Why choose Swiss higher education and study in Switzerland?
Scientist Bertrand Piccard gives you all the reasons to choose Swiss higher education and study in Switzerland!
Mayron Pereira Piccolo Ribeiro is one of nearly 400 young foreign researchers awarded a Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship each year to pursue their studies at a Swiss university. These scholarships have facilitated international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland and over 180 countries since 1961. Mayron from a small town in south-western Brazil. He completed a Bachelor’s degree in theology and psychology before specialising in psychobiology for his Master’s degree in behavioural psychology. In 2017, the scholarship enabled him to pursue a PhD in clinical psychology at the University of Fribourg.
The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships are aimed at young researchers from abroad who have completed a master’s degree or PhD and at foreign artists holding a bachelor’s degree. Recipients are selected by the awarding body, the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS).
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