“…It is important to analyse, tentatively, the differences found between the countries studied, understanding that they may respond to structural difficulties, specific sociocultural processes or different educational conceptions in Latin American institutions, and that, consequently, they do not emphasise the development and quality criteria that operate in European universities (EHEA). In this sense, the differences recognised in this study may derive from certain limitations for the development of innovation in the field of higher education in Latin America, in contrast to the European context (Martínez-Iñiguez, 2018; Ríos-Cabrera and Ruiz-Bolivar, 2020). Some of the difficulties are:- • Lack of formulation of specific public policies to develop innovation in university institutions.
- • Lack of financial resources for the development of innovative initiatives aimed at the acquisition of equipment, teaching materials, teacher training, technical/pedagogical advice, equipment maintenance, etc.
- • No promotion of leadership and motivation of the leadership and management of HEIs vis-à-vis the entire educational community to get involved in the innovation process.
- • Limited updating of the curriculum of university degrees to the current socio-economic contextual requirements.
- • Lack of training of competent and innovative teachers who allow student autonomy and responsibility in their learning, the use of active methodologies in the classroom and the incorporation of technological resources.
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