Abstract

ESPINOZA, Oscar  and  GONZALEZ, Luis Eduardo. Desarrollo de la formación de posgrado en Chile. Rev. iberoam. cienc. tecnol. soc. [online]. 2009, vol.5, n.13, pp.207-232. ISSN 1850-0013.

This paper analyses the graduate studies in Chile during the last four decades. The target population includes academic programs (master and doctoral programs) and professional oriented studies (diplomas and medical specializations). The number of programs has increased in the laste decade, moving from 47 to 135 doctoral programs and from 234 to 630 in the master level. The enrollment has also increased. It went from 1100 to 3000 doctoral students and from 8400 to 18.400 master students. There are 7100 researchers working in research, innovation and development, an average of 450 researchers per million of people. Several public fellowships give out scholarships. However, there is not enough data to estimate the total of resources spent in highly qualified human resources. This paper recommends the strengthening and the articulation of scholarship programs, especially in natural sciences. Similarly, quality assurance and international cooperation is suggested to be reinforced in order to improve the current academic offering.

Keywords : Graduate studies; Human capital; Enrollment; Scholarships; Public resources.

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