OREANDA-NEWS. August 01, 2012. A meeting of the Minister of Education and Science, Youth and Sports Dmytro Tabachnyk with Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Federal Republic of Brazil Marco Antonio Raup and Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Brazil to Ukraine Antonio Fernando Cruz de Mello was held.

The sides discussed a number of issues on implementation of existing high-tech projects in Ukraine and Brazil, which had previously been raised during Mr. Tabachnyk’s stay in Brazil - in particular, the project "Cyclone-4 - Alcantara" in space sphere.

In addition, the parties discussed Ukraine's participation in the program of the Government of Brazil, "Science without borders."

Dmytro Tabachnyk said that a number of Ukrainian higher education institutions are willing to accept appropriative number of Brazilian students for the Government of Brazil. Separately, the Minister said that Ukraine has a program where international students of Ukrainian descent scholarships while studying in Ukraine, and invited Brazilian counterparts to improve the arrival of such students to Ukraine.

The Minister of Education and Science, Youth and Sports Dmytro Tabachnyk and Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in Brazil Marco Antonio Raup discussed the preparation of the Agreement on the Recognition of Diplomas and its possible signature during the visit of the President of Brazil to Ukraine.