Inter-American Network for Advanced Training and Research in Higher Education
Thinking higher education from the Americas
About us
A network of networks
InterRed brings together universities and research centres from Canada to Chile. It grew out of a shared interest among researchers from various institutions in strengthening advanced training and research on higher education across the Americas.
Objectives
InterRed aims to achieve the following main objectives
01
Strengthen graduate training, as well as the quality and impact of research in the field of higher education.
02
Foster international collaboration for research of excellence on issues relevant to the development of higher education in the Americas.
03
Bring an international perspective to advanced training and research in higher education.
04
Establish an inter-American space for dialogue, exchange and cooperation on experiences and good practices for the development of research and graduate studies in higher education.
Participating institutions
Eight countries, one conversation
Each node is a member institution. The lines are the active research links between them.
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Rep.
- Mexico
- Puerto Rico
- Caribbean UniversityPuerto Rico
- CONARE UniversitiesCosta Rica
- IESED-ChileChile
- Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE)Regional
- ISFODOSUDominican Republic
- LIRESCanada
- Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico
- Universidad del ValleColombia
- Universidade Federal da BahiaBrazil
- Université de MontréalCanada
- Université LavalCanada
Research
What the Network is working on
Running an Inter-American Network for the internationalisation of research in Higher Education and Advanced Training
Supports the running of InterRed to raise the quality, visibility and impact of higher education research across the Americas.
OngoingInternationalisation of research in higher education
Continues RED24992 and moves towards embedding permanent institutional capacities in Chile’s state universities.
CompletedQuality assurance experiences in higher education in Quebec and Chile
An exchange of experiences between Quebec and Chile on quality assurance, resulting in two colloquia and a book.
CompletedInternationalisation of research in higher education. RED24992
First phase of the network: thirteen state universities, an itinerant doctoral-level school and an open-access repository.
Newsletter · No. 1
A direct channel between researchers
First issue of the Network’s Newsletter. Interview with Dr. Hans de Wit, the signing of the agreement between twelve institutions, and participation in the 93rd Acfas Congress.
Upcoming activities
Agenda
Visual archive
The Network in pictures
News
Latest from the Network
Sep 27, 2026New LIRES podcast episode: InterRed and the value of collaboration across the AmericasResearchers from Chile, Brazil and Canada discuss the strategic role of inter-American collaboration in higher education research and…Sep 27, 2026Olivier Bégin-Caouette joins the College of the Royal Society of CanadaThe Université de Montréal researcher and InterRed member has been elected to the College of New Scholars, Artists…
Aug 19, 2026Université de Montréal honours Olivier Bégin-Caouette for his contribution to internationalisationThe Teaching Excellence Award, in its internationalisation category, recognises his role in co-organising ESIES 2025.