Rousseff eliminates regulations which impeded public universities working with the private sector

Monday, January 18th 2016 - 08:24 UTC

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Full-time professors at public universities in Brazil will now be allowed to carry out research in the private sector—and get paid for it, without having to drop their academic jobs. The change is the result of a new law, signed by President Dilma Rousseff, designed to bring science and industry closer together. Read full article

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ChrisR
“Professors” in Uruguay are called lecturers everywhere in the western world.

There are more 'Professors' here than students it seems. I am sure there are good ones, I just haven't met him or her yet.

I imagine it is the same in Brazil.
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Jack Bauer
@1 ChrisR
you are right. Same in Brazil....just that there are not enough of them....
Jan 18th, 2016 - 03:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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