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24 slides from IDP Education's conference presentation, September 2001
Slide 1: Perception and Cultural Differences between Australia and Latin America Education
Perception and Cultural Differences between Australia and Latin America Education G’day Australia EDGAR DIOMEDES VIVAS DIRECTOR COLOMBIA 1 IDP Education Australia September 2001
Slide 2: IDP Offices in Latino America
IDP OFFICES IN LATINO AMERICA Mexico 2 Colombia 6 Brazil 5
Slide 3: Latin America Market
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Slide 4: Latin America Market (6 countries)
Latin America Market (6 countries) 3500 2978 3000 2500 1865 2000 1500 1147 1000 500 0 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 Source: DIMA
Slide 5: Colombia General Perceptions
General Perceptions COLOMBIA • Guerrillas, fighting • Kidnapping and • Drugs • Good coffee • Emeralds • Garcia Marquez (Writer Novel prize for “100 years of Loneliness”) • Juan Pablo Montoya , formula one driver
Slide 6: General perceptions Brazil
General perceptions Brazil • Rio carnival • Samba • Bikinis • Poverty • Brazilians speaks Spanish • Soccer • Amazon
Slide 7: General perceptions Mexico
General perceptions Mexico • Mariachis and music • Food • Poverty • Siestas • Smog • Traffic jams and bribes
Slide 8: Did you know that . . .
Did you know that . . . • Colombia & Brazil produce the best coffee of the world? • Brazil is considered the 8th power nation • Mexico has the fourth greatest number of billionaires in the world • Colombia has the best emeralds in the world • Brazil is considered the 8th power nation
Slide 9: Did you know that . . .
Did you know that . . . • Mexico is part of the largest trading block in the world (NAFTA) • Colombia is the second biggest export producer of flowers • Brazil is the only Portuguese speaking country in Latin America • Mexico had one of the most stable currencies in the world in 2000-2001 • Colombia
Slide 10: Did you know that . . .
Did you know that . . . • The Amazons covers Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador • The education system in Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil could be comparable to the year 12 in Australia • In Mexico, Colombia and Brazil undergraduate degrees are five years long • Some courses may cost up to A$18,000 per
Slide 11: Colombian Education System
Did you know that . . . Colombian Education System Pre-school (3 years, 3-6 yo) Basic Primary, years 1 to 5 (6-10 yo) Basic Secondary, years 6 to 9 (11-14 yo) Media Vocational, years 10 & 11 (15-16 yo) Total number of years on average is 13 Superior Technical (3 years) University (5 years) Post (1-2
Slide 12: General perceptions of Australia
General perceptions of Australia • Kangaroos • Exotic country • Beaches and surfing • Too far away • Olympics • Dangerous (spiders, insects, snakes, sharks) • Capital is Sydney
Slide 13: General perceptions of Australia
General perceptions of Australia • Prefer to go to the states, Canada or England because their education is recognised as world class • Guess it’s too expensive • Its quality is very high and comparable to US or UK
Slide 14: General perceptions from Australians
General perceptions from Australians • Don’t know anything, I wouldn’t comment on it • As every thing one can expect from underdeveloped countries • It’s not as good as ours
Slide 15: Testimonials
Testimonials • For Australians it is much easier to have access to education • For us, bachelor degrees are much longer and more difficult • Australia education is more specific • We do a lot of subjects that are really irrelevant • The Australian Way is much more relaxed
Slide 16: Testimonials
Testimonials • Australians are given more autonomy and responsibility • Australia is open to receive people from other countries. However, the Asia influence is stronger than any other. It is very new to us. • Australia doesn’t have the same affinity to music. Too much beer and not enough dancing.
Slide 17: Cultural and Perception
CULTURAL AND PERCEPTION • Students deal with • Teachers are seen and address as equals and teachers in a formal friendly way • Students go to class • Students undertake to get knowledge a lot of research and from teachers and have to work on receive lots of their own (they’re counselling and more in
Slide 18: Cultural and Perception
CULTURAL AND PERCEPTION • The education • The education system demands to system is undertake many specialised and subjects that may students work more not be related to the in their area of student’s area of interest interest • The length of the • The length of the courses are long courses are shor
Slide 19: Cultural and Perception
CULTURAL AND PERCEPTION • Student do not • Students do use a frequently visit the lot the libraries libraries A lot of practical work • Too much theory is done by students has to be learned by • Private education is students not considered • Private education is exclusive, the a luxury. Few governme
Slide 20: Cultural and Perception
CULTURAL AND PERCEPTION • Lack of research • Good research funds and activities funds and activities • Requirements to • Requirements to enter good schools enter goods schools and universities may and universities be difficult to seem to be less achieve tough • Few sporting • Lots of sporting activi
Slide 21: Cultural and Perception
CULTURAL AND PERCEPTION • Family more closely • Family seems to be connected more independently financially and connected socially financially and socially • Perception that the • Public institutions public institutions are seen as good as are not as good as private institutions private I
Slide 22: General Recommendations
General Recommendations • Cultural differences, look for local advise • Make yourself aware of cultural particularities before entering into business with Latin people • Interpersonal relationships play a very important role • It takes a longer time to develop a relationship. Several market visits a
Slide 23: General Recommendations
General Recommendations • Benchmarking. Look what others are doing (Canada, USA, UK, Germany, Spain). • Take the benefits of your comparative advantages (climate, quality, costs) • Scholarships & promote specials to attract and increase the market • Initiate agreements with local institutions • Keep
Slide 24: Latino America - Thank You Very Much / Gracias
LATINO AMERICA THANK YOU VERY MUCH GRACIAS
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