A group of sixty Brazilian teachers have participated in a pilot teacher-training program conducted by the National Institute of Education International Singapore, as part of a MoU signed between NIEI and Brazilian NGO Ayrton Senna Institute.

The British Council has announced the grantees of its Brazil-UK university partnership program, to develop internationalisation strategies and strengthen partnerships between HEIs.

Brazilian international education fair Global Access Through Education, spearheaded by agency STB, has announced its return after two years of absence.

Brazilian study tour operator CI announced ongoing international expansion, with an international HQ opening in Toronto, Canada.

Brazilians spent 82% more on education travel in 2016 than the previous year, according to a recent student survey from BELTA.

Brazil’s outbound study surged by 14% in 2016, with more than 247,000 students studying abroad during the year as exchange rates improved, according to Belta, Brazil’s largest study travel association. HE-level study is also growing in popularity.

Colleges and Institutes Canada has launched a new outbound mobility program, funding scholarships for Canadian students to study in Brazil.

The Mais Ciência, Mais Desenvolvimento- Johanna Döbereiner scheme will bring about profound changes in Brazilian federal funding and will grant more autonomy to Brazilian universities.