits, alumni from 26 countries on five continents, who for four days around shared experiences Jesuit education and social responsibility How can we best serve ? . Both the organizers and the speakers who spoke at the meeting, stressed the quality of Congress , presented a positive balance and stressed that in addition to shared learning , one of the most important aspects is the good image of the city and the country carried all participants. José Diego Saldarriaga Cardona , president of the Organizing Committee , said that the balance is very satisfying and leaves us highly impressed from the academic side for the quality of exhibitors and in relation to the audience , the high number we had and its major interventions in the discussion groups , adding that we had a world-class event , which will be very hard to beat in four years for Cleveland , USA , where we have the ninth edition . He concluded that the balance is pretty good, very satisfying for those who were at the head of the organization , noting that the shield of the Society of Jesus was very valuable , they are also very pleased and received comments like that participation father Adolfo Nicolás , Superior General , was a tremendous fact , like being near the Pope. UNIVERSAL NETWORKS Likewise, Francisco Vásquez Castrillón , CEO of ASIA Ignatian Antiqui Societatis Iesu Alumni, welcomed the results and emphasized that Congress was completely successful , with delegations from 26 countries , something that had never occurred , the number of attendees also record in Africa attended by 200 alumni and now had more than 600 . About the academic component , noted that the issues were of most interest, the general comment is that the second day of a conference no one returns and this year the auditorium was full every day , because the quality of the speakers and topics captivated participants and we accomplished what we wanted , the alumni of the world hear the concepts of leaders, who are also Jesuit alumni and announced that at the conclusion of this Congress will be universal alumni networks in various topics such as support for social Work , social responsibility and professional activities , among others, to not isolate for four years, but remain united . SOCIAL EXPERIMENTS The Youth Social Experiments were among the most attractive components of the VIII World Congress of Jesuit Alumni , bringing together 24 young people from Belgium, Austria, Brazil , Congo and Colombia , who knew the communities of the municipality of Caldas , south of Medellin. Jaime Zea Alberto Restrepo, coordinator of the event , said: The balance is excellent , the general opinion was that surpassed expectations, the lectures were clear and very good quality , Congress demonstrated that Ignatian spirituality is present in the hearts of all Jesuit alumni in the world and the focus always stressed that equity and inclusion are part of our training , and asserted that the experiments and displays of Ignatian works , we show that what we have is real predicate , that community work is being done effectively . ALUMNI TO SOCIETY Congress was among the speakers with important personalities in the international arena , who expressed their satisfaction for being part of this meeting and delivered a more than positive. Carlos Raul Yepes Jimenez, president of Bancolombia and Jesuit alumnus , said that Congress was very well conceived from the name, since the key to the Jesuits word and our training, business life , life in general , no a different objective than to serve , that sense we have very clear and unite not only the motto of the Jesuits when they talk about being more, but from many years ago when the San José de las Vegas school talked of being more to better serve , and I think it sums up life in this. For his part, José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria , an economist with international acclaim , former minister and former Jesuit student , said that the Jesuit community , through its Social Work , can make a very important contribution to society , and should not only be used to convey the message of social equality is at the heart of our religious views , but also to promote the ideas of the education system and promote national government against an ambitious policy of education for all sectors of society . Father Adolfo Nicolás SJ , Superior General of the Society of Jesus . Günter Pauli , Belgium , Chris Lowney , United States , Father Augustine Kalubi SJ, El Congo and Swati Gautam, India , also participated as speakers in the VIII World Congress of Jesuit Alumni . To share on Twitter In @ wuja2013 was announced to Cleveland , USA , to host the next World Alumni Congress , to be held within 4 years . Alain Deneef , of Belgium , was elected president of the association at @ wuja2013 , ending with a positive balance . ABOUT THE COMPANY OF JESUS It is a religious order of the Catholic Church, founded in 1539 , considered the largest male Catholic religious order today. Its activity spans 126 countries , encompassing the educational, social , intellectual, missionary and Catholic media fields. The current Pontiff Francisco , Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio, is the first pope belonging to the Society of Jesus . Its members are commonly known as Jesuits. ABOUT ASIA IGNATIAN It is a non -profit organization dedicated to the promotion of solidarity and professional development of the alumni of Colegio San Ignacio , in Christian principles and values instilled by the Society of Jesus and inspired by the vision of St. Ignatius of Loyola values . Antiqui Societatis Iesu Alumni, is the Latin phrase that gives rise to the acronym ASIA Castilian and that translates Alumni Society of Jesus. 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