https://higheredsignal.com/regions/latin-america-caribbean/ Universities across Latin America and the Caribbean: public funding, access and equity, research agencies and regional cooperation. en-gb Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:06:11 GMT https://higheredsignal.com/news/peru-s-pronabec-extended-beca-18-applications-for-6-000-scholarships-i-261021/ https://higheredsignal.com/news/peru-s-pronabec-extended-beca-18-applications-for-6-000-scholarships-i-261021/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:04:13 GMT Peru's national scholarship agency extended the application deadline for its 2027 Beca 18 call to 18 October. The call offers 6,000 places, and a national selection exam is set for 22 November. Original source: Programa Nacional de Becas y Crédito Educativo — https://www.gob.pe/institucion/pronabec/noticias/1457884-pronabec-amplia-hasta-este-domingo-18-de-octubre-la-inscripcion-para-postular-a-beca-18 Higher Ed Signal student-experience-equityfinance-fundingrecruitment-mobility https://higheredsignal.com/news/peru-s-pronabec-plans-20-000-scholarships-in-2027-mostly-for-labour-ma-261021/ https://higheredsignal.com/news/peru-s-pronabec-plans-20-000-scholarships-in-2027-mostly-for-labour-ma-261021/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:01:16 GMT Peru's national scholarship programme plans to award 20,000 scholarships in 2027. The education minister said 90% will target programmes linked to labour-market needs in sectors such as mining, agriculture and high technology. Original source: Programa Nacional de Becas y Crédito Educativo — https://www.gob.pe/institucion/pronabec/noticias/1460040-pronabec-otorgara-20-000-becas-en-el-2027-y-priorizara-carreras-de-alta-demanda-para-el-pais Higher Ed Signal policy-regulationfinance-fundingstudent-experience-equity https://higheredsignal.com/news/federal-university-of-juiz-de-fora-to-add-three-evening-bachelor-s-deg-261021/ https://higheredsignal.com/news/federal-university-of-juiz-de-fora-to-add-three-evening-bachelor-s-deg-261021/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:55:52 GMT UFJF in Brazil will offer new evening bachelor's programmes in Brazilian Sign Language studies, International Relations, and Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, with admission through Sisu from 2027. Original source: Andifes (federal university rectors) — https://www.andifes.org.br/2026/10/19/ufjf-tera-tres-novos-cursos-de-graduacao-com-30-vagas-para-bacharelado Higher Ed Signal teaching-learningdigital-data-airecruitment-mobility https://higheredsignal.com/news/peru-s-sunedu-meets-student-federation-on-id-card-delays-and-campus-el-261021/ https://higheredsignal.com/news/peru-s-sunedu-meets-student-federation-on-id-card-delays-and-campus-el-261021/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:51:05 GMT Peru's university regulator met the national student federation on student ID card issuance, oversight of university compliance and transparent campus elections, and responded to complaints about months-long card delays. Original source: Superintendencia Nacional de Educación Superior Universitaria — https://www.gob.pe/institucion/sunedu/noticias/1458424-sunedu-y-federacion-de-estudiantes-del-peru-sostuvieron-mesa-de-trabajo-para-fortalecer-emision-del-carne-universitario-y-la-gobernabilidad Higher Ed Signal policy-regulationstudent-experience-equityquality-accreditation https://higheredsignal.com/news/chilean-and-spanish-rectors-bodies-sign-11-commitments-on-university-c-261021/ https://higheredsignal.com/news/chilean-and-spanish-rectors-bodies-sign-11-commitments-on-university-c-261021/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:49:59 GMT Chilean and Spanish rectors' bodies have signed a joint declaration of 11 commitments covering training, research and academic mobility, after two days of talks in Tenerife. Original source: Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas — https://consejoderectores.cl/2026/10/21/cruch-y-crue-acuerdan-11-compromisos-para-fortalecer-la-cooperacion-universitaria-entre-chile-y-espana Higher Ed Signal internationalisation-tneleadership-governanceresearch-innovation https://higheredsignal.com/news/costa-rican-university-presses-warn-over-threatened-cuts-to-2027-fees-261021/ https://higheredsignal.com/news/costa-rican-university-presses-warn-over-threatened-cuts-to-2027-fees-261021/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:49:19 GMT Costa Rica's public university presses have issued a statement on possible cuts to FEES 2027, as 2027 funding for state universities is due to be settled this week. Original source: Consejo Nacional de Rectores — https://www.conare.ac.cr/las-editoriales-universitarias-ante-las-amenazas-de-recortes-al-fees-2027 Higher Ed Signal finance-fundingpolicy-regulationleadership-governance