This paper addresses the issue of higher education privatization in the Argentinian case. Firstly, we present the changes that have taken place in the latinoamerican context, particularly in our own educational field since the beginning of the neoliberal paradigm. In addition, two stages of the expansion of private universities in Argentina are described: one stage covers the expansion period that took place from 1989 to 1995 in which the number of private universities together with their specificities increased, and the other stage covers the period from 1995 up to now which is characterized by the expansion of private sector of education through "ofertas distantes" or "extensions extraterritoriales/áulicas." Finally, the spatial dimension linked to the expansion of extensions are discussed.
neoliberal policies; privatization of higher education; expansion of private universities; "Extensiones Áulicas"
