Unpredictability is keeping Brazil’s universities from flourishing

Threats to cut all postgraduate funding from 2019 in Brazil were thankfully scuppered, says Justin Axel-Berg, but signalled that a long-term strategy for Brazilian higher education is sorely needed

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August 14, 2018

Last updated

August 21, 2018

Justin Axel-Berg

Twitter: @AxelbergJustin

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Print headline: Governmental unpredictability keeps Brazil’s universities from flourishing

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