Quality and accreditation in higher education: integration and internationalization of Latin America and the Caribbean

Abstract

The paper discusses the concepts of «quality» and «accreditation» in education with different meanings, and proposes comprehensive definitions that have been put into practice by the Union of Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean and the International Network of Evaluators through model «V» evaluation planningfor continuous improvement, integration and internationalization of higher education.

Keywords

• acreditación, calidad de la educación, integración regional, internacionalización