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...second important decision of the Bachelet government was to invest billions from this fund in the development of the skills and capacities of its people. On September 3, 2008, the Bachelet administration established procedures for its Bicentennial System to Train Advanced Human Capital Abroad (“bicentennial” because it marks Chile’s declaration of independence in 1810). This program, known as “Becas Chile,” is on scholarships...
...books and pertinent materials. The fellowship provides a monthly allowance for a spouse and for each child as well as for the costs of first moving to the Boston area. Most importantly, the Chilean government will also provide English-language training in Chile to prepare students for their study abroad. Bright, hard-working Chilean students from poorer families may lack sufficient competence in English; language instruction is designed to increase the likelihood of more socially egalitarian access to these scholarships and thus to a Harvard degree...
...Holy Land in recent decades. There are more Taybeh natives living in Michigan than in the village. Madees hopes to inspire others to return. "I hope people look at me as a role model," says Khoury, adding that she supports "any Palestinian that lives here, goes to study abroad, then decides to move back to Palestine and invest their knowledge and their experience into anything in the country...
...What Iran did agree to was inspections at Qum and an arrangement to send low-enriched uranium to Russia to create fuel rods for its medical-research reactor in Tehran. The terms on which those inspections and the deal for enrichment abroad will be implemented remain to be seen. But they may well strengthen safeguards against Iran's turning nuclear material into weapons, even as they bypass the demand for Iran to halt uranium enrichment...
...Asian trading and financial hub, has for several years aspired to become Asia's premier wine hub. Hong Kong collectors already own 17% of the world's stock of fine wines. But most of that stash - the largest in the world on a per capita basis - has been stored abroad because the city charged an onerous duty on imported wines that at one point reached as high as 80%. Then, two years ago, the market really began to flourish when the government scrapped all wine and spirits duties. To encourage the creation of a local wine industry, authorities also abolished...