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EducationUSA

EducationUSA. Academic Opportunities with Brazilian Institutions. Areta Ulhana Galat, M.A. ECE FAE – Curitiba, Brazil aretagalat@fae.edu. US STATE DEPARTMENT Educational Information & Resources Branch ECA/A/S/A http://educationusa.state.gov /.

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EducationUSA

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  1. EducationUSA Academic Opportunities with Brazilian Institutions Areta Ulhana Galat, M.A. ECE FAE – Curitiba, Brazil aretagalat@fae.edu

  2. US STATE DEPARTMENT • Educational Information & Resources Branch • ECA/A/S/A • http://educationusa.state.gov/

  3. Promotehighereducation in theUnitedStatesthroughtheEducationUSAEducationalAdvising Centers • Strengthentheinternationaleducationalexchangethroughscholarships and developmentprograms. • Supportresearch in internationaleducation

  4. Accredited US colleges and universities as well • as higher education membership association staff are • eligible to receive login access to the Higher Education section of our site.  Four major benefits include: • Send materials to our centers - a downloadable spreadsheet of exactly what kinds of information each center can receive, maximum quantities of each item, and specific mailing addresses.

  5. Learn what are the three main levels of service provided by the different centers in our network. • Submit information to Weekly Update - our weekly newsletter goes out to 400+ centers in 170 countries with new academic program & scholarship information for international students. • http://www2.fae.edu/curitiba/nri/ece/internas.vm?id=21338380 (e.g.)

  6. Accredited institutions can subscribe to receive regular updates through our Higher Education Institutions (HEI) E-News Quarterly. Each edition features valuable information about educational advising around the world, international student recruitment opportunities, and announcements about State Department programs and grant opportunities to increase internationalization efforts on your campus.http://www.educationusa.info/highered-hei.php

  7. EducationUSA Mission: EducationUSA centers actively promote U.S. higher education around the world by offering accurate, unbiased, comprehensive, objective and timely information about educational institutions in the United States and guidance to qualified individuals on how best to access those opportunities. More than 450 orientation centers in the world; more than 5 million people helped annually.

  8. EducationUSA Officesin South America Total Number: 70 • Binational Centers: 61 • Fulbright Commissions: 6 • Universities: 3 • Other unprofitable organizations: 2* 23 EducationUSA centers in Brazil.

  9. Areas of Study (Open Doors) 33% of the international students are attending Business and Engineering programs

  10. IIE- International Institute of EducationOpen Doors • 113,494 faculty/researchersof 187 countries in 2008/09 – anincreaseof 7% • Brazil ranks 11th amongthe countries: 2,363 researchers (anincreaseofabout 14.1%)

  11. STUDENT MOBILITY BRAZIL > USA

  12. For BrazilianStudents Ph.D. (Sandwich) - CAPES Fulbright Doctoraldegree in Science &Technology ForeignLanguageTeachingAssistant CommunityCollegeProgram MFA – Screen Writing Professional Development Hubert H. Humphrey–NGOs/GOV Faculty – ThematicScholarships AgriculturalSciences–Universityof Nebraska HumanRights–NotreDame Ruth Cardoso –Sociology– Columbia Environment– U. Texas Austin Visiting Scholar/ Scholar in Residence FulbrightPrograms

  13. CAPES – FIPSE • MOU signed in 1997 • Exchange programs for undergraduatestudents • From 2001, more than 100 consortia involving more than 250 higher education American and Brazilian universities.  • More than 2,000 students • Approximately US$250,000 for 4 years • Brazilian private and communitarian universities may participate independently • http://www.capes.gov.br/cooperacao-internacional/estados-unidos/capesfipse

  14. STUDENT MOBILITY USA > BRAZIL

  15. Yahoo! Gruposdiscussiongroup: American andBrazilianuniversities. • studybrusa · EducationUSA - Study Abroad Brazil-USA. • http://br.groups.yahoo.com/group/studybrusa/

  16. Study AbroadResearch in Brazil • US StateDept – IIE + ForumonEducationAbroad • Capes + EducationUSA • Handout for BrazilianHigherEducationInstitutionsand American students

  17. EducationUSAForum • The U.S. Department of State is sponsoring its second EducationUSA Forum, June 22- 24, 2011, in Washington D.C.  It’s a great opportunity to connect with EducationUSA and learn more about how the EducationUSA network can assist you in your international recruitment and enrollment management. • For details on registration, agenda and logistical information: www.educationusa.info/conferences/educationusa_forum_2011/index.html

  18. South American EducationUSAFair Circuit 2011 • The South American EducationUSA Fair is a recruitment circuit organized by the EducationUSA Advising Centers in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. • Dates: September 1st through 14th • www.educationusa.info/conferences/fairs/southamerica

  19. Whyan EducationUSA Fair? • Why do we do it? • Promote US education • Public Diplomacy • Promote EducationUSA • Gain visibility • Give students good alternatives outside of agents • Strengthen relationship with US Institutions • Better advise students • Increase our Database • Why do US institutions come? • Only accredited US institutions at fair • All left material are taken to the EducationUSA office • Specific public interested in the US After the fair is over, EducationUSA will be available not only to students, but also to the institutions. EducationUSA - Always Here for You! • Why do students participate? • one time stop • US institutions only

  20. EducationUSA Fair in numbers... Invitationssent 1200 + Students Registered on the Website 2009 - 4870 2010 - 6092 These are the numbers for the online registration. All cities had a good number of students registering on the day of the fair This database is Precious! ParticipatingInstitutions 2009 – 43 2010 - 57

  21. ParticipatingUniversities: 32 in 2010

  22. FAUBAI: Forum of the Brazilian Universities for International Affairs http://www.faubai.org.br/br/index.php April 6th – 9th in Diamantina, Minas Gerais FAUBAI`sgoalistopromoteexchangeandinternationalcooperations as themeansto improve teaching, research, extensionand management oftheaffiliatedinstitutions.

  23. Contacts • rmoriconi@educationusa.info (REAC Southern Cone) • andreza@fulbright.org.br(Country Coordinator) • aretagalat@fae.edu • educationusa@fulbright.org.br • www.educationusa.org.br • www.educationusa.state.gov

  24. And connect with us …. • Orkut - EducationUSA Brasil • Facebook- EducationUSABrasil • Twitter– twitter.com/EducationUSABR • Blog – Blogger Website: http://educationusabr.blogspot.com/

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