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III International Accreditation Forum: Research from Latin America to the World

  • 1.  III International Accreditation Forum: Research from Latin America to the World

    Posted 02-29-2016 05:07
    Dear IAM colleagues,
    you may find the following conference in Guayaquil of interest.
    Best,
    Martin Larraza-Kintana



    The EQUAA Board and its Executive Direction, are pleased to invite you to participate in the III International Accreditation Forum and I Research Contest:
    "Research from Latin America to the world.".

    We appreciate you share this information among academics and fellow researchers.*
    The vacancy for the event and for the research competition is limited to 250.**


    The III International Accreditation Forum, "Research in Latin America to the world" will have a particular emphasis on research as part of the accreditation process. It will bring together experts in academic quality and provide an opportunity to exchange opinion on the roles research must fulfill in education institutions and their impact on the business sector and their social context.
    As part of the III Accreditation Forum, the I EQUAA Research Contest will be held. This contest aims to bring together businesses and education institutions and encourage research and publication by academics and researchers.

    About the Contest

    Official languages:

    The languages accepted for the competition will be English, Spanish and Portuguese. The submissions of the papers will be accepted in any of the three languages. The oral presentations are suggested to be in english but will be accepted in spanish or portuguese. The abstracts of the documents must be in both the original language and English, as well as the managerial implications and the document title.

    Tracks or Research Themes

    • Strategy
    • Sustainable Business and Management
    • Regional Integration
    • Finance
    • Innovation
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Information Technology and Management
    • Business Education Management

    Contest rules

    • Open to researchers and university faculty members linked to research themes or tracks.
    • Participants shall submit individual documents or multiple authors to a maximum of four (4) people.
    • The work must be original (not have been published in print or electronic). Nor may they be published during the duration of the contest.
    • Each document must be the result of theoretical research and / or practice.
    • Suggested structure of document:
      • Abstract
      • Introduction
      • Proposed methodology
      • Implications or management practices
      • Results
      • Conclusions
      • References
      • Annexes
    • Each document must meet the standards established in this call.
    • Each document will be presented as follows:
      • Maximum length of 25 pages (including attachments)
      • A4 format
      • Double space
      • Times New Roman 12
    • The document must be sent through the electronic platform. The document should not include the authors name. Work whose author is identified, in one way or another will be disqualified.
    • The jury will be composed of 2-4 scholars for each research topic.
    • The evaluation process of the contest will have two stages. In the first stage, the jury will evaluate the research that have complied with the contest rules stated above. In the second stage, through a blind review process international academics will accept or reject the papers.
    • The results will be published according to the tentative schedule.

    Schedule for Contest


    Available From Deadline
    Register as a Researcher January 25, 2016 July 30, 2016
    Sending Paper Juanuary 25, 2016 July 30, 2016

    Registration to the III Accreditation Forum and I Research Contest

    As Participant:

    As Researcher:

    Registration fee:

    Member/External Payment until 15-08-2016 Payment until 5-10-2016 Payment until 28-10-2016
    EQUAA Members $ 250 USD $ 300 USD $ 350 USD
    External $ 350 USD $ 400 USD $ 450 USD
    Students $ 220 USD $ 260 USD $ 300 USD
    "Te invitamos a participar de este encuentro, donde las autoridades y directivos de las instituciones de educación superior tendrán la oportunidad de discutir cómo fortalecer el vínculo entre las empresas y el sector educativo. El concurso de investigación permitirá dar a conocer la investigación rigurosa, con la publicación de los artículos y papers más destacados en diversas revistas indexadas. Se tendrá la oportunidad de dar a conocer la investigación relevante y sus implicancias para el sector empresarial tanto público como privado. "- Jorge Talavera

    It's Time!