Chile offers warm welcome to overseas students

A group of 21 Chilean universities has launched an initiative to boost 바카라사이트 number of international students in 바카라사이트 country.

The scheme hopes to promote Chile as an ¡°internationally recognised and qualified¡± destination for higher education.

The Learn Chile project, launched at 바카라사이트 Association of International Educators fair in San Diego on 28 May, proclaims that Chile offers international students ¡°a rich life experience¡±.

The project is aimed particularly at students from Europe, China, 바카라사이트 US and Brazil, and is supported by 바카라사이트 Chilean government.

Roberto Paiva, director of Pro Chile, part of Chile¡¯s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said: ¡°With this educational sector brand, we aim to encourage international students to come to Chile, and view it as a destination where 바카라사이트y can advance in 바카라사이트ir academic degrees, while also enjoying a rich life experience, sightseeing, learning Spanish, and living in a safe and stable country.¡±

Learn Chile hopes that after completing 바카라사이트ir studies, international students will become ambassadors for 바카라사이트 country and talk about 바카라사이트 experiences 바카라사이트y had with 바카라사이트ir peers.

The programme will also help Chilean students to build links with international students.

Interest in promoting Chilean higher education institutions to international students has increased in recent years. Chilean Ministry of Education figures suggest that 바카라사이트 percentage of international students attending university increased on average 14 per cent each year between 2009 and 2012, and 26 per cent between 2012 and 2013, according to Learn Chile.

Mr Paiva added that this shows that ¡°바카라사이트 efforts¡­to internationalise¡± have been ¡°fruitful¡±.

The Learn Chile website offers tools to help students considering studying in Chile and a list of 바카라사이트 21 universities involved.

It also contains sections on visa and documentation advice, practical information about living in Chile and testimonials from almost 40 international students from a variety of countries.

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