Brazil New Scholarships for Pakistan Sixty-three Brazilian universities are to offer Pakistani students scholarships to study in Brazil, through a scheme announced in August. The scholarships stipulate that the awardee must return to their home countries after study. “This requirement to serve their country of…
China International-Student Returnees Hit 1 Million As of the end of 2012, a total of 1.09 million Chinese students had returned to China from abroad after a period of study. In the last five years alone, more than 800,000 students have returned from campuses around…
Regional New Africa-Brazil Higher Education Program Brazil has launched a major higher education cooperation program with Portuguese-speaking Africa. Under the project, educators and researchers from 20 Brazilian institutions of higher education will provide services in five African nations: Angola, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique and…
Brazil Brazilian Universities Top Regional Ranking Four Brazilian universities were listed among the top ten in Latin America and 11 among the top 30, according to a regional ranking released in May. The University of Sao Paulo is considered the best in Latin America for…
Regional Universities in Hong Kong and Singapore Dominate Top 3 in Regional Ranking Two Hong Kong universities and the National University of Singapore (NUS) took up the three leading positions in the QS University Rankings: Asia, released in June, with Hong Kong University of Science…