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No. 176 | October 2008 | Print | Spanish | Portuguese

 

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IESALC Reports
on Higher Education
 
editorial
       
 
The month of October has been dedicated to science and technology. It is important to consider one of the recommendations of the CRES 2008 Action Plan, which in its 4th guideline mentions the Regional Agenda of Science, Technology, and Innovation. The recommendation is as follows: "To create institutional mechanisms for the transfer of knowledge and innovation such as incubators, curriculum for the preparation of entrepreneurs, technology parks, and policies for the protection of intellectual property, among others".
     


Renato Janine Ribeiro. Foto: Internet  
Scientific and technological challenges for graduate education: the case of Brazil
 Scientific research in Brazil is carried out almost entirely at the graduate (masters and doctoral) level. Of the 2,000 patent applications in Brazil between 2004 and 2006, 600 were the result of graduate research – or 30% of the total, while in developed countries this figure is around 3%.
 
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Logo UNESCO. Foto: UNESCO  
UNESCO Global Research Seminar: Sharing Research Agendas on Knowledge Systems to be held from 28 to 30 of November 2008 in Paris
 The UNESCO Forum on Higher Education, Research and Knowledge is an initiative focusing on research in and on Higher Education and Knowledge, with the objective to widen our understanding of systems, structures, policies, trends and developments in higher education, research and knowledge with a special focus on low and middle income countries.
 
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Universidad de las Indias Occidentales - UWI. Foto: UWI-Jamaica  
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus
 The UWI Open Campus is the newest creation of the 60-yearold University of the West Indies. The Open Campus has been established to further the mission of the UWI and to realize its vision of expanding the scope, enhancing the appeal, and improving the efficiency of its service to the individuals, communities and countries which it serves across the Caribbean region, the diaspora and beyond.
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Joven indígena. Foto: MEC-Colombia  
IESALC to participate in the Seminar on Teacher Training organized by the OAS in Trinidad and Tobago
Under the leadership of the Organization of American States through its Department of Education and Culture, jointly with the Ministry of Education of Trinidad and Tobago, the "Seminar on Teacher Training for the XXI Century: Re-thinking Teacher Training in the Americas" will be held from October 29-31 at La Romain, Trinidad and Tobago. Dr. José Renato Carvalho, IESALC's Director, will participate as a special guest.
 
 
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