Documents & Reports
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Passionate About the Magic of Education : Case Study : Ânima : The Power of Quality Private University Education as a Driver of Change in Brazil (English)
On the verge of bankruptcy in 2003, the front page of a local newspaper declared that UNA, a 40-year-old university, was about to close its doors. Shock had rippled through Belo Horizonte at the dire prospect...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 169310 Document Date: September 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Casanova,Ann Marie,Paula,Carmen Valéria De,Khan,Mohammed Ali,Fichard, Carina,Kazemi,Shamim,Kandri Rodi,Salah-Eddine,Mccahan,Christopher M.,Kerr,Thomas Michael,Sterlin,Elena J.
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A New Dawn for Education in Post-Apartheid South Africa - ADvTECH : How the Largest Education Group is Increasing Access to Quality, Affordable Higher Education (English)
Expanding access to quality and affordable education is a central element to eliminating extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. In developing countries, private education providers play a critical...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 125919 Document Date: March 1, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Casanova,Ann Marie,Caballero,Alejandro,Ferreira,David,Kandri,Salah-Eddine,Khan,Mohammed Ali,Osei,Kenneth Ahenkora,Soubeiga,Eric,Sterlin,Elena J.
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Breaking New Ground by Addressing an Underserved Market : Ser Educacional - Efficiencies Help Expand Affordable Higher Education with Positive Financial Returns in Brazil (English)
As recent as the 1990s, a large share of the Brazilian workforce was largely uneducated. In 1993, a staggering 70 percent of the Brazilian labor force aged 26-30 had not completed secondary school. Some...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 121279 Document Date: October 1, 2017 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Casanova,Ann Marie,Correia Lima Viana,Victor,De Paula,Carmen,Da Silva Alves,Juliana Cristina,Guaqueta Ospina,Juliana,Kandri Rodi,Salah-Eddine,Khan,Mohammed Ali,Ribeiro Marques,Vitor,Fernandes De Oliveira,Alexandre,Sterlin,Elena J.
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Helping Students Afford the Career of Their Dreams : Ideal Invest - Making University Accessible through Student Loans in Brazil (English)
Brazil is one of the largest economies in the world, with a population of 206 million and a GDP of US$2.3 trillion (2014). In recent years, it was distinguished by its fast-growing economy and growing...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 106086 Document Date: March 1, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Casanova,Ann Marie,Caballero,Alejandro,Crentsil,Leticia D.,Goncalves,Monica,Kandri Rodi,Salah-Eddine,Khan,Mohammed Ali,Sterlin,Elena J.
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Education Within Reach of All : UNIMINUTO - Bringing Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Jobs to Marginalized Communities in Colombia through Tertiary Education (English)
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on leveraging the power of the private sector to tackle the...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 106085 Document Date: April 1, 2015 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Casanova,Ann Marie,Kandri,Salah-Eddine,Khan,Mohammed Ali,Valenzuela,Carolina
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Affordable higher education in Mexico : implications for career advancement and social mobility - final evaluation report : April, 2015 (English)
This report seeks to evaluate social mobility for Mexican undergraduates from Laureate institutions, a private university system, specifically evaluating the effect of a Laureate education on both income...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 112586 Document Date: April 1, 2015 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Rebolledo Dellepiane,Miguel Angel,Paniagua,Gloria,Yale, Matthew,Tambucho Perez,Sandra Monica,Moran, Debora,Khan,Mohammed Ali,Olive,Damian,Diamond,Alexis,Gutierrez,Ines,Shepherd,Daniel,Abreu, Raul,Torres, Braulio,Maya, Alexandro,Charles, Amlin
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Affordable higher education in Mexico : implications for career advancement and social mobility (English)
Laureate universities offer higher education degrees in the Mexican context, an environment where there is a significant, unmet demand for college degrees and yet, private universities face a highly competitive...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 112009 Document Date: April 1, 2015 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Rebolledo Dellepiane,Miguel Angel,Paniagua,Gloria,Yale, Matthew,Tambucho Perez,Sandra Monica,Moran, Debora,Khan,Mohammed Ali,Olive,Damian,Diamond,Alexis,Gutierrez,Ines,Shepherd,Daniel,Abreu, Raul,Torres, Braulio,Maya, Alexandro,Charles, Amlin