Paulina Berríos is the Institutional Research Director at the Vice Presidency for Economic Affairs and Institutional Management of the University of Chile. She leads institutional research and analytics initiatives that support evidence-based decision-making, strategic planning, quality assurance, accreditation, and international rankings across one of Latin America's leading public universities.
Her work focuses on advancing institutional intelligence by integrating data, strategy, governance, and performance measurement to strengthen university management and long-term decision-making. She has extensive experience in institutional research, university rankings, institutional performance indicators, data governance, executive dashboards for senior leadership, and measuring higher education internationalization as a tool for strategic management.
Paulina is a frequent speaker and collaborator in international higher education networks, contributing to discussions on institutional research, university strategy, internationalization, and the use of evidence to strengthen higher education policy and governance.
She holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration and Policy Studies from the State University of New York (SUNY), a Master's degree in Gender Studies, and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of Chile. Her research interests include institutional research, higher education policy, university governance, strategic planning, internationalization measurement, academic careers, and gender equity in higher education.
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