José Anicama, Autonomous University of Peru Édgar Apanecatl-Ibarra, Oklahoma State University, USAElizabeth Balbachevsky, University of São Paulo, Brazil Antonio José Junqueira Botelho, Cândido Mendes University, BrazilFrancisco J. Cantú-Ortiz, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies, Mexico Adriana Chiancone, University of the Republic of Uruguay Ángela Corengia, Austral University, Argentina Jorge Enrique Delgado, University of Pittsburgh, USA Ana García de, Center for the Study of State and Society, Argentina Gustavo Gregorutti, Andrews University, USAJosé Livia, Villarreal National University, Peru Enrique Martínez Larrechea, University of the Enterprise, Uruguay Pedro Pineda, University of the Andes, Colombia Marcelo Rabossi, Torcuato di Tella University, Argentina Claudio Rama, University of the Enterprise, Uruguay Nanette Svenson, Tulane University, USAStephen P. Wanger, Oklahoma State University, USA

"It is interesting and encouraging to read of how some private universities in Latin America are engaging in research. Research certainly is not a characteristic strength of private universities in either the region or most of the world. Gregorutti and Delgado do us a service by pointing attention to exceptions to the traditional reality and to possibly emerging tendencies." - Daniel Levy, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Director of the Program for Research on Private Higher Education, State University of New York at Albany, USA "Gregorutti and Delgado reflect on how the private sector has favorably impacted the strengthening of systems and institutions. Conceptual analysis and specific experiences from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Uruguay converge on the idea of the notable contributions of private universities in the growing, fostering, and consolidation of the research mission of the university." - Pedro Henriquez Guajardo, Director UNESCO/IESALC, Venezuela "This edited volume provides groundbreaking insights into the work of private universities in Latin America in the areas of science, technology and innovation (STI). The editors have assembled a compelling set of studies from several countries that illustrates the accomplishments of private universities in Latin America with respect to the advancement of STI. An important contribution to the comparative higher education literature, the book can serve as a reference as well as graduate course text." - John C. Weidman, Professor of Higher and International Development Education, University of Pittsburgh, USA

• 1. Introduction; Jorge Enrique Delgado and Gustavo Gregorutti PART I: REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT IMPACTING RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY IN LATIN AMERICA 2. Research as a new Challenge for the Latin America Private University; Claudio Rama and Gustavo Gregorutti 3. Latin American Private Universities in the Context of Competition and Research Productivity; Jorge Enrique Delgado 4. Quality Assurance and Public Policy Research Funding: Their Impact on Private Universities in Argentina; Ana García de Fanelli and Ángela Corengia 5. Institutional Frameworks and Scientific Productivity in Chile and Colombia 1950-2012; Pedro Pineda PART II: SUCCESSFUL CASES OF RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY AT PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES 6. A Research and Innovation Ecosystem Model for Private Universities: The Monterrey Institute of Technology Experience; Francisco J. Cantú-Ortiz 7. The Emergence of the Puebla State Popular Autonomous University as a Successful Mexican Research University; Stephen P. Wanger and Édgar Apanecatl-Ibarra 8. Central American Outliers: Leveraging International Cooperation for Research Productivity; Nanette Svenson 9. Research and Knowledge Production in the Private Sector: the Brazilian Experience; Elizabeth Balbachevsky and Antonio José Botelho 10. Contributions from a Private University in Peru: The Case of the Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University; José Anicama and José Livia 11. Research and Incentives: The Case of Two Private Universities in Argentina; Marcelo Rabossi 12. Private University Strategies to Promote Knowledge Production: Development of a Graduate Program in Biotechnology in Uruguay; Enrique Martínez Larrechea and Adriana Chiancone 13. Conclusion; Gustavo Gregorutti and Jorge Enrique Delgado