CRUCH and U. de Concepción convene the International Workshop "Development of the Doctorate in a University of Excellence"«

20/04/2012
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The seminar will address strategies to advance in the areas of quality, internationalization and innovation in doctoral training.

The meeting includes the participation of Hernan Chaimovich from the University of Sao Paulo; Zlatko Skrbis from the University of Queensland in Australia; and Patrick S. Osmer from Ohio State University in the United States, in addition to national experts.

In the ongoing pursuit of strengthening the quality of higher education, the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) and the University of Concepción organized an International Seminar-Workshop on April 24, 25, and 26, dedicated to postgraduate studies and specifically doctoral programs. Entitled “Developing Doctoral Programs in a University of Excellence,” the event aimed to create a forum for discussion on innovation, internationalization, management, and improving the quality of doctoral training in Chile.

An unprecedented experience in Chile, the seminar arises from a study commissioned by the Postgraduate Commission of the Council of Rectors, which raises a series of evidence that demonstrate the need to advance in the areas of quality, internationalization and innovation in doctoral training.

To reflect on these issues, three international experts were invited: one on the topic of internationalization, Dr. Hernan Chaimovich from the University of Sao Paulo, another in the area of innovation and development, Dr. Zlatko Skrbis from the University of Queensland in Australia, and a third on the topic of quality, Professor Patrick S. Osmer from Ohio State University in the United States.

Representing Chile will be Dr. Jorge Allende from the University of Chile; Gabriel Rodríguez, representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Dr. Rosa Devés, Vice-Rector of the University of Chile; Dr. Ricardo Reich from MECESUP; Dr. Denise St. Jean from Conicyt; María Isabel Munita from Becas Chile; and Dr. Dora Altbir, professor at USACH and representative of CRUCH to the National Accreditation Commission, among many other distinguished academics. They will analyze and discuss, along with all participants in the panels and workshops, the current challenges for the efficient and high-quality management of doctoral programs, reviewing various national and international experiences that can inform the development of strategies aimed at a robust postgraduate system in our country.

Programming

The activity will be organized in two parts: the first, on Wednesday the 25th, where panels will be held addressing the topics of innovation, internationalization and quality, to end the day with a discussion about a public policy on postgraduate training in Chile, learning what the Chilean government is doing to strengthen the postgraduate system in universities.

A second session, on Thursday the 26th, will address topics relevant to the quality of postgraduate studies in the form of workshops: one that deals with association, that is, how postgraduate programs can work together and not each one in isolation, and another that relates to the contribution that postgraduate programs make to the regional and national development of our country.

The meeting is expected to bring together the directors of Doctoral programs and the directors of Postgraduate Studies from the Universities of the Council of Rectors and also from private universities with accredited Doctoral programs.

“The Postgraduate System in Chile: Evolution and Projections for the Universities of the Council of Rectors.” Study conducted by M. Isabel Munita Jordán and Javiera Reyes Brito, commissioned by the Council of Rectors. March 2012.