Tag: university
Living the Moment in Brazil
My Brazilian niece, Luiza, is getting ready for her first semester in university. I ...
Three Weeks After It Started Federal Servants’ Strike in Brazil Continues to Expand
In Brazil, a strike that has already stopped classes in 51 federal institutions of ...
The Story of Higher Education in Brazil: Too Many Openings, Too Few Good Schools
Instead of the consumption of classes, education is a process of knowledge accumulation. But ...
Number of College Students Doubles in Brazil, But It’s Still Only 14%
The rate of Brazilian youths enrolled in universities the last 10 years has doubled, ...
UFBA: Brazil’s Less than Gringo-Friendly University
Thinking of doing a semester as a student at Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) ...
Brazil’s School Stipend Has Become a Vote-Buying Scheme
For a long time now Brazil has paid for scholarships so that university graduates ...
Only 9% of 18-24 Year Old Brazilians Go to College
The deputy executive secretary of Brazil’s Ministry of Education (MEC), Ronaldo Teixeira, said that ...
26,000 Private College Openings in Brazil Reserved to Blacks
Brazilian students eligible under quotas favoring the handicapped, blacks, mulattoes, and Indians should be ...
Brazil Has 228,000 College Professors. 48% Work in the Southeast.
Brazil has 228,319 university professors. 22.7% (52,376) have doctoral degrees or higher, 35% (80,787) ...
Federal Univesity Branches Are Spreading Throughout Brazil, Says Lula
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that the University for All Program ...
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