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06/09/2012
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In return, Brazil will host American students
The Science Without Borders program will send 101,000 scholars to U.S. universities. In return, Brazil will receive part of the 100 thousand undergraduates, graduate, and doctoral researchers who will exchange U.S. in Latin and Central America.
The partnership was signed on Friday (31) between MEC (Ministry of Education) and representatives of 66 higher education institutions in the United States who are in Brazil to participate in fairs organized by Education USA in Brasilia, Sao Paulo and Rio de January. The Education USA handles the granting of scholarships in the United States.
At the signing of the cooperation, the Minister of Education, Mercadante, said the United States is a leader with regard to quality education, especially in the priority areas of the program of scholarships, like engineering, technology, computer science , astronomy and production of pharmaceuticals.
According to the minister, the Science Without borders intends to establish partnerships that enable Brazilian students do internships in U.S. companies that maintain operations in Brazil.
- This measure creates an identity with the company generates a mutual interest in learning.
The next step of the program will be the complication of 150 thousand tests of English proficiency for students who plead vacancies in Science Without Borders. Mercadante said the language is a major obstacle for students.
- We will identify students who are coming to get approval and we will give priority to those students, building a structure offering English courses in the federal universities.
In the first instance, must be reformed between 7000 and 10 000 students.
Another measure announced by the minister's interest in creating parallel to and Paralímpiadas Olympics in Rio in 2016, the 1st Youth Olympic Games Knowledge gathering the main areas of knowledge.
- That would be a legacy for Brazil to boost the Olympic spirit in sports and in the classroom.
Altogether, 12 countries universities are partnering with Brazil. Students interested in competing for grants from the Science Without Borders must access the program's website until September 14.
Source: R7 News
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