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The Director of International Relations at Dalhousie University highlighted the similarities between CALDO and CRUCH and stated that "by networking we can generate an important cooperation agenda.".
Within the framework of the joint work between the CALDO group of Canada and the Council of Rectors (CRUCH), we present the interview with the director of International Relations of Dalhousie University, Alain Boutet, who highlights that both institutions "can generate an important agenda of collaboration.".
-Following your participation in this meeting, in your opinion: what are the real alternatives for collaboration between Caldo and the Council of Rectors?
There are many, but what we need to do from now on is identify the priority areas for developing collaboration between universities. These are areas where there is experience, where there is a critical mass of researchers, and in fields of excellence within the institutions, as well as where there is support from research professors and where we can include graduate students. If this preliminary work is done well, we could enter into a collaboration to facilitate student mobility, graduate-level training, and also promote joint research. Another important aspect is that doctoral research can be linked to various sectors, not only academia, but also the government and private sectors, to add international experience to the training of these students, as well as foster closer ties with other sectors.
-What can CALDO offer to the universities of the Council of Rectors?
CALDO is a group of universities that are part of the U-15 group in Canada, which comprises the country's 15 leading research universities. These universities represent a critical mass of research and doctoral programs and account for a significant percentage of the country's total output. The same is true for the universities within the CRUCH (Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities), which, as we know, represent more than 80% of postgraduate programs, research, and publications. At CALDO, we believe that by networking with other university groups, in this case with the CRUCH in Chile, we can develop a significant cooperation agenda.
-There are several similarities between both groups of universities
Yes, we have common interests and shared experiences in Canada and Chile, so we can create a good match between the universities of the CALDO and the CRUCH universities. Just as the Council has institutions from various regions, so do the CALDO universities, and we hope to establish sustainable cooperation.
-During this workshop we have seen that Canadian universities have a lot of flexibility regarding the organization of their doctoral programs. How can that be reconciled with the reality of Chilean doctoral programs?
We need to discuss this with the CRUCH (Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities). We must explore how to facilitate or support this process of greater flexibility in doctoral training and how we can work with different doctoral training models between our universities and those in Chile. We need to determine which models are most compatible in order to establish this type of cooperation.
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Photo: Canadian Bureau for International Education
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