Mexico
CIHE - Mexico: Enrollment Competition, Accreditation, and the Public-Private Market
Accreditation is becoming a new battleground for public and private institutions in Mexico. Public and mid-profile private universities design marketing strategies based on the legitimation they get from accrediting agencies in order to lure and enroll students.
University World News - Universities are trying to woo Northern students
Latin American universities are taking steps to attract English-speaking students who may have ignored the region previously, by offering more courses in English and seeking accreditation in the United States.
The Guardian - Can Latin American higher education go global without English?
Latin American universities need to encourage more widespread use of English language to boost their global recruitment and research, argues Leandro Tessler
SciDev.Net - Uruguay y México aportan US$1 millón a ciencia binacional
Con un fondo de US$1 millón, los gobiernos de Uruguay y México impulsarán proyectos de cooperación técnica y científica, como forma de avanzar en la cooperación Sur-Sur en la región.
SciDev.Net - Mexican public consulted on science priorities
Mexico has become the first country in Latin America to ask its citizens what key areas the country's scientists should focus on.
BBC News - Mexico's Pena Nieto enacts major education reform
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has enacted a major reform of the education system that includes new standards for hiring teachers.
University World News - New Latin American HE book hopes to build bridges
The Institute of International Education (IIE) in the United States has published a book that explores the policies, institutions and programmes that have helped transform the Latin American higher education landscape over the past three decades.
The PIE News - USA: IIE to run STEM fairs in Latin America
The Institute of international Education (IIE) has launched a series of university fairs in Latin America to help science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) students connect with US universities. The fairs will be held in America’s top student markets in Latin America: Brazil, Mexico and Chile.
Open Equal Free - European University Scholarships for Indigenous Students in Latin America
The Preciosa Project of the European Commission offers a unique opportunity to Latin American indigenous students: 35 scholarships to study Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees in European Universities in the fields of Information Science, Engineering, Law, Agriculture, Urban Planning, Business Administration, and Geology, among others.
IIE - Latin America's New Knowledge Economy
The last few decades have been a time of impressive growth and change for higher education in Latin America. Latin America's New Knowledge Economy reviews the policies, institutions, and programs that helped bring about these changes, as well as their outcomes in terms of access, workforce training, and research.
GUNI - Inclusión con Responsabilidad Social. Una Nueva Generación de Políticas de Educación Superior
With this publication, the Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación Superior (ANUIES) presents its proposals towards formulating policies and courses of action in the field of higher education, science and technology for the upcoming years.
GW Hatchet - Study abroad office eyes Latin America for expansion
As offers to partner with Latin American colleges pour in, US-based George Washington University's study abroad office has targeted the booming region as its next area of growth.
SciDev.Net - Mexican president reveals ambitious science plans
Mexico's new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, has announced plans to increase funding and policy support for science and technology in a drive to create a culture of science and aid domestic industries.
ICTMN.com - Indigenous Latin Americans eligible for EU scholarships
The Preciosa Project of the European Commission is recruiting indigenous Latin American students to apply for 35 available scholarships to various European universities as part of a larger effort to establish joint diploma programs between Europe and Latin America.
SciDev.Net - Latin American research publications rising fast
Latin American scientists are producing more scientific papers and having those papers cited more widely, according to a recent study.
San Antonio Express - Mexico's quest for competitiveness continues through education
Late last summer, an editorial by the Houston Chronicle brought into focus Mexico's renewed efforts on the bloody drug war, attempting to dissipate fears that our southern neighbor is a failed state. Interestingly, the editorial also touched on an enviable trend of students enrolled in engineering and technical fields compared to those enrolled in the U.S.
The PIE News - Canada looks to eliminate Mexican visa
Canada could soon pave the way for easy access for Mexican students after Canada’s Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, affirmed recently that his government would “ultimately like to see visa-free travel with Mexico”. There are clear signs a relaxing of visa rules that were imposed suddenly in 2009 because of a hike in refugees is likely.
SciDev.Net - Llaman a aumentar cooperación tecnológica Sur-Sur
La cooperación en tecnología e innovación entre países emergentes tiene un gran futuro, pero necesita ser promovida sistemáticamente, concluye el Informe sobre Tecnología e Innovación 2012 de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Comercio y Desarrollo (UNCTAD), publicado el 31 de octubre.
SciDev.Net - México: Científicos comprometen al gobierno a apoyar CyT
En un esfuerzo inédito, representantes de 64 instituciones mexicanas han logrado que las instancias de gobierno y de toma de decisiones más importantes del país se comprometan a respaldar un plan de acción con propuestas puntuales para el desarrollo de la ciencia y la tecnología (CyT).
The Independent - Mexico produces engineers - but where are the jobs?
In an aggressive bid to move beyond low-wage factory jobs and toward an entrepreneurial economy, Mexico is producing graduates in engineering and technology at rates that challenge its international rivals, including its No. 1 trade partner, the United States.
ANUIES- Se llevó a cabo reunión de Coordinadores de redes de colaboración de la Región Centro Sur de la ANUIES
Cuernavaca, Morelos.- Con el objetivo de estrechar lazos de colaboración para construir un programa que permita llevar en la próxima reunión de Consejo Regional un plan congruente con las necesidades y desafíos de la región centro sur, en Cuernavaca se realizó la reunión de coordinadores y secretarios de redes de colaboración académica de la Región Centro Sur de la Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación Superior (ANUIES).
ANUIES - La Universidad Abierta y a Distancia, nueva oportunidad educativa para los jóvenes mexicanos: Córdova Villalobos
Con la apertura formal de la Universidad Abierta y a Distancia de México (UnAD) se abre el abanico de oportunidades para que más jóvenes puedan continuar con sus estudios de nivel superior, aseguró el Secretario de Educación Pública, Doctor José Ángel Córdova Villalobos, durante la ceremonia de presentación de esta nueva institución.
ANUIES- El sistema nacional de bachillerato ofrece educación de calidad a los jóvenes
En la ceremonia, y acompañado por el Secretario General Ejecutivo de la ANUIES, Rafael López Castañares; el titular de la dependencia afirmó que habrá que seguir trabajando para construir la educación media superior de calidad que demandan los jóvenes y que necesita México, a través de la evaluación permanente que realizan 800 académicos y docentes del Consejo para la Evaluación de la Educación del Tipo Media Superior (COPEEMS).
The Republic - Mexico raids campuses seized by students
Police raided three teachers colleges on Monday in the western state of Michoacan, where dozens of students had been hijacking buses and delivery trucks for a week to protest curriculum changes.
Inside Higher Ed - Are global rankings unfair to Latin American universities?
Rankings season is a time of bad news for Latin American universities. In its latest release (October 3d.), the Times Higher Education World University Ranking put no Latin American university in the group of the best 100, and only four amongst the entire cast of 400.
OBHE - Latin American perspectives and drivers for tertiary education development: A PEST analysis
This analysis focuses on the political, economic, social and technological environments of countries that comprise the Latin American region. This kind of analysis is often referred to as PEST
Infosurhoy - Mexico emerging as technology corridor
Mexico is often said to be full of surprises, where at any turn you might bump into a pre-Hispanic relic or a colorful fiesta in full swing.
OEDb - 10 Developing Areas Where Distance Education Is Making a Difference
Education in developing countries can be a major challenge. A lack of infrastructure, qualified teachers, even safety issues and child labor can all stand in the way of students and a quality education.
The Guardian Professional - Building sustainable global research partnerships – and saving the puma |
A UK-funded conservation project in Mexico has involved local landowners, universities and a Grammy award-winning band to achieve a triple bottom line of sustainability