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PeruHigher education policy and
cooperation
Brussels, 2 July 2014
Jeroen Van Der ZalmRegional expert Peru
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Contents
1. Development context in Peru
2. Higher Education in Peru
3. Initiatives in university cooperation
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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) Upper middle income country
- GDP: US$ 203.8 billion
- GDP 2002-2012: 6,4% (growth 2013: 5%)
- GDP per capita (PPP): US $ 6,796Source: Worldbank
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Poverty: 48.5% (2004) > 23.9% (2013)
Geographical inequalities: rural vs. urban development
Main economic activities: Mining, manufacturing, agriculture and fishing
Labour force: 25.8% agriculture - 17.4% industry - 56.8% services
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National priorities
Ollanta Humala (2011 – 2016)
1. Equal access to basic services;
2. Employment and social security;
3. Reduction of extreme poverty;
4. Inclusion of rural population.
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Strategic Development agenda 2011-2021
National Centre for Strategic Planification (CEPLAN):
1. Human rights;
2. Oportunities and acces to services;
3. State and governability;
4. Economy, competition and labour;
5. Regional development and infrastructure;
6. Natural resources and environment.
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2. Higher Education in Peru
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Higher Education Act
- 1982: “General Law of Education”
- 1983: “University Law” (Ley Universitaria – revised 2013).
- 1997: “Law for the promotion of private investments in Education”
- 2009: Law Nº 28740: Creation of National Evaluation, Acreditation and Certification System
- 2014 (26 June): New University Law
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Governmental and HE Bodies
Ministry of Education – Dirección General de Educación Superior
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)
Consejo Nacional para la Autorización de Funcionamiento de Universidades (CONAFU)
Future:
National Higher Education Supervision agency (SUNEU)
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Types of HEIPublic 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
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QS University Rankings Latin America 2014
30 Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru
57 Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
65 Medical/sciences Universidad Cayetano
Heredia
132 Universidad Agraria de La Molina
133 Universidad de Lima
161 Universidad San Martin de Porres
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Duration
Undergraduate:
Bachiller: 5-6 years
Título profesional: Licenciado: +1 year [thesis]
(Especialista: +1 year)
Postgraduate:
Maestría: 2 years [thesis]
Doctorado: 2 years [thesis]
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Specific interventions
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, Alianza del Pacífico,
Spain, South Korea, Japan, France, Russia, Great Britain)
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Specific interventions
FINCyT (Fondo para la Innovación, Ciencia y Tecnología)
FOMITEC Framework Fund for Innovation, Science and
Technology (US$ 114 million)
Fund to promote science and technology links between the
private sector, universities and public and private research
centres (US$ 100 million)
Canon Minero
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Other donors in university cooperationSpain(Espacio Iberoamericano del Conocimiento) Pablo
Neruda Programme: biotechnology; Information
technology: sustainability, global change & environment;
agroalimentation.
Austria (OeAD) Appear programme: Bioremediation of
contaminated sites.
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EU Alfa Puentes: Capacity Building of L.A. University
Associations.
EU Alfa III (2007-2013): co-operation between Higher
Education Institutions of the European Union and Latin
America
Inter-American Development Bank Innovation for
Competitiveness project
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Belgium (ARES – CCD) Institutional University
Cooperation programme with Universidad San Antonio
Abad del Cusco (UNSAAC).
World Bank & CONEAU Higher 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.