EAIE Conferencia: Educación Superior en América Latina

PIHE Networks - EULAC Partnerships for

Internationalisation of Higher Education

Isabel Cristina JaramilloUniversidad del Rosario

(Colombia)

Study World Bank – IMHE/OECD “Higher Education in

Latin America. The international dimension”

Alfa Proyects : SAFIRO UNCOFIN

antecedents and purposes

PIHE is looking to examine the changes taking place in 2 key areas:•International cooperation, specially LA – EU partnerships•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

networkUniversidad del Rosario (Colombia) CC

Universidad de Alicante (Spain) - CA

Saarland Universidad (Germany)

Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (Brazil)

Universidad Nacional del Litoral (Argentina)

Universidad de Guadalajara (Mexico)

Universidad de Amsterdam (Holland)

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CoordinationEU - LA

LatinAmerica

EuropeanUnion

network

Isabel Cristina Jaramillo - CC

Roberto Escarré - CA

Stefan Lauterbach (Germany)

Sonia Pereira Laus (Brazil)

Julio Theiler (Argentina)

Jocelyne Gacel-Ávila (Mexico)

Mariette Diderich (Holland)Han

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CoordinationUE - LA

Latin America

European Union

In the field of international cooperation ALCUE

• 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

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

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

pertinence of project

methodology

DATA COLLECTION

ANALYSIS

SEMINARS

REPORT

outcomes

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

Partnerships”

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 AUE-LA

Relations

Phase BFinancing

Phase CStrat. Plan.

Quality

Thank you