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Mexico’s systems of higher education and science, technology, and innovation (STI) are characterized by relatively late development and weak performance within the global context. The federal government has recently sought to strengthen the role of higher education institutions as they have historically been at the center of research and innovation. The efforts made have proceeded despite receiving very few financial resources in a country that allocates expenditure on research and development below 0.5% of gross domestic product (GDP). The goal of this chapter was to analyze elements of the current situation in higher education and science, technology, and innovation in Mexico. We underline the recent developments in the production of Mexican scholars: the advancement of the academic profession, reflected in the increment of scientific productivity. However, despite efforts made to reverse underperformance in research and innovation, Mexican competitiveness and innovation are still ranked in a modest position compared with most of its international peers from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. We conclude that STI, higher education, and academics work as part of a cross-linking of conditions, characteristic of the crossroads where the country is in relation with international tendencies and social dynamics based on knowledge and innovation. |
