EAIE Conferencia : Educación Superior en América Latina

PIHE Networks - EULAC Partnerships for Internationalisation of Higher Education

Isabel Cristina Jaramillo Universidad del Rosario (Colombia)

antecedents and purposes

 Study World Bank – IMHE/OECD 

“Higher Education in Latin America. The international dimension”

 Alfa Proyects : 

SAFIRO

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UNCOFIN

PIHE is looking to examine the changes taking place in 2 key areas: •

International cooperation, specially LA – EU partnerships

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Internationalisation and funding strategies

overall objectives

The main objectives of this proyect are: •to identify the key rationales and approaches to internationlisation of institutions of higher education in the two regions, and •to identify their implications for institutional strategies, linkages and their funding in the two regions

specific objectives

 Establish a general framework for different types of partnerships between LA and EU Higher Education Institutions  Present an overview of the funding policies offered by organizations at different levels  Offer some conclusions with regard to strategic planning and quality assurance mechanisms for internationalisation

target group

   Higher education institutions Higher education national organizations  Ministries  National science foundations  University associations,  Quality assurance bodies  Agencies of international cooperation  International organizations: EU, WB, OEI, UNESCO  NGO’s and other entities working on higher education Researchers in higher education

network

Universidad del Rosario (Colombia) CC Universidad de Alicante (Spain) - CA Universidad Nacional del Litoral (Argentina) Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (Brazil) Universidad de Guadalajara (Mexico) Universidad de Amsterdam (Holland) Saarland Universidad (Germany) Coordination EU - LA Latin America European Union

network

Isabel Cristina Jaramillo - CC Roberto Escarré - CA Julio Theiler (Argentina) Sonia Pereira Laus (Brazil) Jocelyne Gacel-Ávila (Mexico) Mariette Diderich (Holland) Stefan Lauterbach (Germany) Coordination UE - LA Latin America European Union

pertinence of project

In the field of international cooperation ALCUE

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How are the afore-mentioned changes affecting the relationships between institutions in Europe adn Latin America?

Will there be still opportunities for equally balanced interuniversity partnerships?

What is the possible role of joint and double degree programmes between institutions of the two regions?

Can competitiveness and equal partnerships go hand in hand?

pertinence of project

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In the field of funding

What are funding policies for internationalisation like at different levels?

What new funding strategies for internatonal development can be developed?

As conclusion

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What does this mean for strategic approaches to internationalisation of institutions in the two regions?

methodology

DATA COLLECTION ANALYSIS SEMINARS REPORT

outcomes

EU - LA Higher Education Partnerships “Best Practices Guide for EU-LA Higher Education Partnerships”

Phase A UE-LA Relations

Funding Internationalisation of Higher Education Institutions “Internationalisation Funding Guide for Higher Education Institutions” Strategic Planning and Quality Assurance Mechanisms for Internationalisation “PIHE Network Book”

Phase B Financing Phase C Strat. Plan.

Quality

Thank you