PeruHigher education policy and

cooperation

Brussels, 2 July 2014

Jeroen Van Der ZalmRegional expert Peru

Contents

1. Development context in Peru

2. Higher Education in Peru

3. Initiatives in university cooperation

2

Development context in Peru

Population (2012)

-  Total: 29,549,517

-  Aged 15–24: 19.5%

Prognosis population by 2020

-  Total: 32,435,000

-  Aged 15–24: 17.5%

Economy (2012) Upper middle income country

-  GDP: US$ 203.8 billion

-  GDP 2002-2012: 6,4% (growth 2013: 5%)

-  GDP per capita (PPP): US $ 6,796Source: Worldbank

Poverty: 48.5% (2004) > 23.9% (2013)

Geographical inequalities: rural vs. urban development

Main economic activities: Mining, manufacturing, agriculture and fishing

Labour force: 25.8% agriculture - 17.4% industry - 56.8% services

National priorities

Ollanta Humala (2011 – 2016)

1. Equal access to basic services;

2. Employment and social security;

3. Reduction of extreme poverty;

4. Inclusion of rural population.

Strategic Development agenda 2011-2021

National Centre for Strategic Planification (CEPLAN):

1. Human rights;

2. Oportunities and acces to services;

3. State and governability;

4. Economy, competition and labour;

5. Regional development and infrastructure;

6. Natural resources and environment.

2. Higher Education in Peru

Higher Education Act

- 1982: “General Law of Education”

- 1983: “University Law” (Ley Universitaria – revised 2013).

- 1997: “Law for the promotion of private investments in Education”

- 2009: Law Nº 28740: Creation of National Evaluation, Acreditation and Certification System

- 2014 (26 June): New University Law

Governmental and HE Bodies

Ministry of Education – Dirección General de Educación Superior

Board of Evaluation, Accreditation and Quality Assurance of University Higher Education (CONEAU)

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (CONCYTEC)

National Assembly of Rectors (ANR)

Consejo Nacional para la Autorización de Funcionamiento de Universidades (CONAFU)

Future:

National Higher Education Supervision agency (SUNEU)

Types of HEIPublic University (2011: 50)

Private University (2011: 81)

Lima: 40%

Provinces: 60%Source: ANR

Non-university

Technical Higher Education Institute

Higher Pedagogical Institute

Higher Postgraduate Centre

QS University Rankings Latin America 2014

30 Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru

57 Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

65 Medical/sciences  Universidad Cayetano

Heredia

132 Universidad Agraria de La Molina

133 Universidad de Lima

161 Universidad San Martin de Porres

Duration

Undergraduate:

Bachiller: 5-6 years

Título profesional: Licenciado: +1 year [thesis]

(Especialista: +1 year)

Postgraduate:

Maestría: 2 years [thesis]

Doctorado: 2 years [thesis]

Specific interventions

PRONABEC - Programa Nacional de Becas y Crédito

Educativo

Undergraduate scholarships - Beca 18

Postgraduate scholarships - Beca Presidente de la

República,

Cooperation scholarships – Becas especiales (e.g.

Germany, Netherlands, China, Alianza del Pacífico,

Spain, South Korea, Japan, France, Russia, Great Britain)

Specific interventions

FINCyT (Fondo para la Innovación, Ciencia y Tecnología)

FOMITEC Framework Fund for Innovation, Science and

Technology (US$ 114 million)

Fund to promote science and technology links between the

private sector, universities and public and private research

centres (US$ 100 million)

Canon Minero

Other donors in university cooperationSpain(Espacio Iberoamericano del Conocimiento) Pablo

Neruda Programme: biotechnology; Information

technology: sustainability, global change & environment;

agroalimentation.

Austria (OeAD) Appear programme: Bioremediation of

contaminated sites.

EU Alfa Puentes: Capacity Building of L.A. University

Associations.

EU Alfa III (2007-2013): co-operation between Higher

Education Institutions of the European Union and Latin

America

Inter-American Development Bank Innovation for

 Competitiveness project 

Belgium (ARES – CCD) Institutional University

Cooperation programme with Universidad San Antonio

Abad del Cusco (UNSAAC).

World Bank & CONEAU Higher Education Quality

Improvement Project: strengthening the capacity of

universities in accreditation and quality assurance (2012-

2018: 52,17 million USD)

Germany (DAAD / DFG): 50 cooperative higher education

projects. Negotiations for more structural scientific and

technological cooperation.