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Peru Higher education policy and cooperation Brussels, 2 July 2014

Peru Higher education policy and cooperation Brussels, 2 July 2014. Jeroen Van Der Zalm Regional expert Peru. Contents. Development context in Peru Higher Education in Peru Initiatives in university cooperation. Development context in Peru. Population (2012)

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Peru Higher education policy and cooperation Brussels, 2 July 2014

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  1. Peru Highereducation policy and cooperation Brussels, 2 July 2014 Jeroen Van Der Zalm Regional expert Peru

  2. Contents • Development context in Peru • HigherEducation in Peru • Initiatives in university cooperation

  3. Development context in Peru • Population (2012) • -  Total: 29,549,517 • -  Aged 15–24: 19.5% • Prognosis population by 2020 • -  Total: 32,435,000 • -  Aged 15–24: 17.5% • Economy (2012) Uppermiddleincome country • -  GDP: US$ 203.8 billion • -  GDP 2002-2012: 6,4% (growth 2013: 5%) • -  GDP per capita (PPP): US $ 6,796 • Source: Worldbank

  4. Poverty: 48.5% (2004) > 23.9% (2013) • Geographicalinequalities: rural vs. urbandevelopment • Maineconomicactivities: Mining, manufacturing, agriculture and fishing • Labourforce: 25.8% agriculture - 17.4% industry- 56.8% services

  5. National priorities • OllantaHumala (2011 – 2016) • Equalaccesstobasicservices; • Employmentand social security; • Reduction of extreme poverty; • Inclusion of rural population.

  6. StrategicDevelopment agenda 2011-2021 • National Centre forStrategicPlanification (CEPLAN): • Human rights; • Oportunities and accestoservices; • State and governability; • Economy, competition and labour; • Regional development and infrastructure; • Natural resources and environment.

  7. 2. Higher Education in Peru

  8. Higher Education Act • - 1982: “General Law of Education” • - 1983: “UniversityLaw” (Ley Universitaria – revised 2013). • - 1997: “Lawforthepromotion of privateinvestments in Education” • - 2009: LawNº 28740: Creation of National Evaluation, AcreditationandCertification System • - 2014 (26 June):New UniversityLaw

  9. Governmentaland HE Bodies • Ministry of Education – Dirección General de EducaciónSuperior • Board of Evaluation, Accreditation and Quality Assurance of University Higher Education (CONEAU) • Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (CONCYTEC) • National Assembly of Rectors (ANR) • ConsejoNacional para la Autorizaciónde Funcionamiento de Universidades(CONAFU) • Future: • National Higher Education Supervision agency (SUNEU)

  10. Types of HEI • Public University (2011: 50) • Private University (2011: 81) • Lima: 40% • Provinces: 60% • Source: ANR • Non-university • Technical Higher Education Institute • Higher Pedagogical Institute • Higher Postgraduate Centre

  11. QS University Rankings Latin America 2014 • 30 PontificiaUniversidadCatolica del Peru • 57 UniversidadNacionalMayor de San Marcos • 65 Medical/sciencesUniversidadCayetanoHeredia • 132 UniversidadAgraria de La Molina • 133 Universidadde Lima • 161 UniversidadSan Martin de Porres

  12. Duration • Undergraduate: • Bachiller:5-6 years • Títuloprofesional:Licenciado: +1 year [thesis] • (Especialista: +1 year) • Postgraduate: • Maestría: 2 years[thesis] • Doctorado: 2 years[thesis]

  13. Specificinterventions • PRONABEC -Programa Nacional de Becas y Crédito Educativo • Undergraduate scholarships - Beca 18 • Postgraduate scholarships - Beca Presidente de la República, • Cooperation scholarships – Becas especiales (e.g. Germany, Netherlands, China, Alianzadel Pacífico, Spain, South Korea, Japan, France, Russia, Great Britain)

  14. Specific interventions • FINCyT(Fondo para la Innovación, Ciencia y Tecnología) • FOMITEC Framework Fund forInnovation, ScienceandTechnology (US$ 114 million) • Fundtopromotescienceandtechnology links between the private sector, universitiesand public and private research centres (US$ 100 million) • Canon Minero

  15. Other donors in university cooperation • Spain(Espacio Iberoamericano del Conocimiento)Pablo Neruda Programme: biotechnology; Information technology: sustainability, global change & environment; agroalimentation. • Austria (OeAD)Appearprogramme: Bioremediation of contaminatedsites.

  16. EUAlfa Puentes: Capacity Building of L.A. University Associations. • EU Alfa III (2007-2013): co-operationbetweenHigherEducationInstitutions of the European Union and Latin America • Inter-American Development BankInnovation for  Competitiveness project 

  17. Belgium (ARES – CCD)Institutional University Cooperation programme with Universidad San Antonio Abad del Cusco (UNSAAC). • World Bank & CONEAUHigher Education Quality Improvement Project:strengthening the capacity of universities in accreditation and quality assurance (2012-2018: 52,17 million USD) • Germany (DAAD / DFG):50 cooperative higher education projects. Negotiations for more structural scientific and technological cooperation.

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