# Southern Cone higher education integration > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/southern-cone-higher-education-integration > Updated: 2026-09-10T12:56:47.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2. Educational institutions in Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil are advancing regional integration through collaborative efforts. In Paysandú, a binational and trinational conference focused on “regional networks for higher education in transformation,” emphasizing education as a universal human right and a social public good. In Uruguay, efforts have been made to advance university decentralization through visits to regional centers, aiming to allow students to pursue degrees in their home regions to prevent displacement. Simultaneously, Argentine and Brazilian universities are strengthening technological and academic ties. This includes student and cultural exchanges at the Universidad Nacional de Hurlingham and the implementation of the Binational Program of Innovative Entrepreneurship and Mentors (PREIM) between the Universidad Nacional de Misiones and the Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná. The latter partnership also includes the launch of a double degree program for Mechatronics Engineering. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-10: Argentine universities strengthen academic ties with Brazil Argentine universities UNAHUR and UNaM are enhancing academic cooperation with Brazilian institutions through student exchanges and new binational entrepreneurship and engineering agreements. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/argentine-universities-strengthen-academic-ties-with-brazil ### 2026-09-09: Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil advance higher education integration Educational leaders from Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil are meeting to promote regional integration and academic exchange, while Uruguayan authorities focus on university decentralization to support regional de 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/argentina-uruguay-and-brazil-advance-higher-education-integration --- Cite as: Southern Cone higher education integration. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/southern-cone-higher-education-integration