World Class University in the Latin American and Caribbean context: what the International Organizations say

ABSTRACT

In this article we analyze what International Organizations and their experts say about the possibility of building and/or existence of the World Class Universities in Latin America and the Caribbean countries, with the objective of highlighting how the specificities of this model for those countries, that do not make up the dynamic axis of capital, are being outlined. Regarding this, we seek to understand the movement of this tendency from the places occupied by Latin American universities in the main international academic rankings. In methodological terms, bibliographical data and documentary analysis are used, considering that the research on the trends and manifestations of the World Class Universities presupposes the understanding of the historical and social totality.

Keywords:
World-Class University; Latin American University; International Organizations; Higher Education Policies