NASPAA Member’s Latin America Activities and Interest Survey

Question No. 1 What kinds of international program activities has your NASPAA member institution developed in Latin America? Please check all that apply
Number of Answers	Activities
15	Curricula and/or courses oriented to Latin America
12	Students exchanges
10	Research projects jointly funded by an external development agency and a Latin American institution
9	Faculty exchanges
7	Research project funded by a Latin American institution
6	Research project funded by your NASPAA institution
5	Joint courses with a Latin American institution
3	Research projects funded by an external development agency (e.g., World Bank)
Others	Joint Masters degree programs in Development Management and Policy Joint research funded by grant from US State Department On-site comparative Public Administration course. The course involves lectures and site visits to public agencies and NGOS. In this immersion, the students do home stays and study Spanish language an institute Study abroad programs with multiple Latin American countries. The programs are sponsored by the University, not the MPA program The director of the program is on sabbatical leave with a university in Brazil. Training funded by U.S. government The curricular and exchange programs are through the University’s Center for Latin American Studies Joint PHD in Public and Urban Administration degree program. Online courses in the MPA are available to students in this joint program Joint degree program

Question # 2 Please check the Latin American countries in which your NASPAA member institution has developed or begun to develop joint or individual international programs activities. Please check all that apply.
Number of answers	Country
5	Argentina
1	Belize
0	Bolivia
5	Brazil
10	Chile
3	Colombia
3	Costa Rica
0	Dominican Republic
1	Ecuador
2	El Salvador
1	Guatemala
0	Haiti
2	Honduras
21	Mexico
3	Nicaragua
2	Panamá
3	Paraguay
4	Perú
1	Uruguay
2	Venezuela

Question # 3 Which have been your main Latin American partner institutions for joint activities? Please check all that apply.
Number of answers	American partner
19	Academic institutions
15	Individual faculty members from academic institutions
6	National governments
5	Local governments
4	Multilateral agencies from US or Europe
Others	NGOs

Question # 4 Please indicate the topical areas in which your institution has conducted international program activities in Latin America. Please check all that apply.
Number of answers	Areas of international program activities
11	Program and public policy evaluation
10	Civil service
7	State decentralization
6	Public expenditures
4	Anticorruption
1	E-government
1	Judiciary system
Others	Migration Anticorruption E-government Civil service Public expenditures Judiciary system Program and public policy evaluation

Question #5 Please indicate 2 -3 areas you believe will be important priorities for international program activities in Latin America in the next 5 years.
Number of answers	Areas of priority for international activities
12	Civil service program evaluation
12	Public policy programs evaluation
12	Public policy implementation
10	NGO and non-profit management
8	Anticorruption and transparency
7	Decentralization
7	Economic Development
6	Immigration and economic integration
6	Environmental policy
5	Regional trade. Trade policy.
5	E-government
4	Public expenditure
4	Drug policy
3	Judiciary system
3	Recruiting students to U.S. schools
2	Upgrading and reform of higher education
2	Budgeting
2	Local and regional governance
2	Administrative reform
2	Financial sustainability of MPAs programs
2	Development of faculty and student exchanges
2	Public management reform
2	Developing of teaching cases
2	Public and private partnerships
2	Impact of NASPAA on regional economies
2	Executive education activities
2	Professionalizing government agencies
2	Proficiency of faculty and students on Spanish
2	Development of technology infrastructure
2	Public management structure
2	MOUs between “sister” institutions in Latin America and the U.S. to encourage student and faculty exchange
2	Community development
2	Accountability
2	Ethics
2	Distance learning
2	Comparative public policy
2	Gender
2	Administrative law
1	Impact of global economy

August 2004