New Models of International Partnerships:

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New Models of International Partnerships A
global perspective A vision from a public
Argentine institution
Daniel E. GomezChancellor. Quilmes National
Universitydegomez_at_unq.edu.ar
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Argentina

• Argentina is home to a vast and diverse education
  system, offering courses and programs, in almost
  every field.
• A modern system born from a long history of
  high-quality and innovative teaching methods,
  education continues to figure amongst Argentinas
  core values and traditions.
• The Argentine University System is composed by 44
  National Universities and 56 Private
  Universities. Over 1,2 million students

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Argentina

• Until the beginning of the 90s, international
  dimension was not a priority in the University
  system. Isolated actions.
• Since the promotion of the Iberoamerican space of
  university cooperation by the Spanish government,
  many Argentine universities started to include
  international activities in their institutional
  action plan.
• In the last ten years, many activities related to
  internationalization have been developed, either
  on bilateral, multilateral and regional basis.

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Argentina

• Argentina has become increasingly attractive in
  the last five years, following the recovery from
  its economic crisis.
• According to UNESCO statistics from 2004, 3500
  international students seek their degrees in
  Argentina. Currently, it is estimated that 8500
  students are pursuing education in the country.
  This figure might not reflect reality.
• Argentina has a great potential to increase its
  involvement in international mobility.

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Challenges and opportunities

• Internationalization as an opportunity to
  strengthen the Argentine University System
• Both quality and equality as key elements
• A common agenda for the University system
• Internationalization as a two-way path. From
  Argentina to the world and from the world to
  Argentina
• Promote South-South as well as North-South
  cooperation

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Promotion Program for the Argentine University

• In response to this tendency, the Ministry of
  Education, Science and Technology has launched
  the Promotion Program of Argentine University in
  2006.
• promouniv_at_me.gov.ar

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Promotion Program for the Argentine University

• Provide updated information about Argentine
  University system and offer
• Promote international strategic partnerships
• Promote the teaching of Spanish language and its
  accreditation
• Strengthen International Relations Offices in the
  Argentine Public University System
• Promote missions to foreign countries
• Finance education and research about
  internationalization

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The strategy of Quilmes National University

• Virtual University Program
• CINDA
• Universia

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Quilmes Virtual University Program

• ICTs incorporation in education is transforming
  the ways of teaching and learning
• Quilmes National University created in 1999 the
  non-presential Program Quilmes Virtual
  University (UVQ Program) in a partnership with
  Universita Oberta de Catalunya (UOC).
• UVQ Program is an educative proposal totally in
  a virtual environment of learning, first one in
  Argentina.
• Founding member in 2006 of the Association of
  Global Universities in Distance Education (Guide)
  based in Rome.

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Quilmes Virtual University Program
characteristics and principles

• Strong insertion in the entire Argentine
  geography
• More than 4000 students are matriculated
• More than 1500 graduated
• 8 graduate programs 5 postgraduate programs,
• 200 students in foreign countries

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CINDA

• CINDA (Centro Interuniversitario de Desarrollo)
  is an academic international network, based in
  Chile.
• 27 Universities from Latin America and 6 from
  Europe members.
• CINDA aims at improving the quality of university
  education, ensure an adequate relation between
  universities and its social and political
  environment and foster south-south and
  north-south cooperation.

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CINDA

• CINDA develops its activities through four
  institutional programs
• Academic Program
• curricular innovation and adaptation
• delay and desertion in higher education
• quality assurance
• Strategic Management
• Public policies in higher education
• Student Mobility Program
• Consultancy Program
• Publications

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Universia www.universia.net

• Universia network is the largest network of
  university cooperation in the world. The network
  consists of 985 participating universities, which
  represent 9,320,000 students (approximately 87
  are university level). 51 of the participating
  universities are public while the remaining 49
  are private.
• The network represents Spain, Portugal and Latin
  America through the participation of 9 countries
  Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru,
  Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela.

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Universia Argentinawww.universia.com.ar

• Universia Argentina is constituted by 71
  Universities partners, representing 1.237.000
  students (93).
• Has developed a very active local network of 600
  executives and officials from its 71 partners.
• The major case of cooperation between private and
  public institutions.
• Developed a 3 year long-term leading program
  along with private and public universities and
  the Ministry of Education that promotes
• High-tech navigation rooms in 25 Universities
• Research fellowships
• Professors fellowships

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Universia Argentinawww.universia.com.ar

• 32 of visitors to the career-search-site came
  from different foreign countries.
• Focused on facilitate professional opportunities
  to recent graduates through a job-site and
  through a network of 50.000 small companies from
  Grupo Santander.
• Launched an entrepreneur program with a cluster
  of 15 Universities that support new and young
  projects
• Projects
• Total Received 385 Under Analysis 22 Under
  Funding 11

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Ending remarks
It will be imperative for all of us to educate,
invent, create, distribute and give to this
unfinished history, with criteria that
articulate globalization with justice, allowing
all humanity to transit more noble, higher,
better roads, in the benefit of a world
community that is every time closer and every
time becomes more unknown.
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Thank you very much
Daniel E. GomezChancellor Quilmes National
UniversityArgentinadegomez_at_unq.edu.ar