South America

Universities operating in difficult environments can have more of an impact by pooling resources, summit hears

Institutions seek to remove barriers to ensure student mobility is open to more than just the ‘very privileged few’

Influx of foreign investment brings opportunities to train skilled workers but institutions must adapt to capitalise

The rector of ORT Uruguay, cradle to the country’s first ‘unicorns’, talks about fostering an entrepreneurship mindset in a risk-averse society

Chile is poised to lead on internationalisation, thanks to national funding boost

Institutions offer more support to tackle historically low participation rates

Science may be the best tool humanity has to improve our social conditions – but we must steer it in the right direction, writes Carolina Torrealba

Protesters set sights on those seen as responsible for low-quality education after raid on country’s most important university

Proposed act to strengthen ties between neighbouring continents would be seen as too ideological and unworkable, say experts

Populist right-wing leader leaves office with public universities facing bankruptcy and country polarised

Decade-old policy has dramatically changed the make-up of institutions, but critics claim it is unfair and unconstitutional

Comprehensive rejection of ‘Magna Carta’ leaves radical government ‘paralysed’ as key issues go unaddressed