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Brazil Launches Science Without Borders
The Brazilian government has announced of the world’s largest funded student exchange programs. It intends to send over 100,000 students around the world by 2014. Science without Borders is a large scale nationwide scholarship program primarily funded by the Brazilian federal government. The program seeks to strengthen and expand the initiatives of science and technology, […]
Canada’s GlobalLink Offers a Unique Way to Recruit top International Students
Canada’s MITACS GlobalLink is a unique program that brings top international undergrads to Canada to undertake a summer research project under the supervision of a Canadian university faculty member. International students gain valuable experience and at the same time test drive potential university destinations for future graduate studies. The CEO of MITACS Globalink, Arvind Gupta […]
Officials Accompanying Obama in India Looking for Flexible Rules
A delegation of U.S. education officials visiting India alongside President Barack Obama is trying to push India to speed up its acceptance of foreign universities, an Indian government initiative that has been promised but appears to be stalled. American universities have made clear to Mr. Sibal, the Minister of education that they can’t operate in […]
New $30M Phd Scholarship Program in Ontario
The fight to attract the best and brightest global innovators is well underway. Globalization is real and brainpower is the major ingredient for the innovation and competitiveness recipe. Now Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has announced a new Ontario Trillium Scholarship for international students program. The new scholarship will provide 75 of the world’s best students […]