Media Releases
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Time for focus and action in building the Brazil connection »
June 06, 2012Canada needs to get serious about Brazil. There are few places in the world today where the opportunities to build prosperity through partnerships and collaboration are as abundant and robust…
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Universities welcome Senate report on strengthening partnerships with Brazil »
May 30, 2012Canada’s universities welcome recommendations that the government of Canada focus its relations with Brazil in areas such as education, science and technology.
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Building prosperity through higher education connections with Brazil »
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Brazil mission creates framework for acceleration of university collaboration »
May 02, 2012The mission wraps up today with meetings with government officials and industry leaders in the capital, Brasilia, along with additional university and research facility visits.
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Presidents discuss transfer of university research to private sector with partners in Brazil »
April 28, 2012Eight Canadian universities signed agreements with Unicamp today in areas ranging from student and faculty mobility, to research collaboration, to the development of joint academic programs.
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Brazil mission sees $6.74 million invested in Canada-Brazil university partnerships and scholarships »
April 27, 2012Canadian universities and their Brazilian counterparts are announcing 75 new partnerships and scholarship programs worth $6,736,800 (CAD) in university and government funding during the AUCC’s university presidents’ mission to Brazil.
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Canada-Brazil University Presidents' Roundtable: Speech by Stephen Toope »
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Canada’s universities announce 59 new partnerships, scholarships and student mobility programs in Rio de Janeiro »
April 26, 2012University presidents strengthened Canada’s capacity in research and innovation today by signing 35 new agreements and memoranda of understanding with 18 Brazilian institutions. Thirteen new scholarship and student mobility programs for Brazilian and Canadian students were also announced by Canadian institutions. Read the backgrounder »
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Canada’s university presidents embark on largest-ever mission to Brazil »
April 24, 2012Close to a third of Canada’s university presidents are leaving for Brazil today on the largest-ever initiative of its kind.
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Thirty university presidents join higher education mission to Brazil »
April 19, 2012Canada’s university presidents are preparing for an unprecedented higher education mission to Brazil, April 25-May 2. About thirty university presidents will visit Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Campinas and Brasilia to promote Canada as a partner of choice for research, innovation and higher education.
Speeches
Rio de Janeiro, April 26, 2012
- Opening Address at the Conference of the Americas on International Education by the Governor General
- Canada-Brazil University Presidents’ Roundtable: remarks by Stephen Toope
- AUCC Canada-Brazil University Presidents’ Round Table by the Governor General
In the News
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Canadian university presidents strike 75 deals with Brazil for research, study »
The Toronto Star, May 22, 2012 -
U of M inks deal to attract more Brazilian students »
Winnipeg Free Press, May 01, 2012 -
Building the Canadian Brand »
Perrin Beatty's Blog, Chamber of Commerce, April 30, 2012 -
Synchroton flicked on from Brazil »
Saskatoon Star Phoenix, April 30, 2012 -
Canada, Brazil forge educational deal »
Ottawa Citizen, April 27, 2012 -
Kwantlen shops for students in Brazil »
The Surrey Leader, April 27, 2012 -
McMaster signs agreement with Brazilian universities »
Hamilton Spectator, April 27, 2012 -
Regina's new tie to Brazil »
Regina Leader-Post, April 27, 2012 -
In Brazil, a Conference on Internationalization debates its dangers »
The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 26, 2012 -
Canadian universities reach Brazil for brainpower »
Globe and Mail, April 25, 2012 -
Delegation of Canadian university presidents head to Brazil »
University Affairs, April 25, 2012 -
Une délégation de recteurs canadiens se dirige vers le Brésil »
Affaires universitaires, April 25, 2012 -
Canadian Governor General Visits Brazil »
The Rio Times, April 24, 2012 -
Governor General promotes Canadian education in Brazil »
The Toronto Star, April 21, 2012 -
Governor-General courts Brazil to lure students to Canada »
Globe and Mail, April 21, 2012 -
Canadian universities' Brazilian ambition »
Inkless Wells, Maclean's, March 22, 2012
