Population: 8.2 million
Largest City: Montreal
Major Industries: manufacturing, telecommunications, mining, science/technology/aerospace, forestry (pulp/paper)
The Inside Scoop: Quebec’s Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche, et de la Science (the ministry responsible for higher education) makes studying the province easy. International students are offered a wealth of scholarship opportunities and perks, such as exemptions from higher tuition rates and the Quebec Merit Fellowship Program, a unique scholarship fund for distinguished foreign students. The diverse province welcomes approximately 30,000 international students from 160 countries every year to hundreds of programs in French and English.
What Brazilian students have to say: Madson Bezerra, a student in Food Quality and Processing Technologies claims “If you’re looking for something in life, you’re sure to find it in Quebec.” Hear what Madson and other international students in Quebec have to say about studying in this exciting French-speaking province: http://meulugaremquebec.ca/po/madson.php
Website of Quebec’s local office in São Paulo: http://www.international.gouv.qc.ca/pt/sao-paulo
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Université Laval