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Education System Information
Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos (Spanish and Portuguese):
http://www.campus-oei.org/quipu/index.html#Seleccion
An index of Latin American educational systems organized by country
UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean [IESALC]:
http://www.unesco.org.ve/Iesalchome.asp?lan=EN
Comprehensive guide to education in Latin America and the Caribbean; News, in-depth reports, statistics, and extensive links; in Spanish, English, and French
 
Educational Institutions
Asociación Iberoamericana de Educación Superior a Distancia (Spanish):
http://www.uned.es/aiesad/univsiberamer.htm
A listing of Universities in Latin America organized by country
University Listings, Latin American countries (Spanish):
http://www.rau.edu.uy/universidad/univ.htm
 
Professional Bodies
Asociación Iberoamericana de Educación Superior a Distancia (Spanish):
http://www.uned.es/aiesad/
Iberian-American Distance Higher Education Homepage
Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (Spanish):
http://www.clacso.org/
Latin American Council of Social Sciences; organization that promotes the development of the research in education and the social sciences, as well as the fortification of exchange and cooperation between institutions and investigators.
Coordinación Educativa y Cultural Centroamericana (Spanish):
http://www.cecc.mep.go.cr/Index.htm
Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (Spanish):
http://www.flacso.org/
Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences; organization that promotes social sciences in Latin America and the Caribbean, by means of teaching, investigation, and academic cooperation
Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos (Spanish, Portuguese):
http://www.oei.es/
Association of Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries cooperating in the fields of education, science and technology to promote democracy and regional integration
Organización Universitaria Interamericana:
http://www.oui-iohe.qc.ca/
Organization designed to promote education cooperation within higher education across the Americas; links by country; available in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese
Red de Investigadores sobre la Educación Superior (Spanish):
http://www.suc.unam.mx/riseu
A network of shared research on higher education
Red Iberoamericana para la Acreditación de la Calidad de la Educación Superior (Spanish):
http://www.riaces.net/home.aspx
Organization that promotes exchange of evaluation and accreditation resources across Latin America
 
University Associations
Asociación de Universidades Privadas de Centroamérica (Spanish):
http://www.utec.edu.sv/auprica/default.htm
Asociación Universitaria Iberoamericana de Postgrado (Spanish):
http://www.udc.es/auip/index.html
Association of Spanish and Portuguese speaking postgraduate universities
Consejo Superior Universitario Centroamericano (Spanish):
http://www.csuca.edu.gt/
Central American Higher University Council
Unión de Universidades de América Latina y el Caribe (Spanish):
http://www.unam.mx/udual/
Organization comprised of member universities in Latin America and the Caribbean that promotes quality education, mobility, and evaluation
 
Additional Links
Latin American Network Information Center:
http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/highered/
Numerous links to education resources throughout Latin America and the Caribbean organized by country
Latin World:
http://www.latinworld.com/index.html
A web portal that provides a search engine with extensive links under the topic 'Education and Research,' organized by country and sub-region - go to the 'countries' directory to begin searching
 
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