The Role of Latin American Universities in the Face of the Environmental Crisis and Climate Change

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Alfredo García Galindo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Environmental Crisis ◽  
American Universities ◽  
The Face ◽  
Latin American Universities

scholarly journals Integrating Social Innovation into the Curriculum of Higher Education Institutions in Latin America: Insights from the Students4Change Project

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5378
Author(s):  
Alfonso Unceta ◽  
Igone Guerra ◽  
Xabier Barandiaran
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
American Universities ◽  
Support Strategies ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Latin American Universities

In the last two decades, social innovation (SI) and social entrepreneurship (SE) have gained relevance and interest within the framework of academia at international level. Higher education institutions (HEIs) are key players in promoting innovation and social entrepreneurship initiatives that respond to multifaceted challenges. They support strategies on the basis of the strengthening of participation, collaboration, and cooperation with society and its local communities. However, the approach of Latin American universities to SI and SE has been very uneven in the way they have understood them, integrated them into academic programmes, and transferred knowledge to society. On the basis of the experience of the Students4Change project, we sought to understand the role of Latin American HEIs in promoting social innovations by analysing the experiences of 10 participating universities to formalise a pedagogical programme on SI and SE in their institutions. The results suggest that there is still a need to formalise an academic syllabus that is specifically designed to promote social innovations and to train universities in this endeavour. This paper contributes to the identification of the main levers of change, strengths, and challenges that Latin American universities face to institutionalise SI and SE in their contexts.

scholarly journals Perceptions on Regulation and Asymmetry of Information as Critical Factors in University Governance in Latin America

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402110231
Author(s):  
Juan Bautista Abello-Romero ◽  
Daniel López ◽  
Francisco Ganga ◽  
Claudio Mancilla
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
American University ◽  
American Universities ◽  
Asymmetry Of Information ◽  
Regulatory Processes ◽  
National Differences ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Latin American Universities

This article analyzes the results of an inquiry into Latin American university community members’ perceptions about regulatory processes and asymmetries of information, as influential factors in the governance of Latin American universities. It does so, by examining the national laws in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, and Mexico. Previous studies in this continent have not considered these aspects and perspectives. Our research found significant differences between countries in terms of the Board of Directors’ capacity to act and the control mechanisms they can employ—which can be interpreted as national differences in the availability of their resources and their regulatory capacities. On the level of asymmetry of information, there are differences between countries, which depend on the position of the university members in their institutions. Thus, regulation and information are important factors when it comes to the governance of Latin American universities, and can explain its’ diversity.

Management indicators: their impact on Latin-American universities’ accreditation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Gabriela Gerón-Piñón ◽  
Pedro Solana-González ◽  
Sara Trigueros-Preciado ◽  
Daniel Pérez-González
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
American Universities ◽  
Management Indicators ◽  
Latin American Universities

Latin-American Universities

1967 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 459
Author(s):  
George R. Waggoner
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
American Universities ◽  
Latin American Universities

scholarly journals Latin American Universities: Stuck in the Twentieth Century

2017 ◽  
pp. 26-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Knobel ◽  
Andrés Bernasconi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
American Universities ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
Flagship Universities ◽  
Latin American Universities

The higher education sector in Latin America has fallen short of its promise of spearheading cultural, social, and economic progress for the region. As higher education changes to meet the challenges on the new century, the few flagship universities of Latin America are called upon to lead. However, these universities face both internal and external obstacles that hinder their full modernization, threatening their leadership.

Web Visibility Profiles of Top100 Latin American Universities

2018 ◽  
pp. 254-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maritza Torres-Samuel ◽  
Carmen Vásquez ◽  
Amelec Viloria ◽  
Jenny-Paola Lis-Gutiérrez ◽  
Tito Crissien Borrero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
American Universities ◽  
Latin American Universities ◽  
Web Visibility
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