Innovative and Entrepreneurial Universities in Latin America

The review examines how higher education institutions are supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in their surrounding communities. The study focuses on eleven universities located in six countries in Latin America: Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. The study finds that selected institutions are actively supporting entrepreneurs (university students, but also local entrepreneurs) through courses, incubation and acceleration activities. It also shows that universities are actively engaging with external stakeholders in their surrounding communities, to spur innovation through joint-research, organisation of events (such as festivals, competition). It finds that that while COVID-19 pandemic brought about some challenges, universities managed to stay afloat and keep a steady stream of support to entrepreneurs and partners. The review also illustrates the challenges that universities face when developing these activities (lack of funding, unclear regulation for intellectual property development, etc.) and highlights some opportunities that universities should leverage, particularly in the current context.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Inter-American Development Bank
Other Authors:	Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Language:	English
Published:	Inter-American Development Bank
Subjects:	Educational Institution, Educational Research, Knowledge Transfer, Education, Science and Technology, Entrepreneurial Culture, Knowledge, Women Entrepreneurs, Collaboration, Entrepreneurship Opportunity, Technology-Based Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Innovation Support, Innovation, Innovation Policy, N16 - Latin America • Caribbean, innovation;entrepreneurship;intellectual property development;Education;University,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004542 https://publications.iadb.org/en/innovative-and-entrepreneurial-universities-latin-america
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