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The US president’s rhetoric against Latin America has deterred 바카라사이트 region’s brightest students, which will benefit its universities, says J. Salvador Peralta

五月 9, 2018

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The arrival of Donald Trump on 바카라사이트 political landscape has created an uncertain and unwelcoming climate for Latin American students seeking higher education in 바카라사이트 US.

From his initial speech announcing his candidacy for 바카라사이트 presidency, in which he disparaged Mexican immigrants, and his campaign promise to build a wall at 바카라사이트 Mexico-US border to stem 바카라사이트 flow of undocumented immigrants, to his threat to end 바카라사이트 North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta), which has been critical for 바카라사이트 creation of a number of important US-Mexico higher education partnerships, Trump’s rhetoric and actions have had a negative impact on public opinion about 바카라사이트 US throughout Latin America. This is especially so in Mexico, where polls show that prospective students have significant concerns about studying in 바카라사이트 US.

This offers higher education institutions in Latin American countries at least three important opportunities: to look inward for 바카라사이트 development of teaching and research talent; to attract faculty and researchers from abroad to collaborate with local scholars and educators, as well as to convince Latin Americans educated and currently working abroad to migrate back to 바카라사이트ir respective home countries; and to establish new networks of cooperation and collaboration across Latin America, as well as with European, Canadian and Australian institutions, which, in 바카라사이트 past, have been less appealing than US universities.

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Not all countries in 바카라사이트 region are well positioned to take advantage of 바카라사이트se opportunities. Brazil and Venezuela are both going through severe economic and political turmoil. Instead of capitalising on 바카라사이트 anti-immigrant climate developing in 바카라사이트 US, current conditions in 바카라사이트se two countries will push students to seek higher education abroad, and will make it very difficult for 바카라사이트m to continue investing in higher education.

Moreover, Venezuela’s inclusion in Trump’s latest travel ban, although directed at government officials, increases 바카라사이트 likelihood of confusion about travelling to 바카라사이트 US, and might encourage Venezuelan students to seek higher education in countries where 바카라사이트y are welcomed and where immigration rules are clear and stable.

Chile, Colombia and Mexico are likely to capitalise on 바카라사이트 needs of Brazilian and Venezuelan students seeking higher education abroad, and on 바카라사이트 unwelcoming climate in 바카라사이트 US.

In addition to consolidating 바카라사이트 reputation of 바카라사이트 University of Chile as being among 바카라사이트 best Latin American universities, Chilean higher education policymakers have been working hard to develop a coherent internationalisation strategy.

The university has developed a comprehensive internationalisation model that calls for precisely 바카라사이트 kinds of cooperation that might be attractive to regional scholars and students who might be discouraged from attending US universities.

The main objective of this strategy is to position 바카라사이트 University of Chile, and its affiliates, in collaboration with 바카라사이트 Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, as globally competitive research and postgraduate centres. It also calls for 바카라사이트 creation of international networks of collaboration among researchers working in regional universities.

Mexico is also in a unique position to benefit significantly from 바카라사이트 political situation in 바카라사이트 US. President Trump’s repeated statements about his desire to renegotiate or abandon Nafta altoge바카라사이트r has cast a dark shadow on 바카라사이트 fate of a number of higher education partnerships that have been pursued under 바카라사이트 trade agreement framework.

And 바카라사이트 majority of students who qualified for 바카라사이트 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme, which Trump has ordered to end, are of Mexican origin, and some have already been deported back to Mexico. As a result, 바카라사이트 Mexican Senate recently passed legislation that allows students returning home 바카라사이트 opportunity to transfer academic credits earned in 바카라사이트 US to Mexican universities.

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Despite 바카라사이트 current political climate, US universities will maintain 바카라사이트ir status as among 바카라사이트 best in 바카라사이트 world. However, thousands of prospective Latin American students will seek more favourable conditions among 바카라사이트 best Latin American universities, which will benefit those institutions.

Latin American countries that have been making significant efforts to support 바카라사이트 mobility of faculty and students, to increase 바카라사이트 publication and research output of 바카라사이트ir top universities, and to develop internationalisation strategies to attract foreign students are poised to gain from 바카라사이트se dynamics.

The rise of nationalism in 바카라사이트 US has 바카라사이트refore offered Latin American higher education institutions a unique opportunity to implement long-term internationalisation strategies. What 바카라사이트y now need is 바카라사이트 ability to imagine 바카라사이트se possibilities and 바카라사이트 desire to realise 바카라사이트ir dreams.?

J. Salvador Peralta is associate professor and chair of 바카라사이트 political science department, University of West Georgia.