The KAAD in Latin America

The Latin America Department of the KAAD is committed to building a sustainable network of Catholic academics and scientific institutions in the region. The aim is to promote international academic exchange and to sustainably strengthen cooperation between Latin American and German church and church-related structures.
At the same time, the department's scholarship program sees itself as a targeted contribution to the promotion of local civil society structures. It is based on the guiding principle of the Latin American church: the priority option for the poor.

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Kamille Beye sits at the table with two scholarship holders and works with them as a group.
| Lateinamerika, Aktuelles, Seminare

Education and Educational Equity in Latin America

Who gets access to good education in Latin America – and who is left out? This was the key question at the Latin America seminar, which took place at the Franz Hitze-Haus in Münster from December 8 to 11, 2025.

| Lateinamerika, Aktuelles, Veranstaltungen, Reisen

Strengthening KAAD's Cooperation with Universities and Alumni in Latin America

Dr Mirjam Rossa, Head of the Latin America Department at KAAD, intensified the exchange with universities and alumni in Argentina and Uruguay in a spirit of shared responsibility.

P. Carlos with three young nuns, Fr. Carlos wears an academic habit. They are all smiling at the camera. Two of the nuns wear black gowns and hold their degree certificates in their hands. In the background, a portrait of the Virgin Mary hangs on the wood-paneled wall.
| Lateinamerika, Alumni, Aktuelles

KAAD Alumnus Fr Dr Carlos Ignacio Man Ching SJ becomes Rector of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador

KAAD congratulates Fr Dr Carlos Ignacio Man Ching SJ on his appointment as Rector of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador. His professional career combines academic work, pastoral responsibility and international networking - and illustrates in a special way the impact of our alumni in their home countries.

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The Latin America unit in figures: 2024

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79 scholarship holders

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from 11 countries

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4 Events

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with 965 participants