Private Universities in Latin America, 2015
Research and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy
International and Development Education Series

Using policy analysis and case study approaches, Private Universities in Latin America examines the significant amounts of research and innovation being made available from private universities in Latin America.

1. Introduction; Jorge Enrique Delgado and Gustavo Gregorutti PART I: REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT IMPACTING RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY IN LATIN AMERICA 2. Research as a new Challenge for the Latin America Private University; Claudio Rama and Gustavo Gregorutti 3. Latin American Private Universities in the Context of Competition and Research Productivity; Jorge Enrique Delgado 4. Quality Assurance and Public Policy Research Funding: Their Impact on Private Universities in Argentina; Ana García de Fanelli and Ángela Corengia 5. Institutional Frameworks and Scientific Productivity in Chile and Colombia 1950-2012; Pedro Pineda PART II: SUCCESSFUL CASES OF RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY AT PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES 6. A Research and Innovation Ecosystem Model for Private Universities: The Monterrey Institute of Technology Experience; Francisco J. Cantú-Ortiz 7. The Emergence of the Puebla State Popular Autonomous University as a Successful Mexican Research University; Stephen P. Wanger and Édgar Apanecatl-Ibarra 8. Central American Outliers: Leveraging International Cooperation for Research Productivity; Nanette Svenson 9. Research and Knowledge Production in the Private Sector: the Brazilian Experience; Elizabeth Balbachevsky and Antonio José Botelho 10. Contributions from a Private University in Peru: The Case of the Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University; José Anicama and José Livia 11. Research and Incentives: The Case of Two Private Universities in Argentina; Marcelo Rabossi 12. Private University Strategies to Promote Knowledge Production: Development of a Graduate Program in Biotechnology in Uruguay; Enrique Martínez Larrechea and Adriana Chiancone 13. Conclusion; Gustavo Gregorutti and Jorge Enrique Delgado

José Anicama, Autonomous University of Peru Édgar Apanecatl-Ibarra, Oklahoma State University, USA Elizabeth Balbachevsky, University of São Paulo, Brazil Antonio José Junqueira Botelho, Cândido Mendes University, Brazil Francisco J. Cantú-Ortiz, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies, Mexico Adriana Chiancone, University of the Republic of Uruguay Ángela Corengia, Austral University, Argentina Jorge Enrique Delgado, University of Pittsburgh, USA Ana García de, Center for the Study of State and Society, Argentina Gustavo Gregorutti, Andrews University, USA José Livia, Villarreal National University, Peru Enrique Martínez Larrechea, University of the Enterprise, Uruguay Pedro Pineda, University of the Andes, Colombia Marcelo Rabossi, Torcuato di Tella University, Argentina Claudio Rama, University of the Enterprise, Uruguay Nanette Svenson, Tulane University, USA Stephen P. Wanger, Oklahoma State University, USA