Secretaria de Relações Internacionais | Office of International Relations

The Office of International Relations (SINTER) announces that applications for the AUGM Escala Docente Program are open according to the Call for Applications n.12/SINTER/2018. The reciprocal program of academic mobility is targeted at faculty members and involves several areas of teaching, research, outreach and university management.

Sixteen places will be offered in universities in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Uruguay, for a period of 10 days, necessarily between February and November 2019.

Applicants must submit all the documentation required on item 5 of the Call digitized in PDF format to augm.sinter@contato.ufsc.br between 29 August 2018 and 29 October 2018.

Applicants will be selected by a committee chaired by SINTER and with representatives from at least two Prorectorates (preferably PROPG, PROPESQ and PROEX) between 30 October 2018 and 8 November 2018.

For more information, check the Call for Applications no. 12/SINTER/2018.

The Office of International Relations (SINTER) informs that the deadline for application to the 2018.2 PROMISAES financial support, offered by the Ministry of Education (MEC) to PEC-G students, according to Call 10 SINTER 2018 2 – PROMISAES, has been extended until 9 September.

See the extended call for applications here.

SINTER announces that applications for the program “Bolsas Ibero-Americanas para estudantes de Graduação Santander Universidades” are open, according to the Public Call no. 08/SANTANDER Bolsas Ibero-Americanas. The program, financed by Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A., offers scholarships to students enrolled at universities that are partners of Santander, enabling mobility between Ibero-American countries.

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The Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina has been ranked in the Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies University Ranking 2018. Among the 42 countries and 378 institutions evaluated, UFSC reached the position 201-250. The analyses  examined the institutions’ strengths  regarding their goals in research, knowledge transfer, international outlook and methodology, which had an special focus on the evaluation.

To be placed in the ranking and to be part of the select group of 42 examined countries is an important achievement for UFSC. This means that among the emerging economies, the university has a significant role in research leadership.

For the ranking scores, access the THE website.

The Office of International Relations (SINTER) informs that the publication of the preliminary results for the AUGM Escala Estudiantes de Grado Program expected to be released on 20 April will be postponed. The delay is due to the decrease in the number of places offered, previously accorded, by some of the partner institutions. The preliminary results will be announced between 23 and 27 April, as well as the new deadlines for appeals and final results.

SINTER is at disposal for further clarifications.

The Fundación Botín has published an open call for the VII Edition of the Programa para el Fortalecimiento para la Función Pública en América Latina [Botín Scholarships for Strengthening of Civil Service in Latin America] . The program is aimed at Latin American university students with high potential and vocation to the civil service and also seeks to enhance regional development through a network of highly trained civil servers who are committed to the public interest.

The training program will start on 9 October 2018, at Fundación Botín Head Office (Madrid, Spain) and will finish on 29 November at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (Brazil).

The scholarships will cover enrollment, travel, housing and living expenses of the selected applicants.

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After analyzing the submitted appeals, the following 15 students were granted the 2018 PROMISAES Financial Support – Remaining places:

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