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The Georgetown Americas Institute (GAI) is a platform for dialogue, research, and impact around the key challenges facing Latin America and the hemisphere.

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Educational Challenges and Opportunities in Latin America

Cecilia María Vélez White has had a lasting impact on Colombia’s educational landscape. She served as Colombian minister of education from 2002 to 2010 and as president of Universidad del Rosario from 2011 to 2018. During her tenure in the ministry she expanded coverage, strengthened quality…

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Education, Work, and Migration

Training is key in Latin America to address migration, both to raise the qualifications of those citizens who choose to live in another country and to take advantage of the knowledge of people who decide to return to their places of origin and prosper where they once saw no opportunities.

Challenges and Opportunities of the National Economy

Georgetown Americas Institute and the University of Miami held a conference on October 18 in which various specialists analyzed the economic and social challenges for Mexico. Under the title "Mexico: Addressing Economic Challenges," proposals were formulated at the meeting to improve the direction of the country.