Editing Postgraduate education (section)

==Brazil==
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===Admission===
In Brazil, a Bachelor's, Licenciate or ''Technologist'' degree is required in order to enter a graduate program, called ''pós-graduação''. Generally, in order to be accepted, the candidate must have above average grades and it is highly recommended to be initiated on scientific research through government programs on undergraduate areas, as a complement to usual coursework.

===Funding===
The competition for [[List of universities in Brazil|public universities]] is very large, as they are the most prestigious and respected universities in Brazil. Public universities do not charge fees for undergraduate level/course. Funding, similar to wages, is available but is usually granted by public agencies linked to the university in question (i.e. [[FAPESP]], [[Coordenadoria de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior|CAPES]], [[CNPq]], etc.), given to the students previously ranked based on internal criteria.

===Degree requirements===
There are two types of [[postgraduate]]; ''lato sensu'' (Latin for "in broad sense"), which generally means a specialization course in one area of study, mostly addressed to professional practice, and ''stricto sensu'' (Latin for "in narrow sense"), which means a [[master's degree]] or [[doctorate]], encompassing broader and profound activities of scientific research.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seruniversitario.com.br|title=Ser Universitário – Tudo pra você chegar ao Ensino Superior|work=Ser Universitário – Seu Mundo Universitário & Educacional|access-date=2021-03-21|archive-date=2011-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613055510/http://www.seruniversitario.com.br/|url-status=live}}</ref>

* ''Lato sensu'' graduate degrees: degrees that represent a specialization in a certain area and take from 1 to 2 years to complete. It can sometimes be used to describe a specialization level between a master's degree and an MBA. In that sense, the main difference is that the Lato Sensu courses tend to go deeper into the scientific aspects of the study field, while MBA programs tend to be more focused on the practical and professional aspects, being used more frequently to Business, Management and Administration areas. However, since there are no norms to regulate this, both names are used indiscriminately most of the time.
* ''Stricto sensu'' graduate degrees: degrees for those who wish to pursue an academic career.
** Masters: 2 years for completion. Usually serves as additional qualification for those seeking a differential on the job market (and maybe later a doctorate), or for those who want to pursue a doctorate. Most doctoral programs in Brazil require a master's degree (stricto sensu), meaning that a ''lato sensu'' degree is usually insufficient to start a doctoral program. 
** Doctorate: 3–4 years for completion. Usually used as a stepping stone for academic life.