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2nd annual Canada-Brazil Language, Education, and Workforce Forum
Dear Canadian Colleagues and Friends,
It is with pleasure that I invite Canadian university, college, language school and private sector leaders to join me in Sao Paulo this coming March 20-22, 2016 for the 2nd Canada Brazil Language, Education and Workforce Forum.
This milestone event convenes innovative leaders in international education, language education experts, senior policy makers and industry leaders to discuss the internationalization needs of Brazil and Canada’s higher education system and labour force, and identify common solutions to support our mutual internationalization objectives.
This dialogue comes at a critical juncture in the Canada-Brazil relationship. In 2014 nearly 21,000 Brazilians chose Canada as a language learning destination, and Canadian educators are now involved in projects in Brazil to deliver quality Canadian programs. For the last four years, Canada has enjoyed the benefits of a substancial increase in Brazilian student mobility through Science without Borders program – a government of Brazil program that has allowed Canadian campuses, businesses and communities to welcome over 8,000 Brazilian students for academic study, language education, research and industry internships. The SwB program has served as a catalyst for expanded Canada-Brazil educational, cultural, political and commercial relationships across the board.
Indeed, the current fiscal situation in Brasilia presents some challenges for Brazilian political decision makers, and raises some questions of the stability of funding for mobility programs such as SwB. However, Brazil remains committed to investing in education and research, and is well on its way to internationalizing in numerous sectors of strategic importance to Canada. Now more than ever, Canada has an opportunity to demonstrate our commitment as a long term partner to Brazil, building on the momentum generated by the SwB program, burgeoning institutional partnerships in education and research, a rapidly growing Canadian alumni network in Brazil, and the fact that Canada is still hands-down the number one overseas destination for Brazilian ESL students.
In addition to helping to shape a strategy for future Canada-Brazil education and internationalization cooperation, the March 2016 Forum will serve as a valuable opportunity for networking and partnership-building between academic institutions and with private sector and government stakeholders. I encourage Canadians to take advantage of this event to grow your network in Brazil and identify promising new partnerships for mobility, exchange and cross-sectoral collaboration in research and innovation.
I look forward to welcoming you to Sao Paulo!
Sincerely,
Stephane Larue
Consul General of Canada in Sao Paulo
Hotel Novotel Sao Paulo Jaragua Conventions
R. Martins Fontes, 71
Centro, São Paulo – SP
01050-000, Brazil
2016-03-20
March 20 – March 22, 2016
Sunday, March 20th
19:00 – 22:00
Informal participants’ dinner
Participants pay their own costs
Monday, March 21st
8:30 – 9:00
Registration and coffee
9:00 – 9:05
Welcome and housekeeping
• Master of Ceremonies: José Celso Freire Junior, President, FAUBAI
9:05 – 9:20
Welcome remarks
• Rick Savone,Ambassador of Canada to Brazil
9:20 – 10:20
Plenary panel
Framing the issues – Language, higher education and the workforce in the context of internationalization
• Gail Bowkett, Director,Research, Policy and InternationalRelations, Universities Canada
• DeniseAbreu e Lima, PresidentIdiomas sem Frontieras (Languages without Borders) program, Ministry of Education of Brazil
• Luciano Toledo, Director, Federal Network of Vocational and Technological Education, Secrectariat of Professional and Technical Education (SETEC), Ministry of Education (invited)
• Marcelo Sarkis, Chair,Innovation, Science and Technology Committee, Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce
10:20 – 10:45
Health break
10:45 – 12:00
Plenary panel
Performance and productivity –Addressing Canada and Brazil’s skills gaps to drive growth, competitiveness and innovation
• Honourable Hal Perry, Minister of Education, Prince
Edward Island and Chair ofthe Council of Ministers of Education of Canada (invited)
• HonourableAloizio Mercadante, Minister, Ministry of Education of Brazil(invited)
• Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce member(TBC)
• Câmara de Comércio Brasil-Canadá member(TBC)
12:00 – 13:00
Plenary armchairinterview
Sustainability and diversity of Canada-Brazil internationalization efforts –risks,trends and opportunities
• Interviewer: Gonzalo Peralta, Executive Director, Languages Canada
• Sylvain St-Amand, Director,InternationalRelations, Université du Québec à Montréal(invited)
• Adalberto Luiz Val, Director,InternationalRelations, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior(CAPES/Brazilian FederalAgency for the Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education)
• Ted Vaughan, Director, Universities and Colleges, Government of Nova Scotia (invited)
13:00 – 14:30
Lunch
Participants cover their own costs
14:30 – 14:40
Instructions and introductions for afternoon small group discussions
14:40 – 15:50
Small group discussions (4 groups)
Sustainability of internationalization efforts – Whatis needed from institutional, business and national perspectives?
Sessions led by sector experts Groups will be provided with a series of questions to address related to sustainability (e.g. funding sources; programs; role of research partnerships; global competition).
Discussion leaders will open with their own case study and pose discussion questions.
15:50 – 16:00
Participants move to next small group discussion/coffee served
16:00 – 17:10
Small group discussions (4 groups)
Quality and internationalization – The impact of internationalization on quality of higher education to meet workforce and societal needs
Sessions led by sector experts
Groups will be provided with a series of questions to address considerations and indicators of quality in higher education to meet the goals of producing global-ready graduates.
Discussion leaders will open with their own case study and pose discussion questions.
17:10 – 17:15
Participants move to plenary
17:15 – 17:30
Closing remarks
Wrap-up / Setting the stage for “Day 2” of the Forum
19:30 – 22:00
Networking Reception
Hosted by Stéphane Larue, Consul General of Canada in São Paulo
Location: Official residence of the Consul General
Tuesday, March 22nd
8:30 – 9:00
Networking coffee
9:00 – 9:05
Welcome back
• José Celso Freire Junior, President, FAUBAI
9:05 – 10:30
Plenary panel
Mobility vs Internationalization: Lessons learned from the 1st phase of the Ciência sem Fronteiras (Science without Borders) program
• Chair: Prof. Geraldo Nunes, General Coordinator, Science without Borders program, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científi co e Tecnológico (CNPq/ National Council for Scientifi c and Technological Development) (invited)
• Prof. Leandro Tessler, Professor, Gleb Wataghin Institute of Physics, University of Campinas (Unicamp) & Dr. Kathleen Matheos, Associate Dean, Extended Education, University of Manitoba
• Waldenor Moraes, Vice-president, Idiomas sem Fronteiras (Languages without Borders) program
• Lise Bazinet, Assistant Director, Offi cial Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI) University of Ottawa • Tom Roemer, Vice President Strategic Engagement, Camosun College (invited)
10:30 – 11:00
Health break
11:00 – 12:00
Plenary discussion
Report-back from Day 1 small groups and discussion of results– next steps and stakeholder roles
12:00 – 12:30
Wrap-up remarks
• Stéphane Larue, Consul General of Canada in São Paulo
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
Participants pay their own costs
14:00 – 16:00
Facilitated business-to-business meetings
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CICan to offer scholarships to Brazilian Students:
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Please find below the final report for the 2nd Canada-Brazil Language, Education and Workforce Forum held in São Paulo, Brazil March 21-22, 2016. The event was co-hosted by Universities Canada, Languages Canada, Colleges and Institutes Canada, the Brazilian Association for International Education (FAUBAI) and the Languages without Borders program of the Brazilian Ministry of Education.
The report is also available on Universities Canada’s website here: