Brazil is trading its previous efforts to advance internationalization by sending STEM students to study abroad for a new, and less expensive approach. The Capes-Print program redirects a portion of almost US$2 billion spent on "Science Without Borders" to an application process that will allow institutions to identify their own internationalization strategy and pursue it with governmental funding.
The Capes-Print program comes with a more modest pricetag - US$90 million. The goal is to "transform colleges and universities into internationally-oriented institutions. By developing research networks, international cooperation, and the mobility of faculty and graduate students, it will promote change that should benefit more cohorts of students." The move by Brazil represents the challenge faced in other Latin American countries - "to invest in internationalization in order to stay relevant." There is growing realization that higher education institutions should internationalize in order to engage in research and prepare graduates for the dynamics they will face in work and private life.
The Capes-Print program comes with a more modest pricetag - US$90 million. The goal is to "transform colleges and universities into internationally-oriented institutions. By developing research networks, international cooperation, and the mobility of faculty and graduate students, it will promote change that should benefit more cohorts of students." The move by Brazil represents the challenge faced in other Latin American countries - "to invest in internationalization in order to stay relevant." There is growing realization that higher education institutions should internationalize in order to engage in research and prepare graduates for the dynamics they will face in work and private life.
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