London School of Business and Finance has signed a MoU with Trevisan – Escola de Negocios, a business school based in Brazil to bring programs to Trevisan’s students through online and on-campus delivery.

In a decision that will also impact international mobility, the Brazilian government has announced that funding will be frozen for scholarships to master’s and PhD courses.

A growing interest in studying abroad, ease of obtaining a visa and the absence of a language barrier have led to a boom of Brazilian students in Portuguese universities – with educators recording a 540% rise in Brazilian students over the last decade.

Despite economic crisis and political instability in Brazil, the number of Brazilian language students abroad increased 20% in 2018, agencies report.

An English course for underprivileged teenagers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will be the first project financed by Bayswater Foundation, the charity arm of Bayswater Education.

Middle East-based education agency Yes Atlas will directly serve its first non-Arabic-speaking audience as it opens its first offices in Latin America.

Australia’s ELICOS sector is heading for another record year for enrolment number, but overall growth is flat, and the gap between where students are coming from and where they are going is widening.

Jair Bolsonaro's election as Brazil’s president is seen as a boost for the nation's ELT industry, stakeholders told The PIE News. The far-right former military captain is expected to stabilise exchange rates and attract international investment, in turn attracting students.