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Key Themes on Higher Education

The conference will focus on the following key themes:

1)	The regional and world context;
2)	The role of higher education in the construction of knowledge and innovation;
3)	Quality, pertinence, relevance, and social commitment of institutions of higher education;
4)	Inclusion and equity;
5)	Diversification, differentiation, and segmentation;
6)	Regional integration and international cooperation;
7)	Reforms in higher education systems;
8)	Government and governability in higher education institutions;
9)	Accreditation models of undergraduate and graduate courses;
10)	The financing of higher education ES.

Regional Integration

CRES 2008 is conceived to generate proposals for strengthening processes of regional integration, as well as a forum for analyzing and discussing the elements of a regional agenda on higher education, science, and technology for sustainable development of the Latin American and Caribbean region. It will provide, through their important interrelations, desirable and possible scenarios to contribute in the formulation of State public higher education policies, steps toward effective regional integration, as well as action strategies for transforming the sector in the short, middle, and long-term.

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Regional Integration