Noted: Certainly, Brazil?s top universities find they have no shortage of suitors from abroad. A number of Brazilian institutions have signed deals recently with universities elsewhere. The University of São Paulo recently arranged a student- and faculty-exchange agreement with China?s Henan University. In April, the University of Wisconsin at Madison announced a plan to deepen its ties to Brazil and its higher-education establishment.”We have started a series of symposia about Brazil. We are identifying some strategic partnerships with universities in Brazil,” says Giles Bousquet, dean of international studies and vice provost for globalization. “It is a paradigm shift, and that paradigm shift is refocusing the university in educating graduates that are going to see the emerging powers as a key group of partners and Brazil as a key country.”
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