Brazil Failing to Attract Enough Qualified Students for International Scholarships Brazil launched a new study-abroad program in 2011 that was described as a pioneering plan to improve science and technology innovation. In total, funding would be provided for 101,000 top students to be sent to…
Argentina Government to Boost R&D Spending Significantly Argentina’s government has launched a research and development strategy that could result in research and development (R&D) investment rising from 0.65 percent to 1.65 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020, with significant input from the private…
Regional University Prestige Rankings Tell Same Old Story The big six universities in the United States and the United Kingdom have consolidated their dominance of the Times Higher Education’s Reputational Ranking, according to the 2013 update released in March. The rankings use the Thomson Reuters…
Regional Report Says Goal of Sending 100,000 American Students to China By 2014 Will Likely be Met According to the findings of a new report from the Institute of International Education (IIE) –US Students in China: Meeting the goals of the 100,000 Strong Initiative – American…
Regional Internationalization Pays Off in Scientific Research Science and engineering departments with doctoral students from several different countries tend to produce more publications and get more citations, a new study has found. “Skilled Immigration and Innovation: Evidence from Enrollment Fluctuations in U.S. Doctoral Programs” argues…