An article in the Latin Business Chronicle suggests that the United States should open "branch campuses" in Latin America.
Latin America's economy has improved in the last couple of years, with decreased poverty and inflation, but higher education still is a topic that has not caught up with the rest of the world.
None of Latin America's universities are rated in the top 100.
Branch campuses from American universities could jump start a solution, writes Jaime Daremblum, director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the Hudson Institute and former Costa Rican ambassador.
Source: LBC
Photo: picasaweb.com, La universidad de San Jose, Costa Rica
UNAM has been placed in the world's top 100 by various rankings. Here's one example. http://rankingwatch.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html
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