** APPLICATIONS EXTENDED TO JANUARY 17 2020 ** Please, read carefully until the end! **
Welcome to USAC Buddy Program!
USAC is an international program which receives undergraduate students from the USA, among other countries, who come to Brazil to study at UFSC. The next group of students will stay in the country from 22 January 2020 to 8 May 2020.
The USAC Study Buddy Program is an initiative for UDESC (Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina) and UFSC students to have an exchange experience by getting to know students of other countries, learning about their cultures, and improving their English skills.
If you are a student from UFSC or UDESC and are interested in participating in the Study Buddy Program, have in mind that you will need to:
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The Office of International Relations (SINTER) and the Prorectorate for Graduate Studies (PROPG), in accordance with the Call for Applications no. 01/2019/SINTER/PROPG, announce the final results of the selection process for the LExS Platinum Award Program, which will award a master’s scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year at the Universiteit Leiden (Netherlands).
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The Southern Regional Meeting of the Brazilian Association for International Education (FAUBAI) is taking place at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina for the first time, on Monday and Tuesday, 16 and 17 December. On Monday, the event gathered 45 representatives from the universities of Southern Brazil with the aim to share experiences and strategies, as well as to foster the discussion about the main challenges of international education in the region.
Participating in the opening ceremony of the event, along with the Vice-President of FAUBAI, Eliane Segatti, and the Rector Ubaldo Cesar Balthazar, were the members of the UFSC Internationalization Committee: the Prorector for Outreach and Extension, Rogério Cid; the Prorector for Graduate Studies, Cristiane Derani; the Secretary for International Relations, Lincoln Fernandes; and, representing the Prorectorate for Research, the professor Armando Albertazzi. The Internationalization Committee is the group responsible for elaborating and discussing strategies to promote internationalization at UFSC.
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Requirements:
– Availability from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.;
– Be an undergraduate student at UFSC or UDESC;
– Fluent English;
– Experience abroad;
– Multicultural communication skills;
– Mastery of MS Office;
– Experience in dealing with the public.
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Developed by the Canadian Government, the Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) offers scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students (master’s and doctoral level) from Latin America and the Caribbean to participate in an exchange program at Canadian universities which have bilateral agreements with UFSC (list available here).
SINTER manages the applications of UFSC undergraduate students only. We would like to clarify that the applications for the scholarship are not open yet. As soon as the applications open, we will announce them on our website, as well as the required procedures to participate.
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The Office of International Relations (SINTER) and the Prorectorate for Graduate Studies (PROPG), in accordance with the Call for Applications no. 01/2019/SINTER/PROPG, announce the preliminary results of the second stage of the selection process for the LExS Platinum Award Program, which will award a master’s scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year at the Universiteit Leiden (Netherlands).
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Applications for the 2020.1 MRE Merit Scholarship are open from 11 December 2019 to 12 January 2020. 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.
Offered by the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE), the Merit Scholarship consists of a monthly financial assistance of R$ 622.00, during the period of six months.
Read the rules carefully in the Call for Applications no. 5/2019.
To apply, students must send the following documents, digitized in high quality and PDF format, to pecg.sinter@contato.ufsc.br until 11:59 p.m. of 12 January 2020.
- Application Form, properly filled in and signed;
- 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;
- 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.
- Individual letter of recommendation, written and signed by a professor from a course taken in the last semester.
The email must have as its subject “MÉRITO 20201 + APPLICANT’S NAME” (e.g.: MÉRITO 20201 ANA SILVA).
