Brazil Public Schools Gain from Rapid Adoption of Internet Technologies In Brazil, the spread of communications technology is proceeding at record speed. Internet usage statistics are breaking records every month. A new federal government initiative looks to keep public schools on top of this trend….
Chile Government Creates Centers of Excellence The Chilean government has announced the creation of eight centers of scientific and technological excellence. These centers will conduct research and train human capital in areas such as astrophysics, environmental science, biological science, biotechnology and climate change. – AEI…
Regional World’s 7th Largest Bank Partners with US College to Support Higher Education in South America Banco Santander, the world’s seventh largest bank by profit, and Babson College announced a partnership recently to support academic programs in South America in the areas of entrepreneurship and…
Canada Education Company Buys Community College with China Ties CIBT Education Group, a Canadian education company that currently manages 17 institutions of higher education in China, has bought Sprott-Shaw Community College in Vancouver, British Columbia, which has plans to export many of its 140 vocational…
Canada Program to Draw Foreign Students Deemed Failure Many international students in Canada are moving to the United States or other countries to work after graduation despite an after-graduation job program designed to keep them in Canada. A report, commissioned by the Canadian Bureau for…