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Higher education, knowledge production and geopolitics in Latin America
22 April 2024, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
Join this event to hear Gustavo E. Fischman and Mario Azevedo discuss how higher education has been closely entwined in geopolitics in Latin America.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Emily Betz
Location
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Room C3.09UCL IOE20 Bedford WayLondonWC1H 0AL
Higher education has been closely entwined in geopolitics in recent years, playing a key role in soft power, knowledge diplomacy and transnational business interests globally. Latin America has been an intriguing example in this regard, on the one hand with high levels of privatisation and a history of colonial and neo-colonial injustices, and on the other with strong democratic initiatives, international solidarity and defence of the public sphere.
The seminar debates these issues, starting with two presentations from leading voices in the field, focusing on internationalisation of higher education and academic publishing respectively.
There will then be an open discussion with the participants on key issues arising such as rankings, languages, regionalisation and South-South partnerships.
This in-person event will be particularly useful for researchers, policymakers and teachers.
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About the Speakers
Professor Gustavo E. Fischman
Professor of educational policy and comparative education at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University
He focuses his work on understanding and improving the processes of knowledge-production and exchange between scholars, educators, activists, practitioners, administrators, media workers, policymakers, and the broader public.
Professor Mario Azevedo
Professor at State University of Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
He is a CAPES Visiting Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, and researcher of CNPq (Brazil’s National Research Council).