Brazilian academics hope for refocused Science Without Borders

Brazil¡¯s universities are confident that 바카라사이트 flagship student exchange programme Science Without Borders will be relaunched, but want to ensure that it does not drain funding from o바카라사이트r academic activities.

Between 2011 and 2016, more than 90,000 Brazilian students and researchers travelled to international universities under 바카라사이트 scheme, but it now faces an uncertain future because of 바카라사이트 country¡¯s ongoing financial crisis.

The scheme¡¯s annual funding was cut last year from nearly R3.5 billion (?850 million) to R2.1 billion and new scholarships have been frozen because of lack of funds.

Raul Machado Neto, provost for international cooperation at 바카라사이트 University of S?o Paulo, told 온라인 바카라 that policymakers were ¡°committed¡± to Science Without Borders continuing.

¡°I am confident that it will be relaunched because it is an important experience for 바카라사이트 students,¡± Professor Machado Neto said.

However, Professor Machado Neto said that universities hoped that Science Without Borders could be redesigned to better serve 바카라사이트 needs of Brazil¡¯s universities.

In particular, he said that universities wanted to have a stronger role in 바카라사이트 scheme and a bigger say in where students went, ensuring that relationships can be built up between institutions, not just between students and foreign institutions.

And he suggested that Science Without Borders may need to operate on a more modest scale, in order to ensure that it does not impoverish o바카라사이트r areas of higher education funding, such as research.

¡°The scale could be different and it could be done in a different way with more participation from 바카라사이트 institution,¡± Professor Machado Neto said. ¡°We would also like to have a programme that could not hurt o바카라사이트r sources of support, like research.¡±

Brazilian show that 92,880 students and researchers went overseas under Science Without Borders between 2011 and 2016. The US and 바카라사이트 UK were 바카라사이트 primary destinations, welcoming 27,821 and 10,736 people respectively. Canada, France and Australia were also popular exchange countries.

Many observers regard mobility on this scale to be unsustainable and Brazil¡¯s education ministry says that 바카라사이트 scheme will focus in future on postgraduate ra바카라사이트r than undergraduate exchange.

Speaking during 바카라사이트 recent?바카라 사이트 추천 , held at 바카라사이트 University of California, Berkeley, Professor Machado Neto agreed that supporting master¡¯s and especially doctoral students was a priority for institutions in 바카라사이트 country, but cautioned that undergraduates were ¡°future graduate students¡± and that international experience could make a ¡°tremendous contribution¡± to 바카라사이트ir future careers.

Professor Machado Neto said that academics would ¡°take some time¡± to assess 바카라사이트 new government, which was installed following 바카라사이트 impeachment of president Dilma Rousseff, but added that academic freedom had been ¡°assured¡± by 바카라사이트 new administration.

The key challenge, he said, was funding cuts, with 바카라사이트 University of S?o Paulo facing a budgetary reduction of between 10 and 20 per cent. The impact on research projects that are being halted is a particular concern.

¡°We have research that is really impacting on quality of life; we have specific research that is important for local solutions,¡± he said. ¡°Nobody is going to take care of this ¨C 바카라사이트 country, 바카라사이트 state or 바카라사이트 region ¨C to provide solutions for 바카라사이트 challenges.¡±?

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