Colombia Education Sector Research Highlights

Overview

The developing world sees challenges and opportunities in changing global migration patterns
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As the world’s nations and businesses become increasingly interconnected, so too does the flow of global migration. According to the OECD’s “International Migration Outlook 2018” report, in 2017 some 258m people resided in a country other than the one they were born in, and over 5m foreign-born persons were permanently settled in OECD countries. This flow of people not only brings benefits…

Overview

Migration patterns bring opportunities and challenges for developing nations
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As the world’s nations and businesses become increasingly interconnected, so too does the flow of global migration. In 2018, according to the OECD’s “International Migration Outlook 2019”, around 129m people lived in an OECD country that they were not born in, and more than 5.3m foreign-born persons were permanently settled in OECD countries. This flow of people not only brings benefits…

Interview

Alejandro Moreno Salamanca, Managing Director, Inalde Business School: Interview
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Interview:Alejandro Moreno Salamanca In what ways have the main weaknesses of Colombia’s education sector been improved? ALEJANDRO MORENO SALAMANCA: The education system is largely focused on theoretical knowledge rather than hands-on teaching. Although efforts have been made to improve this by introducing company internships for professions such as management, it still lags behind other…

Overview

Investment in education technology surges as worldwide markets recognise its potential
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In an era marked by profound technological disruption and intense global competition in new frontier industries, emerging markets are striving to improve and adapt their education systems to reconcile the demands of the modern economy and the needs of citizens. As such, innovative solutions are being developed to address barriers within traditional education systems. As such, education technology…

Overview

Colombia's education reform reinforces school standards and participation rates
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With the second-largest population in South America after Brazil, Colombia’s responsibility to educate its population is of regional significance. In a bid to maintain competitiveness in the global economy, as well as close the sizeable access and attainment gap between rural and urban areas, the government has set ambitious targets and increased funding. Since the 2016 peace deal between…

Overview

Investment in education technology surges as worldwide markets recognise its potential
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Analysis

Colombia increases usage of data analytics to drive human capital development
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In a world where statistics, big data, artificial intelligence and the like are driving business outcomes, one corporate department across industries stands out for its relative lack of analytics use: human resources (HR). Indeed, a 2015 report by the Harvard Business Review indicated that managers across other business areas believe that a major obstacle facing HR offices stems from their…

Chapter

The Report: Colombia 2019: Education
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Colombia’s education sector has a number of hurdles to overcome before it can reach its objective to permanently boost outcomes. First and foremost, the government’s obligation to provide extra funding for the sector will need to remain sustained and highly targeted, to increase participation rates and close the divide between rural and urban areas. In addition, it is important for higher education…

Country Report

The Report: Colombia 2019
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Colombia is home to a distinctive blend of ethnicities, cultures and geography, has the second-largest population in South America and is the continent’s fourth-largest country. After spending much of the second half of the 20th century embroiled in the world’s second-longest modern civil war, the 2016 peace accord brought a formal end to the conflict between FARC and the government. The end o

Chapter

The Report: Colombia 2017: Education
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Despite fiscal restraints, the government’s budget for education has stayed at consistent levels. However, with coverage expansion at all levels of education remaining a high priority, expenditure efficiency will be of the utmost importance. By strengthening financing mechanisms and access to early education, with a focus on rural areas and those most affected by the country’s civil conflict, the…

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