Tenured Scholars
Bernasconi, Andres
Associate Professor
His general interest is the interaction between public policy in higher education and the governance and management of higher education institutions. He has held leadership positions at various universities. He currently serves as president of the National Accreditation Commission, CNAs.
Education
| Job title | Institution that grants it | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Sociology of Organizations | Boston University | 2003 |
| Master of Public Policy | Harvard University | 1997 |
| Lawyer | Supreme Court of Justice of Chile | 1992 |
| Degree in Law | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | 1991 |
Teaching and training of researchers
| Course name | Sigla |
|---|---|
| Educational Theory | EDU0311 |
| Course name | Sigla |
|---|---|
| Actors in higher education | EDU3840 |
| Management and Change in Educational Organizations | EDU3896 |
| Capacity Building for Knowledge Exchange with Congress | SUS3021 |
| Year | Type | Name | Student |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - In progress | PhD in Education UC | Exploring interactions between clinical educators and Generation Z students in professional identity role modeling. | Sebastian Orellana Soto |
| 2021 - In progress | Doctorate in Higher Education UDP-University of Leiden | The role of External Quality Assurance in the governance of the Chilean university system with the Higher Education reform: the emergence of the State as the main coordinator of the system? | Nestor Marin Bravo |
| 2024 - In progress | Doctorate in Higher Education UDP-University of Leiden | The Third University Mission and the transformations in academic practices in Social Sciences: an analysis of institutional change in Chilean state universities | Jocelyn López Caihuan |
| 2019-2025 | PhD in Education UC | Recognition of hospital schools in educational policies from 2007 to 2019 | Carolina Castro Ibáñez |
| 2015-2023 | PhD in Education UC | Influence of academic cultures on the implementation of curricular reforms in accredited programs at high-quality universities in Chile and Colombia | Milena Benítez Restrepo |
Research Projects
| Year | Type | Name | Role | See more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2024 | ANID Millennium Scientific Initiative | Millennium Nucleus: Student Experience in Higher Education in Chile | Senior Researcher | |
| 2022-2024 | ANID Fondecyt Regular | Tolerance and academic freedom: repercussion and topicality of the ideas of Humboldt and Newman in the North American and Chilean university tradition | Co-investigator | Go to projectlaunch |
| 2020-2023 | ANID Fondecyt Regular | Emerging Institutional Strategies for Building Research Capacity within Chilean Universities | Co-investigator | Go to projectlaunch |
| 2017-2021 | Advanced Research Centers in Education PIA Conicyt | Center for Advanced Studies on Educational Justice | Director |
Publications
Recent
Author
Year
Title
Magazine
Volume
Pages
DOI
Bernasconi A.
2024
Latin America: Weak academic freedom within strong university autonomy
Global Constitutionalism
14 (1)
1–22
Véliz D., Bernasconi A., Celis S., Mella M. & Miranda C.
2023
Pathways to the creation of research capacities in Universities in developing countries: perspectives from a literature review
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
Bernasconi A.
2021
University Autonomy and Academic Freedom: Contrasting Latin American and US Perspectives
Higher Education Governance and Policy
2 (1)
Bernasconi A., Berríos P., Véliz D.
2021
The academic profession in Chile: 50 years in four moments
Journal of Education (National University of Mar del Plata)
24 (2)
227-246
Bernasconi A., Berríos P., , Guzmán P., Véliz D., Celis S.
2021
The academic profession in Chile: perspectives from an international survey
Quality in Education
(54)
46-72
Pedraja-Rejas, Liliana; Bernasconi, Andres; Coluccio-Pinones, Giuliani; Marchioni-Choque, Italo; Espinoza-Marchant, Constanza; Munoz-Fritis, Camila.
2019
Culture and leadership styles in academic units: a study in a higher education institution.
Utopia and Latin American Praxis.
24
25-35
Muñoz-García, AL, Queupil, JP, Bernasconi, A., & Véliz, D.
2019
Research in higher education in Chile: A perspective on publication patterns and emerging issues.
Educational Policy Analytical Archives.
27
100
Andrés Bernasconi, Enrique Fernández Darraz, Luna Follegati Montenegro.
2018
Public treasury and private initiative. The origin of state financing to private universities in Chile.
UNIVERSITY
33
15-40pp.
Andrés Bernasconi & Sergio Celis
2017
Higher education reforms: Latin America in comparative perspective
Education Policy Analysis Archives
25 (67)
Andrés Bernasconi, & Paula Clasing
2015
Legitimacy in University Government: A New Typology.
Educational Policy Analytical Archives 23
71
Books
Author
Year
Title
Editorial
DOI/Url
Nuno Teixeira, Pedro, Shin, Jung-Cheol, Amaral, A., Bernasconi, A., Magalhaes, AM, Kehm, BM, Stensaker, B., Choi, E., Balbachevsky, E., Hunter, F., Goastellec, G., Mohamedbhai, G., de Wit, H., Välimaa, J., Rumbley, L., Unangst, L., Klemencic, M., Langa, P., Yang, R., Nokkala, T. (Eds.)
2020
The International Encyclopedia of Higher Education Systems and Institutions
Dordrecht: Springer
De Wit, Hans, Bernasconi, Andrés, Car, Visnja, Hunter, Fiona, James, Michael, Véliz, Daniela. (Editors)
2018
Identity and Internationalization in Catholic Universities: Exploring Institutional Pathways in Context
Leiden: Brill Sense
Andres Bernasconi
2015
Chilean higher education. Transformation, development and crisis. Santiago de Chile.
Editions Catholic University of Chile
Book chapters
Author
Year
chapter title
Editors
book title
Pages
Editorial
DOI/Url
Solari, Enzo and Bernasconi, Andrés
2025
Humboldt and Newman on academic freedom: Applications and tensions from the American and Chilean university experiences.
Fernando Murillo
The theory of Bildung: the return to person-centered education
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Madrid: Editorial Dyckinson
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Véliz, D., Bernasconi, A., Guzmán, P., Berríos, P., & Celis, S.
2024
Internationalization Activities in Chilean Universities
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Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education
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Bernasconi, Andres
2024
Academic Freedom in Latin America and the Deceptive Comfort of Autonomy
Lizhou Wang, Philip G. Altbach, and Hans de Wit
International Dimensions and Trends in Higher Education in Troubled Times
61-63
Leiden: Brill
Bernasconi, Andrés and Marcelo Knobel
2021
Striving for excellence in the age of rankings: insights from two leading research universities in Latin America
Ellen Hazelkorn and Georgiana Mihut
Research Handbook on University Rankings. Theory, Methodology, Influence and Impact.
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Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.
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González, Javier, Bernasconi, Andrés and Puyol, Francisca
2021
Internationalization of Chilean Higher Education. Research, Innovation, and Human Capital Formation in a Globalized Era
Juliet Thondhlana, Evelyn Chiyevo Garwe, Hans de Wit, Jocelyne Gacel-Ávila, Futao Huang, Wondwosen Tamrat
The Bloomsbury Handbook of the Internationalization of Higher Education in the Global South
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London: Bloomsbury
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Policy Briefs
Author
Year
Title
Editorial
DOI/URL
Daniel Levy, Andrés Bernasconi, Elizabeth Buckner, Aurelién Casta et. To the.
2020
How Covid-19 Puts Private Higher Education at Especially High Risk—And Not: Early Observations Plus Propositions for Ongoing Global Exploration No. 22 July 2020
PROPHE Working Paper Series WP
Bernasconi, A., Fernández, E., Irarrázaval, I., Pizarro, G., Prieto, B., Scharager, J. and Villalón, M.
2020
Institutional accreditation in higher education: Comments on the criteria and standards proposed by the CNA. Public Agenda Topics, 15(133), 1-12.
UC Public Policy Center
Bernasconi, A., Fernández, E., Irarrázaval, I., Scharager, J., Villalón, M.
2020
Quality Assurance and the New Higher Education Law. Public Agenda Issues, 15(125), 1-14
UC Public Policy Center
Commitment
Management Responsibilities at the Faculty or University
2015-2017: Vice Dean of the Faculty of Education UC
2014-2015: Director of the Center for Studies in Policies and Practices in Education CEPPE UC
