Higher education

Significant resistance to private universities in Argentina has resulted in a small, but strong participation of this sector in higher education. Core debates about private actors in education have evolved from vigorous opposition to more nuanced discussion.

Ratings of teaching feed into the neoliberal model of higher education, providing a transparency tool for governments, fuelling competition, and driving marketing campaigns.

South Africa has completed a process of developing a national policy framework for internationalization.

Focusing on niches and specific subjects may be a better alternative to gain legitimacy and boost the attractiveness of LATAM universities, and may facilitate partnerships with better-ranked universities, increasing their international prestige.

Higher education in the United States faces a loss of trust. Much of the response to the public’s decreasing confidence has been through the accountability movement’s focus on individual, private benefits.