CDIO Conference LASPAU and University Reform in Latin
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CDIO Conference LASPAU and University Reform in Latin America and The Caribbean Nov. 9, 2009
LASPAU: • Builds expertise needed in 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean through academic and research exchanges for scientists, professionals, and university professors • Links future leaders from Latin America with cutting edge programs at universities throughout the world • Assists universities in Latin America to transform teaching toward new, interactive methods • Sustains extensive university and research network including more than 20, 000 current and former grantees • Identifies corporate partnerships to address needs in Latin America • Harvard University affiliate
About LASPAU l Primary exchange program sponsors: Fulbright Academic Exchange Program (Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State) Organization of American States Instituto Colombiano para el Desarrollo de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (COLCIENCIAS)
About LASPAU l Primary exchange program sponsors (continued): Becas Chile and Ministry of Education of Chile Ministry of Education of El Salvador FINCy. T (Peru) W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Total Grantees per year 2000 -2009
Top Sending countries 2000 -2009
Saint Augustine in the 6 th Century
IDIA Initiative for the Development of Academic Innovation
