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Israel Ruiz

In the following days, a group of professionals from the region of Ancash will travel to the United States to study thanks to an agreement made between the Fulbright Foundation and Antamina Mining Company.

Last year a deal was signed by the Fulbright Commission in Peru and the Antamina Mining Fund to send five people from the region of Ancash to study at universities in the U.S.

The scholarship is to provide participants with tuition fees along with living costs. It was reported that this is the first time the Fulbright Commission has made an agreement of this nature with a private company.

After undergoing a series of tests and a rigorous selection process, it was decided that Julio Poterico, Jean Ortiz, Alejandro Garay, José Reynoso and Alberto Ramírez would study in the U.S.

These professionals are to further their studies at universities in Illinois, Ohio, South Carolina and Arkansas.

The five men stated they were extremely grateful and affirmed they would take full advantage of what the U.S. universities had to offer to return to Peru and share what they had learned.

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