Secretaria de Relações Internacionais | Office of International Relations

The Times Higher Education (THE) has just published the Latin America University Rankings, listing the best universities in the Latin America and Caribbean region.

In this 2022 edition, the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) is ranked 6th.

Among the best universities in Latin America, UFSC is the second-best Brazilian federal institution, standing out in the knowledge transfer, research and teaching performance indicators.

The Times Higher Education (THE) is a British magazine that publishes news and articles related to higher education, affiliated to The Times newspaper.

Universities are evaluated based on 13 performance indicators, including teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook.

Click here to check out the THE Latin America University Rankings.

Read the methodology of the Latin America University Rankings 2022.

The Director of International Relations at UFSC, Dr. Fernanda Leal, participated in the round table “Internacionalização da pós-graduação brasileira: a relevância dos acordos Sul-Sul” [Brazilian Graduate Internationalization: the relevance of South-South agreements], on 6 July, together with the ambassador Irene Vida Gala and the graduate student Eliza Feres. The table is part of the local stage of the 28^th Brazilian Congress of Graduate Students (Congresso de Nacional de Pós-Graduandos – CNPG), promoted by the Brazilian Association of Graduate Students (Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduandos – ANPG), which took place at the Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF).

The participation of the Director of SINTER in the event endorses the concept of internationalization that UFSC seeks to deepen, which is: internationalization as an instrument of international solidarity and academic excellence, through multilateralism and multilingualism.

The Office of International Relations (SINTER) announces the final results of the selection process for Erasmus + UFSC – UHK 2023 Mobility Program, according to the Call for Applications no. 11/SINTER/2022.

1. Nicole Carvalho Van Linschoten Lazzari (holder)
2. Tamie Karan Abe (alternate)
3. Allix Cardoso Caetano

SINTER will contact the student Nicole Lazzari with further instructions.

Applications for the MRE Merit Scholarship are open from 11 to 22 July 2022. The scholarship is destined for students of the Exchange Program for Undergraduate Students (PEC-G) at UFSC who have completed at least 2 semesters of study and have not failed any classes in the last semester.

Offered by the Brazilian Ministry of Students Affairs (MRE), the Merit Scholarship consists of a monthly financial assistance worth R$ 622.00, during the period of six months.

Read the rules carefully in the Call for Applications IGR no. 3/2022 – DOU

To apply, students must send the following documents, scanned in high quality and PDF format, separately, to pecg.sinter@contato.ufsc.br until 11:59 p.m. on 22 July 2022:

• Application form, properly filled in and sign;
• Commitment Statement, properly filled in and signed;
• Copy of the student’s passport page with the valid visa (VITEM – IV);
• Copy of the current RNM or its updated protocol (don’t worry, the MRE is aware that the CRMN expiry dates are delayed due to the pandemic. However, if you have a renewal appointment scheduled, please attach the proof of appointment);
• In case of participation in extracurricular research or outreach activities during the past two semesters, proof of student’s participation, indicating date of completion, duration and/or the workload (from the two previous semesters);
• Individual letter of recommendation, written and signed by the instructor of a course taken in the last semester (2021.2).

The email must have as its subject “MÉRITO 2022 + APPLICANT’S NAME” (e.g.: MÉRITO 2022 ANA SILVA).

As published on the MRE website, regarding the RETURN AIR TICKET: “Note 1: The benefit is eligible only for former Merit scholarship holders who received the award until the first semester of 2020. Note 2: Issuance of air tickets is temporarily suspended due to the hiring of the company responsible for the service. Requests for return assistance are being regularly received and will be granted as soon as the service is resumed”.

Attention: the Merit Scholarship cannot be accumulated with any other scholarship or aid. This is stated in the Commitment Statement. Students who are doing paid internships are not eligible for the scholarship.

We strongly suggest that all documents are digitally signed on the AssinaUFSC system: assina.ufsc.br

Online meeting with students from Brazil and France in the 2021 edition. Photo: Imagine Project

The Office of International Relations (SINTER) announces that applications are open for the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) course “The Languages of Science”, which will take place between 13 September and 6 December 2022.

Undergraduate students may apply for the course between 6 July, 8:00 am and 26 July, 6:00 pm.

Check the application procedures in the Call for Applications no. 12 SINTER 2022.

For further information, visit https://languagesofscience.wordpress.com/.

The Institutional Center for Languages and Translation (NILT/SINTER) has launched the second edition of the English course “Written Production in English – Abstracts”. Registrations are open from 4 July to 17 July 2022 (register here).

At the end of the course, students will be able to recognize the main characteristics of the genre abstract; identify the discursive and lexical-systemic characteristics of the genre; contrast types of abstract considering language and subject area; and produce abstracts.

The course totals 16 hours and will be held online through the Moodle Groups platform, featuring synchronous meetings and asynchronous assessments.

Attention: Intermediate knowledge of English – at B1, B2 or C1 level – is recommended to attend the course.

If you have any questions, please contact victor.gobatti@posgrad.ufsc.br. 

Last Friday, 29 April, UFSC hosted the Study in Europe Road Show 2022. This was the first one to be held in person since the beginning of the pandemic, and it was organized in collaboration with the Office of International Relations (SINTER).

The event was opened with a message from the Secretary for International Relations, Prof. Lincoln Fernandes, who highlighted the return of in-person activities at UFSC: “Today we are taking an extremely important step to resume what has been suspended and now returns, let’s say, in a different way”. He also emphasized the importance of developing new competences and initiatives and their relation with internationalization. “With the pandemic, many of our activities had to pass through a necessary digital transformation in order for us to maintain our international relations. We also rediscovered the importance of internationalization at home, especially for our economically vulnerable students, who were able to participate in our internationalization process by, for example, taking virtual courses offered by our partners, participating in COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) mobility programs and attending online extension courses”, said the Secretary.

Then, each of the invited institutions delivered a presentation on international opportunities, starting with DAAD (Germany) and followed by Campus France (France), Swissnex (Switzerland) and WBI (Belgian). The international agencies presented scholarship and exchange opportunities, as well as general information about each country.

The participants had the opportunity to clear their doubts with the agencies and with SINTER at the event stands. The Road Show was free and open to the public, and it was attended by 284 students. The organization followed all the safety standards established by UFSC, so participants were required to use face masks and show proof of full vaccination against Covid-19 to enter the site.

The Director of International Relations at UFSC, Diogo Robl, observes that “the importance of this event lies in the participation of study agencies from different European countries that promote and encourage academic mobility to their respective countries. Several mobility options, as well as possible scholarships offered by European countries, portray the importance of academic mobility as a tool in the internationalization process at UFSC. In addition, the event made it possible to sensitize potential students to a future international experience, bringing them closer to the destination countries”.

“As soon as I saw the ad, I was already interested in the event”, says Leticia Schlemper, an undergraduate Journalism student who has always been interested in travel and exchange. “I really enjoyed attending the lectures and stands, because it gave me the opportunity to learn more about the topic, in addition to getting to know several exchange programs that I didn’t know existed”, reports the student.

Check out some photos of the event here.