Brazil: PhD Mobility Ebbs and Flows, But Most Graduates Return

According to a recent article in University World News, there is a "constant flow of Brazilians going to get their degrees abroad, mostly with fellowships from national agencies. In the early 1990s, Brazilian agencies used to support about 2,000 doctoral students a year abroad. As the number of doctoral programmes in the country increased, the number of doctoral fellowships for study abroad went down, but other kinds of fellowships were introduced. "

"In contrast to India, China and, in Latin America, Mexico and Argentina, Brazil does not suffer from a steady outflow of educated citizens." 

Read the full article online: www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20130530155449642.