U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro Hosts the Launch Ceremony of the 2nd Edition of the College Horizons Program Rio de Janeiro - On Feb. 12 the U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro hosted the launch ceremony of the 2nd edition of the College Horizons Program. Six public high school students will receive scholarships to study English at IBEU and to prepare for the university entrance examinations. They will also take part in cultural and volunteer activities organized by Levantamos NGO. College Horizons is financed by the U.S. State Department and carried out by Levantamos.
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Students selected to participate in the program |
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Tássia Pereira de Souza Mello |
Douglas Ramalho |
Lucas Corrêa
dos Reis |
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Marcelo Felipe de Oliveira |
Sarah paula Justino de Oliveira |
Marcus Vinícius da Silva |
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Erik Holm-Olsen, Consul and Director of the Public Affairs Office in Rio de Janeiro and Daise Rosas, Consultant to NGO Levantamos |
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Giovani Rocha Batista Santos, Youth Ambassador 2009, present to the launching, talked about his recent experience at the Youth Ambassadors Program. Giovani encouraged the participants of the College Horizons program to pursue their goals in life. |
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Erik Holm-Olsen, Ítalo Mazzoni (IBEU's President), Leila Santos (Cultural Affairs Assistant), Carlos Olavo Guimarães (Academic Superintendent of IBEU),Daise Rosas and the group of selected
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Photos: U.S. Consulate-RJ | |
