Brazil-U.S. International Educational Exchange

Patricia Chow, Senior Program Officer for Research and Evaluation at the Institute of International Education, presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Forum of the Brazilian Universities Accessories to International Matters (FAUBAI), held in Sao Paulo, Brazil from April 14 to 17, 2010. 

The theme of this year’s conference was “Transitions and Transformations: New Times, New Actors.” Ms. Chow presented at the plenary session on “Excellence in Internationalization of Canadian and American Universities” on April 15 with Brian Whalen, President of the Forum on Education Abroad, representing the United States.

Ms. Chow also presented data from IIE’s annual Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange supported by the U.S. Department of State, at a workshop on Saturday, April 17 on “Developing Partnerships with Brazil” with Rita Moriconi, Regional Education Advising Coordinator for Southern Cone region and Andreza Martins, EducationUSA Country Coordinator for Brazil.