Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- About the Authors -- 1. An Internationalization Model: Responding to New Realities and Challenges -- 2. Regional and International Challenges to Higher Education in Latin America -- 3. Internationalization of Higher Education in Argentina -- 4. Internationalization of Higher Education in Brazil -- 5. Internationalization of Higher Education in Chile -- 6. Internationalization of Higher Education in Colombia -- 7. Internationalization of Higher Education in Cuba -- 8. Internationalization of Higher Education in Mexico -- 9. Internationalization of Higher Education in Peru -- 10. Key Actors and Programs: Increasing Connectivity in the Region -- 11. The Latin American Way: Trends, Issues, and Directions -- Tables -- 1.1 Implications of Globalization for Internationalization of Higher Education -- 1.2 Rationales Driving Internationalization -- 1.3 Institutional-Level Programs and Organizational Strategies for Internationalization -- 1.4 Policies and Programs for Internationalization at the National, Sectoral, and Institutional Levels -- 1.5 Components of Internationalization at Home and Abroad -- 1.6 Approaches to Internationalization at the Institutional Level -- 1.7 Approaches to Internationalization at the National and Sectoral Level -- 2.1 Private Higher Education in Latin America,1985-2002 -- 2.2 Rates of Return to Secondary School and University Education in Selected Latin American Countries, 2001 -- 3.1 Universities and University Institutes in Argentina, 2000 -- 3.2 University Enrollment in Argentina, by Type of Institution,1990 and 2000 -- 3.3 CONEAU-Accredited Graduate Courses in Argentina,1999 and 2003 -- 3.4 Overseas Scholarships Granted to Argentines,1997-2002 -- 3.5 Countries and Regions of Institutions with Which Argentine Public Universities Have Signed Agreements.

4.1 Higher Education Institutions in Brazil, by Administrative Type and Academic Organization, 2002 -- 4.2 Number of Students Enrolled in Face-to-Face Undergraduate Programs in Brazil, by Administrative and Academic Organization -- 4.3 Number of Students in Master's and Doctorate Programs in Brazil, 1987-2000 -- 4.4 Brazilian Scholarships for Study Abroad, by Mode of Study, 2003 -- 4.5 Brazilian Scholarships Abroad, by Country, 2002 -- 4.6 CAPES-Sponsored Student Exchanges, Joint Research Activities, and Joint Research Projects, by Brazilian and Foreign Inst -- 5.1 Cooperation Agreements between Traditional Chilean Universities and Foreign Universities, by Region -- 6.1 Colombian Students Studying Abroad with Scholarships from ICETEX, by Destination, 2000 -- 6.2 Degree Programs Supported by COLFUTURO,1992-2003 -- 6.3 Distribution of Educational Loans Granted by COLFUTURO, by Field, 2003 -- 7.1 Number and Type of Institutions of Higher Education in Cuba, 2001/02 -- 7.2 Number of Agreements between Cuban and Foreign Universities and Research Centers, by Country, 2002 -- 8.1 Number of Joint Research Projects Supported by CONACYT, 1990 -- 8.2 Number of Foreign Students in Mexico and Mexican Students Abroad Supported by Government Grants, 2001 and 2002 -- 8.3 Number of Foreign Academics in Mexican Institutions and Mexican Academics Abroad, 2001 and 2002 -- 8.4 International Agreements Signed by Public and Private Universities in Mexico -- 8.5 Preferred Destinations of Mexican Students Studying Abroad, 2002 (percent) -- 8.6 Measures of International Student Mobility at Public and Private Universities in Mexico -- 8.7 Geographical Origin, Marital Status, and Age of Foreign Students in Mexico -- 8.8 Number of Foreign Students in Mexico During 1998/99 Academic Year -- 8.9 Student Motivations for Supporting Internationalization of Higher Education in Mexico.

8.10 Faculty Motivations for Internationalization of Higher Education in Mexico -- 8.11 Administrative Staff 's Motivation for Favoring Internationalization -- 10.1 Actors and Programs for Internationalization of Higher Education -- 10.2 Key Actors in the Internationalization of Higher Education in Latin America -- 10.3 Date of Establishment of Organizations and Programs -- 11.1 Outward Student Mobility in Latin America, 2000 -- Figures -- 2.1 Gross Higher Education Enrollment in Latin America and the OECD, 1965-2000 -- 2.2 Total Investment in Higher Education Relative to Income in Selected Countries,1999 -- 2.3 Investments in Higher Education in Selected Latin American and Caribbean Countries,1999 (Percentage of GDP) -- 2.4 Cost Recovery at Public Universities in Selected Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean -- 2.5 Annual Number of Students Admitted to and Graduated from Universities in Argentina and Colombia,1982-2001 -- 2.6 Gross Higher Education Enrollment Rate and Expenditure on Higher Education as a Percentage of GDP in Selected Countries, -- 2.7 Percentage of Professors with Doctoral Degrees in Selected Countries, 2001 -- 2.8 Degree to Which University Education Is Perceived to Meet the Needs of a Competitive Economy -- 2.9 Distribution of University Students in Selected Countries, by Income Quintile, 2001 -- 2.10 Gender Distribution of University Enrollment in Selected Countries, 2001 -- 2.11 Perception of Knowledge Transfer between Universities and Industry in Selected Countries, 2001 -- 2.12 Returns to Education in Brazil, by Level of Education, 1982-98 -- 2.13 Indicators of National Innovation Systems in Latin America -- 2.14 Foreign Students at U.S.Universities Relative to Proportion Enrolled in Their Region of Origin, 1993 and 1998.

2.15 Emigration by Educated Nationals in Selected Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000 -- 2.16 Foreign Students as a Percentage of All Students Enrolled in Host Country, in Selected Countries, 2000 -- 6.1 Colombian Higher Education Organizational Chart -- 6.2 Number of International Agreements Signed with Colombia -- 6.3 International Agreements, by Area of Knowledge, 2002 -- 6.4 Obstacles Holding Back Internationalization of Colombian Universities -- 7.1 Distribution of International Cooperation in Cuba, by Activity, 2001 -- 7.2 Visits by Cuban Academics to Foreign Institutions of Higher Learning, by Country, 2001 -- 7.3 Visits by Foreign Academics to Cuban Institutions of Higher Learning, by Country, 2001 -- 7.4 Participation of Cuban Scholars in International Events, by Country, 2001 -- 7.5 Number of Foreign Scholarship Holders Graduating from Cuban Institutions, 2003 -- 7.6 Enrollment by Foreign Scholarship Holders in Cuba, 1997-2002 -- 7.7 Number of Cuban Scholarship Holders Studying Abroad, 1996-2002 -- 7.8 Cuban Professors Offering Services Abroad in 2002, by Country -- 8.1 Mexico's National Education Plan 2001-06 -- 8.2 Geographical Distribution of CONACYT Graduate Scholarships -- 8.3 Distribution of CONACYT Scholarship Holders by Knowledge Area -- 9.1 Number of Universities in Peru,1960-2003 -- 9.2 Number of U.S. Students Studying in South America, 1993-99 -- 9.3 Number of Active Agreements between Peruvian and Foreign Universities -- Index.