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Transforming Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean: The LASPAU Conference 2009

The LASPAU Conference on Nov. 9, 2009, aimed at strengthening university reform in Latin America and the Caribbean. LASPAU builds academic expertise across 33 countries through research and exchange programs, connecting future leaders to top global universities. It promotes innovative teaching methods and maintains a robust network of over 20,000 grantees. Partnering with organizations like the Fulbright Program and the Organization of American States, LASPAU supports universities in transforming education to meet contemporary challenges.

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Transforming Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean: The LASPAU Conference 2009

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  1. CDIO Conference LASPAU and University Reform in Latin America and The Caribbean Nov. 9, 2009

  2. LASPAU: • Builds expertise needed in 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean through academic and research exchanges for scientists, professionals, and university professors • Links future leaders from Latin America with cutting edge programs at universities throughout the world • Assists universities in Latin America to transform teaching toward new, interactive methods • Sustains extensive university and research network including more than 20,000 current and former grantees • Identifies corporate partnerships to address needs in Latin America • Harvard University affiliate

  3. About LASPAU • Primary exchange program sponsors: • Fulbright Academic Exchange Program (Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State) • Organization of American States • Instituto Colombiano para el Desarrollo de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (COLCIENCIAS)

  4. About LASPAU • Primary exchange program sponsors (continued): • Becas Chile and Ministry of Education of Chile • Ministry of Education of El Salvador • FINCyT (Peru) • W.K. Kellogg Foundation

  5. Total Grantees per year 2000-2009

  6. Top Sending countries 2000-2009

  7. Saint Augustine in the 6th Century

  8. IDIA Initiative for the Development of Academic Innovation

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