Tag: college

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, ...

Brazil Plans to Create 9 Federal Universities and 41 Campuses

Brazil expects to have 700,000 more students enrolled in higher education in 2007. This ...

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 ...

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) ...

Tomorrow, Deadline for Foreigners Interested in Brazilian College Scholarships

Foreign students interested in attending Brazilian universities have until tomorrow, July 12, to apply ...

Postgraduates in Brazil Are 122,295 with 9% Yearly Growth

In the past eight years the number of master’s and doctoral programs in Brazil ...

Before Reforming University Brazil Needs a New Attitude

The University Reform proposal has the merit of stimulating debate about a reorientation of ...

In Brazil, University for All Is Law

At least 95,000 low-income students in Brazil will have the opportunity to enter universities ...

Brazil Wants Indians in College

The Ministry of Education (MEC) is encouraging Indian students to acquire higher education, so ...

Brazil’s College Quota: 10% for Poor and Blacks

Brazil’s government program, University for All, has received support from a total of 32 privately-owned ...