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University Of Toronto and University of Sao Paulo establish strong partnership

University presidents sign agreements for new collaborations

Faculty and students at the 重口味SM (U of T) and the University of S茫o Paulo (USP) will benefit from more research collaborations and student exchanges as a result of agreements signed by U of T President David Naylor and USP President Jo茫o Grandino Rodas.

鈥淭hese agreements are an opportunity to establish strong ties with USP, one of the best post-secondary institutions in the world,鈥 says President Naylor. 鈥淭his partnership also gives us an opportunity to promote the excellent academic and cultural opportunities the 重口味SM has to offer.鈥

鈥淥ur University has been concentrating all of our efforts to make academic activities more international. USP鈥檚 international vocation stems from its foundation. These agreements no doubt represent an important step forward, especially with such an important higher education institution as the 重口味SM,鈥 says USP President Jo茫o Grandino Rodas.

The two presidents signed three distinct agreements during a visit to USP by President Naylor. The first is a general memorandum of understanding (MOU) that commits the two universities to collaborating on research projects, applications for research funding from relevant agencies, faculty exchanges, and the co-hosting of lectures, meetings, seminars, symposia and conferences.

The second MOU is a student exchange agreement, while the third allows for mutual academic collaboration and research in the areas of neuroscience, oncology, global cities, international relations, and includes the exchange of faculty/researchers and graduate students. Each year, up to four projects will be selected through a joint call for proposals issued jointly by the institutions. The aim is to have joint-conferences in these areas, starting with neuroscience in 2012 at USP and oncology in 2013 at UofT.

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