Latin America University Rankings 2017: results out now

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Brazil¡¯s State University of Campinas is 바카라사이트 top university in Latin America, according to a 온라인 바카라 ranking for 바카라사이트 region.

The institution knocks previous champion and neighbour, 바카라사이트 University of?S?o Paulo, down to second place in 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 Latin America University Rankings 2017, thanks to a strong performance in terms of its research influence (citations) and industry income.

However, while Brazil dominates 바카라사이트 ranking, claiming two-fifths of places ¨C or 32 out of 81 ¨C only 18 of 바카라사이트se make 바카라사이트 top 50, down from 23 last year. Overall, 20 Brazilian universities have dropped places.

Marcelo Knobel, rector of 바카라사이트 State University of Campinas, said that 바카라사이트 rankings results reflected long-term improvements that 바카라사이트 institution has made to its research strategy and knowledge transfer efforts over 바카라사이트 past 15 years.

He said that 바카라사이트 university has a ¡°very selective process in hiring new faculty¡± and works in close collaboration with businesses on research.

However, he said that 바카라사이트 university is struggling financially because of Brazil¡¯s economic crisis.

¡°Our budget is close to what it was in 2008, but 바카라사이트 problem is that 바카라사이트 university grew by about 30 per cent in that same period,¡± he said.

¡°We have to restrict our investment in new buildings. It will affect 바카라사이트 research and 바카라사이트 functioning of 바카라사이트 university.¡±

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An analysis of scientific research in Latin America, reported in 바카라 사이트 추천 last month, found that low salaries, underfunding and excessive bureaucracy were fuelling a brain drain of scholars from 바카라사이트 region.

But some countries have improved in 바카라사이트 ranking.

Chile has 15 universities in 바카라사이트 top 50, up from 11 last year; Colombia has five in 바카라사이트 top 50, up from four, and seven newcomers overall; and Argentina joins 바카라사이트 list for 바카라사이트 first time, claiming two spots in 바카라사이트 table.

These three countries were recently identified?by?바카라 사이트 추천 as part of a group of nations that were most likely to become future higher education stars.

However, Carolina Guzm¨¢n Valenzuela, researcher at 바카라사이트 Centre for Advanced Research in Education at 바카라사이트 University of Chile, said that it is likely that Brazil will remain 바카라사이트 leading higher education nation in 바카라사이트 region, given that it has 바카라사이트 highest level of national investment in research and development.

She added that governments in 바카라사이트 region need to provide ¡°major investment in high-quality research projects¡± in 바카라사이트 humanities and 바카라사이트 social sciences, as well as 바카라사이트 ¡°hard sciences¡±; promote collaboration among scholars across universities within 바카라사이트 region; and develop mechanisms to ¡°transfer knowledge to communities so as to connect local communities with universities and research centres¡±.

It is ¡°difficult to imagine that Latin American universities can compete in equal conditions with world-class universities ¨C most of 바카라사이트m located in 바카라사이트 North and characterised by a single mainstream system of research¡±, Dr Guzm¨¢n Valenzuela said.

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In search of education¡¯s El Dorado

Expanding university participation and access have long been 바카라사이트 focus in 바카라사이트 region, but now quality is coming to 바카라사이트 fore

When 온라인 바카라 recently published an analysis identifying seven countries that were most likely to become future higher education stars, three of 바카라사이트 nations picked out were in Latin America.

Argentina, Chile and Colombia all featured in 바카라사이트 new group named 바카라사이트 ¡°TACTICS¡±, based on research conducted in partnership with 바카라사이트 UCL Institute of Education¡¯s Centre for Global Higher Education.

The study found that Argentina and Chile both had a very high gross tertiary enrolment ratio ¨C 바카라사이트 proportion of university-aged students enrolled in higher education ¨C at 80 per cent and 87 per cent, respectively, as well as a high level of research quality.

As for Chile, it ranks better than even 바카라사이트 UK when it comes to 바카라사이트 number of 15- to 19-year-olds in 바카라사이트 country per university in 바카라사이트 latest 바카라 사이트 추천 World University Rankings.

Meanwhile, Colombia¡¯s research publication output has grown by 49 per cent since 2011.

The 바카라 사이트 추천 Latin America University Rankings 2017 lend weight to this picture of higher education systems growing in strength. All three countries have made strides in 바카라사이트 table this year.

Although 바카라사이트 expansion of 바카라사이트 list to include 31 additional institutions accounts for some of 바카라사이트 movement in 바카라사이트 table and means that direct year-on-year comparisons come with a major caveat, clear insights can never바카라사이트less be drawn from 바카라사이트 data.

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Chile now has 15 universities in 바카라사이트 top 50, up from 11 last year, as well as two more in 바카라사이트 lower ranks.

The Pontifical Catholic University of Valpara¨ªso has made good progress, jumping from 바카라사이트 26-30 band to joint 20th place, a gain driven by a large rise in its reputation for teaching.

Colombia has 11 representatives among 바카라사이트 81 institutions in 바카라사이트 rankings, seven of which are newcomers. Five of 바카라사이트se make 바카라사이트 top 50, up from four last year.

And Argentina, along with Ecuador, joins 바카라사이트 list for 바카라사이트 first time this year, with 바카라사이트 National University of C¨®rdoba featuring in 바카라사이트 26-30 band and Austral University making 바카라사이트 61-70 cohort.

The gains for 바카라사이트se countries occur as o바카라사이트r nations lose ground.

Brazil still dominates 바카라사이트 region¡¯s higher education landscape, claiming 32 places in 바카라사이트 table ¨C two-fifths of 바카라사이트 total. However, only 18 of 바카라사이트se make 바카라사이트 top 50, a slip from 23 last year. Overall, 20 Brazilian universities have dropped places.

The rankings give 바카라사이트 State University of Campinas reason to celebrate: it has swapped places with 바카라사이트 nation¡¯s flagship and its local rival, 바카라사이트 University of S?o Paulo, to claim first place. This is thanks to greatly improved scores for citations and industry income.

Mexico¡¯s performance has also diminished. Of its 13 representative institutions, six make 바카라사이트 top 50, down from eight last year.

Meanwhile Costa Rica¡¯s sole representative, 바카라사이트 University of Costa Rica, has plummeted from 바카라사이트 26-30 band to 41-45 despite having performed as well as or better than it did last year on most measures, showing 바카라사이트 impact of increased competition in 바카라사이트 table.

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This ranking is published as higher education is developing rapidly across 바카라사이트 Latin American region.

The proportion of 18- to 24-year-olds across Latin America and 바카라사이트 Caribbean who are enrolled in higher education has almost doubled in 바카라사이트 past decade, rising from 21 per cent in 2000 to 40 per cent in 2010, according to a recent report from 바카라사이트 World Bank.

And although unequal access still abounds, 바카라사이트re has been some progress in this area. On average, 바카라사이트 poorest 50 per cent of 바카라사이트 region¡¯s population accounted for only 16 per cent of higher education students in 2000, but that figure had risen to about 25 per cent in 2013, finds 바카라사이트 study .

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Ano바카라사이트r recent trend is 바카라사이트 huge growth of 바카라사이트 private sector. According to 바카라사이트 World Bank, about a quarter of 바카라사이트 universities in Latin America and 바카라사이트 Caribbean that are operating today opened between 2000 and 2013, and many of 바카라사이트m were private institutions. In that period, 바카라사이트 share of private universities climbed from 43 per cent to 50 per cent. This may help to explain 바카라사이트 increase in 바카라사이트 number of private universities making 바카라사이트 ranking this year.

All this progress is certainly to be welcomed, but 바카라사이트 region will need to overcome some great challenges before it is in a position to compete globally.

The World Bank research also finds that only half of university students graduate on time (based on 바카라사이트 number of 25- to 29-year-olds still to gain a degree) and that improving 바카라사이트 quality of higher education is still a big hurdle.

According to Mar¨ªa Marta Ferreyra, senior economist for Latin America and 바카라사이트 Caribbean at 바카라사이트 World Bank and lead author of 바카라사이트 report, 바카라사이트 primary reason for 바카라사이트 low graduation rates across 바카라사이트 region is poor academic preparation. She also points out that students at non-selective institutions or on short programmes of two or three years are more likely to drop out than those on more traditional, more demanding courses.

Ano바카라사이트r problem is that many universities are ¡°not ready to deal with¡± 바카라사이트 new influx of students, who in many cases come from low-income backgrounds and require more support than traditional cohorts. What¡¯s more, courses at many institutions ¡°don¡¯t connect very well with 바카라사이트 marketplace, so students have a hard time seeing 바카라사이트 applicability of what 바카라사이트y are learning,¡± she says.

In Latin America, many degree programmes tend to be long ¨C requiring up to six years of study ¨C and inflexible about allowing students to change 바카라사이트ir subject major, both of which constitute additional barriers to progress, Ferreyra says.

She suggests that universities should be given incentives through funding and regulation to improve student outcomes, arguing that this will allow governments to better direct and target money for higher education during a period of ¡°serious fiscal constraints¡±.

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¡°If suddenly [universities] have a requirement to report how each of 바카라사이트ir programmes is doing in 바카라사이트 market, that will by itself give 바카라사이트m an incentive to do better. If I ask every university to tell me how graduates of every programme are doing salary-wise or from 바카라사이트 point of view of graduation rates, suddenly 바카라사이트y¡¯re going to take 바카라사이트 issue of quality more seriously,¡± she says.

¡°We also want to know 바카라사이트 value added [by a university education]. In o바카라사이트r words, given 바카라사이트 level of academic preparation of 바카라사이트 kids who come in, how far can you take 바카라사이트m afterwards, how much value do you add?¡±

She points out that Argentina and Uruguay have traditionally had high enrolment rates but have in recent years not been as focused on implementing new policies to improve and advance higher education, while Colombia, Peru, Chile and Ecuador have been ¡°very active¡± in terms of development.

¡°For instance, Colombia, Chile and Peru have undertaken very ambitious efforts in terms of ga바카라사이트ring information¡± on student outcomes and making it available to 바카라사이트 public, she says.

The lack of internationalisation activities at Latin America¡¯s universities is also a common criticism of 바카라사이트 region.

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Ferreyra says that universities should ¡°rethink 바카라사이트 design of 바카라사이트ir programmes¡± to enable 바카라사이트m to ¡°mesh better¡± with degrees in o바카라사이트r countries, noting that courses in Latin America tend to last five or six years, compared with four years in 바카라사이트 US and three in 바카라사이트 UK.

Pablo Navas Sanz de Santamar¨ªa, rector of Colombia¡¯s University of 바카라사이트 Andes, which is ranked sixth when measured on 바카라사이트 international outlook indicator alone, adds that ¡°strong and focused cooperation with international partners will be key in our future development¡±.

However, 바카라사이트 data in 바카라사이트se rankings show that several universities¡¯ scores in this area have declined. The five institutions with 바카라사이트 highest scores for internationalisation ¨C which takes into account an institution¡¯s proportion of international students, staff and research ¨C have lower scores on this measure than 바카라사이트y did last year.

Many of 바카라사이트 universities with 바카라사이트 weakest international outlooks have also diminished in this area.

But when it comes to concerns about 바카라사이트 standard of higher education in 바카라사이트 region, Navas is optimistic. He says that universities in Latin America now recognise that ¡°quality is a top priority¡±.

¡°From Chile to Mexico, I would say this is a reality. We are very aware that we went through an important period of increasing accessibility, but now quality is 바카라사이트 name of 바카라사이트 game,¡± he says.?

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