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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
OAS Signs Educational Agreement with Florida International University
Date: June 24, 2014
Place: Washington, DC
Credit: Maria Patricia Leiva/OAS
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Organization of American States (OAS) today signed an agreement with
Florida International University (FIU) that will enable students from
the Western Hemisphere to apply for scholarships in undergraduate,
master’s and doctoral degree programs at the institution
based in Miami.
The Secretary General of the OAS, José Miguel Insulza, said that with the understanding with
FIU, there are now 41
U.S. universities that have educational agreements with the hemispheric
institution. "The five-year agreement with FIU will offer ten partial
scholarships to doctoral students and an unlimited number of
partial scholarships to undergraduate and master’s degree students,"
said the Secretary General.
The OAS leader highlighted the proximity of Miami to many countries in
Latin America and the Caribbean and the large number of Latino students
available to the study center. "FIU students that come from our region
are a value added in terms of strengthening
hemispheric relations," he said during the signing ceremony held at OAS
headquarters in Washington, DC.
Secretary General Insulza also said the agreement adds “meaningful value
to our ongoing efforts to contribute to the development of all our
member countries through the education of our citizens."
For his part, the President of FIU, Mark Rosenberg, expressed gratitude
on behalf of the university for the opportunity to work together with
the OAS and stressed that the university is "a microcosm of our
Hemisphere." "As you know, we live and breathe Latin
America in Miami," added President Rosenberg, who noted that FIU
includes people from all the countries of the Western Hemisphere, taking
into account students, faculty and the staff of the university. He also
noted the importance of the scholarship program
of the OAS, and recalled that his first grant was awarded by the
hemispheric Organization for research in Latin America.
The agreement between the OAS, through its
Department of Human Development, Education and Employment, and FIU extends for five years.
The signing ceremony included the participation of the Assistant
Secretary General of the OAS, Albert Ramdin; the Executive Secretary for
Integral Development of the OAS, Sherry Tross; several representatives
of OAS member states; and several students and former
students of FIU.
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