Mario Torres Jarrín
Director European Institute of International Studies
Associate Lecturer
Department of Romance Studies and Classics
and Associate Researcher, Institute of Latin American Studies
Stockholm University
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Why is this Nordic Latin American Contact Seminar important?
3 reasons:
1. International visibility: To give exposure to our academic institutions.
2. Institutional Vision: We need a strategy of Internationalization for our
institutions (increasing our visibility at an international level)
3. Economic terms: More financial resources (via tuition fees or European funds:
Erasmus + Program, Horizon 2020, European Research Council, etc.)
1. International visibility:
Challenges:
- To introduce the Nordic countries in Latin America.
- The Nordic countries are not yet of great relevance in Latin American
countries.
Frequency of results featuring EU
countries in searches within Latin
America and Caribbean countries:
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Spain
France
Italy
Germany
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Portugal
Belgium
Austria
Sweden
13. Denmark
14. Finland
Frequency of results featuring Latin
American and Caribbean countries in
searches within European Union
countries:
1. Brazil
2. Mexico
3. Argentina
4. Jamaica
5. Colombia
6. Chile
7. Cuba
8. Uruguay
9. Peru
10. Panama
Conclusion:
This seminar provides an opportunity to
our universities, research centers and
institutes to become better known, as
well as to achieve closer ties with
Colombia and Peru.
2. Institutional Vision:
A strategy of Internationalization for our institutions (increasing their visibility at
an international level)
Challenges:
 Today, , due to increasing globalisation, our universities receive a
proportionally smaller amount of national students.
 Our governments have invested resources into our institutions and created
more academic and research centers. But we are relatively few academics and
researchers.
 The world is increasingly globalised; therefore, our research projects and
academic programs should be designed with a global vision.
Conclusion:
 For this, we need international partners.
 Colombia and Peru are the partners we need.
2. Economic terms
Latin America in economic terms:
According to the World Bank, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development , the Inter-American Development Bank, the European Union, etc.
- Several countries have become middle-income countries and are on their way to
being developed fully economies.
- By 2020, the economies of emerging countries will represent 53% of the world’s GDP.
The following major economies will grow substantially:
Brazil (11 612)
Russia (12 735)
India (1630)
China (7593)
South Africa (6 478)
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Indonesia (3 514)
South Korea (27 970)
By 2020, the amount of economic activity from the Asia-Pacific region and Latin
America will mean 60%
By 2020 South-South exports will surpass North-North exports.
By 2020: 50% of the flow of foreign direct investment will be in developing countries.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an
organization with 34 countries; its mission is to promote policies to improve the
economic and social welfare of people throughout the world. These countries have
come to define international policy cooperation in the world.
In 2021 OECD will have 5 Latin American countries among its members, including:
Chile
Mexico
Brazil
Colombia
Peru
Inter-American Development Bank forecast in 2025:
7 Latin American countries will be development countries, with a GDP per capita of at
least U.S. $25.000.
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Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Mexico
Peru
Uruguay
European Union
Multiannual Indicative Regional Programme for Latin America 2014-2020 is
EUR 925 million.
Exchanges and cooperation in the field of higher education:
Indicative allocation of EUR 163 million.
General purpose:
- Promote exchanges and cooperation in the field of Higher Education between the EU
and Latin America.
Specific objectives:
- Supporting the mobility arrangements for teching both staff and students of
institutions of higher education.
Enhance cooperation for innovation and exchange of good practices between the EU
and Latin America.
Specific activities:
- Strategic partnerships and alliances in knowledge.
Lines of Action (under the Erasmus + program for the period 2014-2020):
Support for the mobility of people for learning purposes.
Activities.
Concrete:
To achieve mobility of staff and students.
To enhance cooperation for innovation and exchange of good practices between the
EU and Latin America.
Specific activities:
- Strategic partnerships and alliances in areas of higher knowledge.
Nordic Countries- Latin America countries
118 programs are approved by the European Commission as Master Erasmus Plus. 60
of these are located in three Nordic countries: Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Sweden participates in 42 master's programs, Norway in 13 and Finland in 5 programs.
In the case of Latin America, there is active participation from 5 countries:
Brazil (12 universities)
Mexico (two universities)
Ecuador (two universities)
Colombia (2 universities)
Peru (1 University)
Together, these 20 countries are participating in Erasmus Mundus Masters programs.
PERU
Peru has 28 of which are public and 37 private = 65 universities
Areas of knowledge
1. Social Sciences, Behavioral, Communication, Service, Labour and Law 1287
2. Engineering studies, Technology, Industry, Architecture and Building 703
3. Science Health Studies and Social Services 588
4. Educational Studies 361
5. Studies of Life Sciences, Earth, Space, Chemical, Physical and Exact Sciences 312
6. Agronomy Studies, Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Veterinary 164
7. Arts and humanities studies 144
8. Studies Services: Tourism, Hospitality, Sports, Beauty, Transportation, Environment
and Safety 119
COLOMBIA
Colombia has 81 public and 207 private universities = 288 universities
Areas of Knowledge:
1. Social Sciences, Behavioral, Communication, Service, Labour and Law 2888
2. Engineering, Technology, Industry, Architecture and Construction 1503
3. Health Sciences and Social Services 1011
4. Life Sciences, Earth, Space, Chemical, Physical and Exact 508
5. Education 462
6. Arts and humanities 446
7. Services: Tourism, Hospitality, Sports, Beauty, Transportation, Environment and
Safety 268
8. Agronomy, Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Veterinary 209
TIPS:
- Don’t go directly to the items on the agenda.
- Draw up a work schedule, but not too long-term.
- For a work meeting, reserve at least 30 minutes or an hour
- Accept meetings outside working hours; many times, it’s during lunch,
dinner, or at a drink after work, where progress made in negotiations
and where agreements are signed.
Conclusions:
This seminar gives us the opportunity to design and elaborate a strategy of
internationalization for our universities.
This seminar is a good opportunity for a joint collaboration between the Nordic
countries.
Latin America is a region of opportunity: Colombia and Peru are good partners to give
visibility to our academic institutions, as well as to create and implement a strategy of
internationalization. They also represent an opportunity to obtain greater financial
resources.
Thank you!
Tack!
Takk!
Tak!
Kiitos!
Muchas Gracias!