Scientific research and its relationship with higher education in Honduras

Abstract

In a completely globalized world, the scientific research has become the standard of the well know world’s first class, which based on the triangulation of the Education-private organizations-government, that conceives and develops the know/how of the scientific research.

The first world class countries relay their growth strategies upon the knowledge generated at the university level, and the knowledge emitted by the public educational institutions. The strategies’ success is directly influenced by the political forces and the level of resources available to invest in, particularly in Research and Development activities (R/D), as well as the proactive participation of the companies that are directly involved. Therefore, the entities that interact across the industrialized countries, tend to stimulate the scientific, technological and innovative development of specific academic areas.

By Living in such an unstable world that is characterize for the constant facing of extreme conditions, it has become necessary to comprehend the current and future situation by accurately forecasting its reality; in order to contextualize the scientific research in the region. Therefore, is essential to know their basis, which derives from the academy through the bonding of the scientific research and higher education programs, focusing in the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, as a way to transcend the difficult work that awaits the national development. Thus, the correlation analysis between higher education and scientific research, expects to facilitate and release the current situation, contributing in the achievement of the goals that are presently pursuit by the higher education system which includes knowledge generation as a part of the curricular design for the development of the world class inputs skills and knowledge.