Higher education, development and society: Challenges in globalization

Abstract

This article addresses the problem of education in Latin America and the Caribbean, emphasizing the difficulties and challenges that face higher education in the region in the era of globalization. It starts with a brief diagnosis of the situation, then they are presented the demands of the globalized world to university institutions in current times, and what is the condition of the region on these aspects. Finally, the conclusion is given considering education as a liberating instrument since its function must be to allow individuals to develop their potentials in order to permit their contribution to the construction of a more fair and equitable society, despite of the economistic and mercantilist demands that prevail today.