El proyecto Tuning-América Latina es una iniciativa de las universidades para las universidades. Se busca iniciar un diálogo para intercambiar información y para mejorar la colaboración entre las instituciones de educación superior, favoreciendo el desarrollo de la calidad, de la efectividad y de la transparencia. Con el trabajo de las 62 instituciones de educación superior de los 18 países latinoamericanos participantes se espera que, en los dos próximos años, se identifiquen puntos de referencia común en diferentes áreas del conocimiento. Estos puntos identificados son necesarios para tender los puentes destinados al reconocimiento de las titulaciones en la región y con otras regiones del planeta.

Abstract:The article addresses the issue of generic competences across different cultural contexts in the world. Using the Tuning projects data collected in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Russia, and focusing on graduates´ perspective, the authors aim to classify and compare the list of generic competences throughout all geographic regions covered by Tuning, analyse the importance and achievement given to the generic competences throughout different contexts, and also contrast the latent constructs obtained from the exploratory factor analysis, in order to observe how competences are classified and clustered across regions. The article shows and explains the main differences observed and stresses the relevance of taking into account the cultural context and the traditions of education systems, in order to properly understand the importance of generic competences in different regions, and also how, even though the competences are equivalent, they may articulate distinctive dimensions in each region.

Deusto International Tuning Academy is undertaking a large-scale study to analyse the impact Tuning projects may have had in participating universities. More particularly, the study hopes to provide an unambiguous answer regarding the presence or absence of the implementation of a competence-based student-centred approach in the different world regions where Tuning projects have taken place. The present article focuses only on Latin America where two Tuning projects have been developed. It describes the findings of the first two stages of the study. After reporting the data, the authors argue that there is evidence of a Tuning impact in each of three intended impact domains: (1) understanding of the importance of a shift from content- to competence-based education; (2) provision of institutional support necessary to facilitate this change; and (3) appropriate teaching, learning and assessment within the general framework of the study plans and degree profiles.

La internacionalización del currículo cobra relieve con la pandemia como una alternativa a la movilidad, la cual brindaba solo a una elite la posibilidad de ser atravesados por una experiencia internacional. El debate sobre internacionalización del currículo tiene 20 años, pero la coyuntura lo puso en el centro de la agenda universitaria de internacionalización. Este artículo recorre su evolución conceptual y presenta tres dimensiones de análisis que se requieren para poder avanzar en su comprensión e implementación. La dimensión disciplinar y la individual son las fuerzas motoras de la internacionalización del currículo al interior de las universidades. Ambas dimensiones no suelen ser exploradas con tanta profundidad en los estudios de internacionalización del currículo, los cuales priorizan la dimensión institucional, Aquí se describen las tres dimensiones en detalle y se enfatiza la necesidad de lograr una articulación entre todas, para ir más allá de la enunciación de acciones exitosas de internacionalización del currículo, que por su fragmentación, quedan imposibilitadas de réplica y/o de supervivencia a lo largo del tiempo.

A multitude of intentions drives institutions to engage in academic collaborations, mainly dictated by necessity. The imperatives of academic collaboration are many and varied and include generating resources, developing academic capacity, exchanging experiences, and enhancing the institutional profile. Institutions also engage in collaboration to pursue mega initiatives (such as human genome projects) and tackle major global challenges (like climate change and diseases such as COVID-19). Such endeavours mainly take place within the framework of North-North and, to certain extent, North-South collaboration. South-South collaboration has been less evident, although this trend appears to be changing steadily with growing interest, focus and drive in these regions. For decades, academic collaboration has been touted as a positive force in knowledge creation and capacity building, particularly in the South. However, this conception has largely been framed in the context and perspective of the North. Given growing calls for a shift from traditional North-South collaborations, this article explores the imperatives of academic collaboration in the context of South-South partnerships and examines the critical factors that shape such collaboration in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It explores the intention, nature, scope and modalities of academic collaborations in the context of academic exchange, joint research/projects, joint programmes, capacity building and other relevant engagements on these continents in the post-COVID-19 era.