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Brazil has 65 of the top 250 universities in Latam, with Sao Paulo top ranked
Brazil dominates the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Latin American University Rankings for the second year, with 65 institutions in the top 250, led by the Universidad de Sao Paulo. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesHowever none of these even scrape the top 100 universities in the world. Long way to go yet.
Jun 14th, 2012 - 10:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0As a graduate of a top 30 in the world University they do need to catch up but there are bright people in those countries but not always in government as seems to be the case all over the world!
Jun 14th, 2012 - 11:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0How is this news?
Jun 14th, 2012 - 11:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0Brazil has 49.6% of the South American population but only 26% of the top Latam universities.
Why is Uruguay so far down the list (#79)?
Jun 14th, 2012 - 01:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Brasil represents 35% of the whole population of Latinamerica, but only 25% of the best 250 univiersities are Brazilian. So not so sure this is a big achievement or big deal, as the author of this article tries to point out. They are clearly underperfoming, even for regional standards. Colombia, Argentina, Chile and even Mexico have a better ratio.
Jun 14th, 2012 - 02:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0He mentions that 3 Brazilian Universities are ranked within the TOP 10, but drops the fact that 4 from tiny Chile are within same TOP 10.
Isn't it rather an achievement, that a country that barely represents 2,9% of the whole latinamerican population has 4 of the 10 best, and being 4th ranked with 30 Universities in whole LA? Brasil has 12 times the population of Chile, but “only” doubles their amount of universities within this ranking. Way to go to present themselves as THE University Powerhouse.
I am glad to see they have rehashed this article to mention Chile's prominence, unlike the earlier article on the same subject.
Jun 14th, 2012 - 02:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 02 Chilean universities in the top 5 (same as Brazil)
4 Chilean universities in the top 10 (more than Brazil)
Considering that Chile has less than 10% of the population of Brazil really puts this in to proportion.
Chile already leads the continent by every conceivable economic measurement and now we are storming academia too.
Chile kicking arse.
!Viva Chile, Mierda!
It is also reflected in the calibre of Chilean posters we see on this forum.
Jun 14th, 2012 - 04:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Well done Chile.
Chile leads in every conceivable economic measurement? Really?
Jun 14th, 2012 - 06:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Interesting, first time I hear of that.
“Brazil has 65 of the top 250 universities in Latam, with Sao Paulo top ranked”
Jun 14th, 2012 - 07:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This is like saying that the USA has 90% of the top 100 universities in the continent of North America.
Having said that, I know Brasil's U.S.P. - and Campinas even better.
They are class acts, and they work with some of the world's best universities on an equal footing.
Respect.
Chile already leads the continent by every conceivable economic measurement and now we are storming academia too.
Jun 14th, 2012 - 08:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Chileans, a bunch of spanish speaking jokers leads the american continent in having low selfesteem of themself. Manclown is my favorite indian of showing that off here.
2 Chilean universities in the top 5 (same as Brazil)
Jun 14th, 2012 - 11:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Correct.
4 Chilean universities in the top 10 (more than Brazil)
Oh really, perhaps you should by glasses, because you need them and whatever you do stop playing with those Llama's.
Link: http://www.usnews.com/education/worlds-best-universities-rankings/best-universities-in-latin-america
#1 Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil
#2 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Chile
#3 Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Brazil
#4 Universidad de Chile
Chile
#5 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Mexico
#6 Universidad de los Andes (Not Andres )
Colombia
#7 Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM)
Mexico
#8 Universidad de Buenos Aires
Argentina
#9 Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Colombia
#10 Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Brazil
Top 5, 2 Chileans.
Top 10, 2 Chileans.
Look who's writing again!
Jun 15th, 2012 - 12:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Mr-Fido-Tantrum-Dido-I-cannot-overcome-LAN-has-taken-over-TAM-even-you-proved-me-wrong-you-evil-Chileans!
The ranking you have posted is the outdated QS ranking from 2011.
Deal with it and your dyslexia and go play with mud...
The above article is dealing with the current 2012 case, whereas Chile has 2 additional universities (now 4) within the TOP 10 and simultaneously kicking out the only Argentinian University out of the same TOP scorers. Probably a new starting trauma for you.
1 Universidade de São Paulo 100.0
Brazil
#2 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 99.9
Chile
#3 Universidade Estadual de Campinas 97.5
Brazil
#4 Universidad de Chile 93.7
Chile
#5 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) 92.8
Mexico
#6 Universidad de los Andes (Not Andres ) 90.3
Colombia
#7 Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM) 85.8
Mexico
#8 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 85.4
Brazil
#9 Universidad de Concepcion 83.7
Chile
#10 Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH) 82.8
Chile
Top 5, 2 Chileans.
Top 10, 4 Chileans. More than any country in Latin America.
Manrod,
Jun 16th, 2012 - 12:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0Just ignore Fido Dildo, he has a chip on his shoulder.
8 TTT
I might have over done it with every “conceivable” economic measurement, but certainly the most important ones: highest GDP per head, highest productivity, most business friendly, highest exports per head, lowest national debt. International investors put clear water between Chile and the rest of the continent in terms of business risk.
http://chartsbin.com/view/1177
Is that not correct broadly speaking?
Just to say.....WELL DONE....Chilito lindo....!!!
Jun 16th, 2012 - 04:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0ManRod & Condorito have said all right.....we are few but good....and going to be better....as OECD level and the very first Latam developed country very soon thanks to the might of the proffesionals from our Unis...
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