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WHA Western Hemisphere

WHA Western Hemisphere. Latin America & the Caribbean: Regional Updates and Trends. Regional Overview of EducationUSA. 3 REACs: Tim Wright : Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (MCAC) Rita Moriconi : Southern Cone Rosemarie Arens : Andean Region. Regional Overview of EducationUSA.

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WHA Western Hemisphere

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  1. WHAWestern Hemisphere Latin America & the Caribbean: Regional Updates and Trends EducationUSA.state.gov www.EducationUSA.info

  2. Regional Overview of EducationUSA 3 REACs: • Tim Wright: Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (MCAC) • Rita Moriconi: Southern Cone • Rosemarie Arens: Andean Region EducationUSA.state.gov

  3. Regional Overview of EducationUSA 3 EducationUSA Advisers: • Etty Arjona, Panama (MCAC) • Claudia Carrillo, Chile (Southern Cone) • Sandro Molina, Peru (Andean Region) EducationUSA.state.gov

  4. Regional Overview of EducationUSA • 107 centers in 31 countries • 121 EducationUSA Advisers • 67,711 students studying in the U.S. EducationUSA.state.gov

  5. Breakdown of Host Institutions: WHA: South Am: MCAC: EducationUSA.state.gov

  6. Services to US institutions • Connect U.S. reps with students in person or virtually (EdUSA Connects) • Act as liaison between U.S. and local academic and government institutions to foster partnerships • Organize the EducationUSA fairs • Information on local credentialing, transcripts, & accreditation • Coordinate logistics for visits to local institutions • Disseminate Weekly Update to Advisers and HEI News to U.S. institutions EducationUSA.state.gov

  7. Services to Students • Access to reference material and Internet • Regular group and individual advising sessions • Admissions-related thematic workshops (essay writing, fields of study, financial aid, etc) • Offer criteria based selection process to help match students with U.S. colleges & universities • Connect students to admissions offices according to students interests • Offer information on exams and test prep • Offer pre-departure orientations EducationUSA.state.gov

  8. i EducationUSA www.facebook.com/EducationUSA EdUSAtips, EdUSAupdates www.youtube.com/educationusatv EducationUSA.state.gov

  9. Outreach & Expanding Audiences • USG Youth Programs • Youth Ambassadors, College Horizons, Student Leaders • English Language Programs • USG Micro-Access Scholarships • Local GOV and NGO push • EducationUSA country-wide outreach • Opportunity Funds EducationUSA.state.gov

  10. Opportunity funds • Southern Cone: Brazil and Paraguay • Andean Region: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela • MCAC: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama EducationUSA.state.gov

  11. Top Places of Origin EducationUSA.state.gov

  12. Student Mobility Trends: Mexico 46% EducationUSA.state.gov

  13. Student Mobility: Central America www.EducationUSA.state.gov

  14. Student Mobility Trends: Caribbean • Pull Factor: ≈ 38% go to FL & NY EducationUSA.state.gov

  15. Student Mobility Trends: Caribbean % of college age population in the U.S. Ratio of students in the US per 10,000 of tertiary aged population • Sources: • UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2009 • Open Doors Report, 2009 EducationUSA.state.gov

  16. Student Mobility Data: Brazil EducationUSA.state.gov

  17. Student Mobility Trends: Brazil • Intensive English to build capacity for World Cup 2014 and 2016 Olympics • USG 6-year strategy focusing on EducationUSA & IEPs • Increasing numbers of undergraduate students • Ranks 11th as sending country for professors/researchers

  18. Government Sponsorship & Policies: Colombia • Colciencias: Colombian Government Science Research Organization • Bicentenial Scholarship Program • Program Goal: To train 3,000 new Ph.D.s by 2019 • 200 to 300 full scholarships per year • ICETEX: Colombian Institute of Educational Credit and Technical Study Abroad • Loans for English Study and for Graduate Study Abroad EducationUSA.state.gov

  19. Government Sponsorship: Colombia • Colfuturo • Founded as a public private partnership; now a private NGO funded by the private sector • Provides loans that become scholarships under certain conditions • Graduate study only • Up to US $25,000 per year • More than 1,000 students were selected for the program in 2009 EducationUSA.state.gov

  20. Government Sponsorship & Policies: Ecuador • Instituto Ecuatoriano de Crédito Educativo y Becas (IECE) • up to $20,000 to complete degree (Undergrad and Graduate) in a foreign country • SENACYT (Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología) • up to 60 months of graduate studies in Science and Technology • Unidad ABC Quito Municipal Government • up to $17,000 to complete degree (Undergraduate) in a foreign country. EducationUSA.state.gov

  21. Opportunities for All Ya’ll • New Gov Scholarships: Panama, D.R., Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil • Renewed interest in the Caribbean – CXC & College Fair Tour • Surge in English language learning (Brazil, Honduras, Colombia, Peru, Panama) • Brazil: petroleum engineering and all related fields EducationUSA.state.gov

  22. How to Connect with WHA • Create relationships – an oral culture • Give a presentation in an advising center • Participate in college fairs (in-person or alumni) • Join your study state consortia • EdUSA Connects, DVC, Skype, social media EducationUSA.state.gov

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  25. For more information on registration and contact details: http://sites.google.com/site/mexicocollegefairtour2010 Questions? Email: mexicocollegefairtour@gmail.com EducationUSA.state.gov

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  28. EducationUSA in Panama and Central America SENACYT – IFARHU Scholarships for Excellence Program Abriendo Horizontes Project Accreditation of Central American Universities and Programs EducationUSA.state.gov

  29. 1. SENACYT-IFARHU face problems for sending students to US HEI • Required English proficiency • Entrance exams: SAT, GRE, GMAT • Complicated Admissions Process • Criteria: 200 top world universities: Shanghai and London Index • New: Carnegie Classification: Masters and doctoral programs and ABET accredited (engineering) • US$ 250,000 per student EducationUSA.state.gov

  30. 2. Abriendo Horizontes, 2008 • Stage 1: Administration of a battery of written and oral tests in 2 languages • Stage 2: 14 finalists sent to 8-week Language & Culture Intensive Program in 2 Missouri institutions • Stage 3a: 3 students US-bound with full scholarships • Stage 3b: 5 students prep for SENACYT competition 18 schools invited; 8 schools participated; 14 finalists Criteria for institutional selection: 1100 score on PAA/SAT

  31. 3. CCA = Central America’s CHEACentral American Council for Higher Education Accreditation • Sole Central American Region accreditation agency: • Has 2-tier structure. Recognizes: (a) national accreditors; (b) regional programmatic accreditors: graduate programs, medicine, etc. • Mission: (a) improve quality of CA higher education system • (b) promote integration of Central America thru student mobility, credit equivalency and international recognition of degrees Headquarters, Universidad de Costa Rica EducationUSA.state.gov www.cca.ucr.ac.cr

  32. Central American Council for Higher Education Accreditation C C A Multisector and regional representation 3 SectorialRepresentation 7 Nation Representation 9. Federated Profesional bodies 1. Belice 2. Honduras 8. Academic - state universities 3. Guatemala 4. Nicaragua 11. Governmental (Ministries of Education) 10. Academic -private universities 5. El Salvador 6. Panamá 7. Costa Rica 12. Federated Student Associations CCA Organizational Structure www.cca.ucr.ac.cr

  33. PERU Present and Future EducationUSA Centers in Peru Host institutions EducationUSA advisers EducationUSA.state.gov

  34. Peru in NumbersTheProspectiveMarket • Secondary school population: Approx 7.7 million • Tertiary level population: 551,000 (2007) • Students studying abroad 14,719 (2008) • Top Destinations • U.S. 4) Spain • Chile 5) Germany 3) Italy 6) France EducationUSA.state.gov

  35. Peru in Numbers • Annual EducationUSA Contacts: 300,000 • Total number of students in the U.S.: 3, 598 • Undergraduate Students :1,798 • Graduate Students: 1,306 • Non- degree and OPT: 494 • Rank: 4th highest sending country in South America, 7th in Latin America and the Caribbean EducationUSA.state.gov

  36. Peruvian Student Flows to the U.S. 2001 - 2009 EducationUSA.state.gov

  37. Major Trends • English Language Study • Sustained economic growth • Major fields of interest • Major areas of Interest within fields • Rapid increase in use of social media for communication. EducationUSA.state.gov

  38. EducationUSA in Chile • Santiago • Antofagasta • La Serena • Valparaíso/Viña del Mar • Curicó • Concepción

  39. Becas Chile Program – Ministry of Education • 1 Government scholarship system • Human capital development: Academic excellence & country development • 30,000 grantees by 2017 • USD $6 billion EducationUSA.state.gov

  40. Becas Chile Program – Ministry of Education • Three areas: • Graduate degrees • Technical programs with internships • Pedagogy (including Study Abroad programs for undergraduate students and Internships for Science high school teachers) EducationUSA.state.gov

  41. Becas Chile: Main Benefits • All tuition after discount or waiver from US university • Monthly stipend for housing and food of an average of USD 1500 • Medical insurance and books • Roundtrip • Opportunity to improve the level of English in Chile and then in the US before beginning graduate studies (conditional admission required) • Stipend for family (10% spouse and 5% children) • Obligation to return to Chile to work (same number of years outside Santiago, double number EducationUSA.state.gov

  42. Becas Chile Program – Ministry of Education

  43. EducationUSA & Becas Chile • Country-wide outreach to attract students • Enabling partnerships with U.S. universities • Bringing Becas Chile to an international audience • Incorporating Ministry in training of EducationUSA Advisers EducationUSA.state.gov

  44. Chile

  45. Questions ?? EducationUSA.state.gov

  46. Thank You! Claudia Carrillo, Adviser Santiago, Chile claudia@norteamericano.cl Dr. Etty Arjona, Adviser Panama City, Panama arjonaetty@me.com Rita Moriconi, REAC South America, S. Cone rmoriconi@educationusa.info Sandro Molina, Adviser Arequipa, Peru smolina@educationusa-peru.info Tim Wright, REAC MX, CentAm, Caribbean twright@educationusa.info www.EducationUSA.state.gov www.EducationUSA.info

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