Internationalization in Brazil and Colombia moving forward

Marcio de Castro Silva Filho of the University of Sao Paulo will share information about an academic mobility project that started in 2018. The collaboration involved organizations such as FAPESP, USP, GRE and CAPES to identify PhD candidates from other regions of the world to study at the PhD level at USP. The overall concept also encouraged USP students to study abroad and promoted faculty exchange initiatives with other countries. The success of the collaboration is evident in that USP attracted students and professors from

Ivonne Gonzalez, of la Universidad De La Sabana in Chia, Colombia, will share examples of policies that promote internationalization in Colombia. Ivonne, will discuss graduation requirements that include English proficiency as well as initiatives that require English proficiency assessment to enter into English taught programs in Colombia. Ivonne will share information regarding the government's support through its many scholarship programs as well as a recent government white paper that describes

The Brazil and Colombia examples will highlight the importance and speed at which internationalization is occurring in South America.