@Article{McManusNobr:2017:ScWiBo,
author = "McManus, Concepta and Nobre, Carlos Afonso",
affiliation = "{Universidade de Bras{\'{\i}}lia (UnB)} and {Instituto Nacional
de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)}",
title = "Brazilian scientific mobility program - science without borders* –
preliminary results and perspectives**",
journal = "Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ci{\^e}ncias",
year = "2017",
volume = "89",
number = "Suppl. 1",
pages = "779--786",
keywords = "innovation, internationalization, scholarships, social impact,
STEM areas.",
abstract = "The Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program - Science without
Borders (SwB) - saw the concession of over 101 thousand
scholarships for Brazilian STEM students and education
professionals to attend universities worldwide. As the first phase
of this program ends, it is time to take a first look at its
impacts, mainly on the undergraduate student body (79% of total
scholarships implemented). Benefits included a 6-month language
course (optional), a one year undergraduate course and optional 2
month internship in a university, government laboratory or
technology company. Positive impacts have been seen on entrance
into postgraduate programs (>20% of SwB students compared to <5%
of the overall student body of similar fields), as well as high
representation of lower income families (>50% from families with
less than 6 minimum wages per month). The impact of the program
will need to be evaluated over the next years, but innovation on
the part of the students is already apparent. Any new SwB program
needs to take into account the lessons learned from this first
experience and therefore recommendations are presented.",
doi = "10.1590/0001-3765201720160829",
url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765201720160829",
issn = "0001-3765",
language = "en",
targetfile = "Mcmanus_brazilian.pdf",
urlaccessdate = "29 mar. 2024"
}