This paper shows the analysis of the importance of research in higher education as a competitive tool, based on the origins of the academy in the world, and analyzing the characteristics of the most prominent universities in the research area given the variables Iberoamerican ranking qualified SIR ​​2013, and finally generating a proposal to improve the model of university research EAN considering and effective models developed in other countries and Latin American universitiesThis paper shows the analysis of the importance of research in higher education as a competitive tool, based on the origins of the university in the world, and analyzing the characteristics of the most prominent universities in the research area given the variables Iberoamerican ranking qualified SIR ​​2013, and finally generating a proposal to improve the model of university research EAN considering research models developed and effective in other countries and Latin American universities.This paper shows the analysis of the Importance of research in higher education as a competitive tool, based on the origins of the academy in the world, and analyzing the Characteristics of The most prominent universities in the research area Iberoamerican Given the variables qualified SIR ​​ranking 2013, and finally generating a proposal to Improve the model of university research and Effective EAN Considering models developed in other country clubs and Latin American universities