Activities in Latin America & the Caribbean

2007:Seminar on Research and Higher Education Policies for Transforming Societies: Perspectives from Latin America and the Caribbean 19-20 July, 2007 Port of Spain, Trinidad Approximately 100 researchers, academics and policy-makers attended the seminar, which had a keynote presentation on the general theme with a special focus on the English speaking Caribbean followed by three sessions on research capacity, enhancing research productivity and the Social relevance and utility of research. Selected Proceedings Papers presented 2006: Seminar on Knowledge and the Latin American Society’s Needs 26 April 2006 Caracas, Venezuela Approximately 50 researchers attended the Seminar on Knowledge Production and the Latin American Society’s Needs, hosted by the Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC) in Caracas. Four presentations highlighted the different needs of research and knowledge production in Latin America and the Caribbean and were followed by active debate. A book will be published by IVIC including the papers and discussions of the seminar. Access to the publication 2005: Academic Mobility in a Trade Environment: Issues, Opportunities and Risks for Latin America and the Caribbean 7-8 June 2005 Mexico, Mexico The aim of the Seminar was to analyze the repercussions on academic mobility of the planned incorporation of the transnational trade of educational services to the General Agreement on Trade of Services (GATS) of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The event was organized with the support of the Center of Studies about the University (CESU) of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), the Latin American Social Science Council (CLACSO) and the UNESCO Global Forum on International Quality Assurance, Accreditation and the Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education. The Seminar gathered a relevant group of specialists, university authorities, governmental representatives, multilateral agencies and organs linked to education. They analyzed key issues related to the dynamics imposed by the new transnational commercial suppliers of educational services, their impact on academic mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean, the variety of national forms that this presence assumes in the different national experiences and the future scenarios that may be envisioned as a consequence of the eventual inclusion of higher education within the scope of the WTO trade agreements. 2004: Science, Technology and Higher Education: Convergences & Tensions 1-3 September 2004 Porto Alegre, Brazil The First Regional Research Seminar for the Latin American region was organized in cooperation with the Latin American Social Sciences Council (CLACSO) and hosted by the Latin American Institute for Advanced Studies (ILEA) at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. The event gathered invited key note speakers and selected authors and included contributions focused on the development, the production and use of knowledge as well as the autonomy & the role of the State. A publication is available, including the papers presented at the Seminar.

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