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Hi-Tech Educational Start-Ups in Latin America

Education and technology have joined hands in recent years to revolutionize the way students in the developing world access education. Far from a duplication of USA’s business models, some ed-tech platforms have designed reso...
by Mantra Roy
 
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European University Scholarships for Indigenous Students in Latin America

The Preciosa Project of the European Commission offers a unique opportunity to Latin American indigenous students: 35 scholarships to study Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees in European Universities in the fields of Informatio...
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$3 Million Initiative to Boost Education and Gender Equity in Latin America

Beginning in January 2013, The Resource Foundation (TRF) and the Caterpillar Foundation have launched a $3 million initiative  to improve education, gender equality, and life skills by reaching 11,000 children in 10 countries ...
by Mantra Roy
 
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Panama City Hosts Seminar on Education and Technology in Latin America

Today, Latin America recognizes that newer technologies can dynamically change their educational situations. Many governments have started paying heed to the power of information and communication technologies. They are interes...
by Mantra Roy
 
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From Brazil to S. Korea to Learn Science

A group of 85 Brazilian college students are leaving their country to study science, engineering, and technology in South Korean universities for a year. The students are travelling with scholarships granted by the program Scie...
by Catarina Loureiro
 
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Brazil: Government Implementing Affirmative Action in a “Raceless” Country

Ever since Brazil abolished slavery in 1888, the country has seen itself as a racial democracy. Unlike in the U.S., there were never anti-miscegenation laws keeping blacks from marrying whites nor did schools and public transpo...
by Tiffany Tsai
 
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How to Help the “Ni-Ni Generation” of Latin American and Caribbean Youth

According to a recent joint report presented by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),  young people between the ages of 15 and 29 account for 26% of...
by Lauren Riggs
 
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In Guatemala, Violent Student Protests Rock Local Schools

In Guatemala City, protesting students have taken over their schools for the past several weeks. Outside Aplicacion Belem Normal School, students could be seen protesting and confronting the riot police. The protest started mor...
by Sera Yoo
 
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The Sustainable Development Generation: Rio+20 Conference Calls Youth to Action Worldwide

Despite some sense of disillusionment amongst global media outlets regarding the difficulty of implementing tangible results from the recent United Nations Conference On Sustainable Development in Brazil (Rio+20), stakeholders...
by Lauren Riggs
 
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