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The Global South-South Development Expo (GSSD Expo) is the FIRST EVER Expo solely from the South and for the South. It showcases successful Southern-grown development solutions (SDSs) to address the need to meet Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It is designed as a concrete response to the strong commitment made by the Secretary-General and the UNDP [...]

South-south cooperation revs up Brazil has been using its growing strength to forge ties with other countries in the global south. Thalif Deen UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and former Brazilian president Lula da Silva have long been supporters of cooperation between countriesin the global south [EPA] As one of the world’s emerging economic powerhouses, [...]

FAPESP/BE-BASIC Call for Proposals The State of São Paulo Research Foundation, FAPESP, and the BE-Basic Consortium (The Netherlands) make this Call for Research Proposals public and invite interested researchers that are associated to non-profit higher education and research institutions in the State of São Paulo to submit research proposals according to the FAPESP/BE-Basic Memorandum of [...]

PhD Sandwich Scholarships for visiting PhD students from developing countries to conduct research at a national or international research institute in a developing country (“South – South PhD Sandwich Scholarships 2012”) The Food Security Center (FSC) is a university center of excellence in development collaboration at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. FSC is one [...]

Scholarship programme Version française » What is the purpose of the ESED scholarship? The purpose of the ESED scholarship is to support outstanding students pursuing advanced studies in sustainable energy development and to encourage meaningful contributions to the collective body of knowledge about this subject. The Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership considers an outstanding student to be [...]

Most Norwegian institutions have various bilateral agreements with foreign institutions of higher education. These agreements are usually designed for the mutual exchange of students, researchers and teachers. However, there are national programmes that offer scholarships and other types of funding for international students wishing to study in Norway. Certain restrictions and prerequisites apply for all [...]

GLOBAL: The changing concerns of higher education Amy Ewen* 04 September 2011 Issue: 187 The problems of access and equity are often considered jointly in World Bank publications, and the implication is that one directly affects the other. In order to address the problem of inequality in higher education, it may be beneficial to view [...]

CANADA: Rising university costs hit Ontario families Jacquie Withers 04 September 2011 Issue: 187 Households in the Canadian province of Ontario are increasingly buckling under the strain of funding higher education, according to a report published last week. This year on average households have debt equal to 150% of their disposable income, compared to 93% [...]

María Elena Hurtado 04 September 2011 PERU: Vatican threatens university’s Catholic status Issue: 187 The prestigious Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PCUP) risks losing its name and status if it refuses to align its statutes with a Vatican dictate. The university is challenging the order from Rome arguing that it is bound by Peruvian, not [...]

The Organization for Higher Education, Cooperation, Research, and Development (OCIDES) is a dynamic think tank in the area of higher education composed by INCHER-Kassel students and alumni aligned to canalizing their synergies towards the generation of practical contributions to higher education. OCIDES’ activities and services include research and analysis, evaluations, consultancy, and publications. OCIDES is focused on promoting professionalization and [...]