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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

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  1. CDIO Conference LASPAU and University Reform in Latin America and The Caribbean Nov. 9, 2009

  2. 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

  3. About LASPAU • 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)

  4. About LASPAU • Primary exchange program sponsors (continued): • Becas Chile and Ministry of Education of Chile • Ministry of Education of El Salvador • FINCyT (Peru) • W.K. Kellogg Foundation

  5. Total Grantees per year 2000-2009

  6. Top Sending countries 2000-2009

  7. Saint Augustine in the 6th Century

  8. IDIA Initiative for the Development of Academic Innovation

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