Secretaria de Relações Internacionais | Office of International Relations

USAC – University Studies Abroad Consortium is a non-profit organization that has as one of its purposes to offer learning opportunities in English for UFSC’s academic community.

To register for USAC courses, an advanced level of English is required, especially of listening and speaking skills, since student participation during classes is essential.

Those interested in the courses must go to USAC’s office (Room 219, Building A – CCE) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Tuesday to Friday) for a brief interview in English and registration. If it is not possible to go to the office during this period, contact USAC on + 55 48 3721 6208 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Tuesday to Friday).

Registration period: from 25 to 28 September 2018 – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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On 8 October 2018, UFSC will host a lecture to promote exchange opportunities in France. The lecture will be delivered by a team from Campus France Brasil, a French government agency responsible for the promotion of higher education.

The lecture will include topics such as application processes, advantages of French higher education, scholarships for foreign students, information on exchange programs and procedures for student visa applications.

The event will take place on 8 October 2018, 11 a.m., at the School of Socio-Economic Sciences (CSE) Auditorium.

The Office of International Relations (SINTER) at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) promotes the I UFSC Internationalization Colloquium. The event will take place on 25 September 2018, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Teixeirão Auditorium – School of Technology (CTC). The Colloquium is open to the academic community, without need of prior registration.

Aimed at faculty, staff and students interested in participating in the University’s internationalization process, the event seeks to involve all areas of UFSC in a cultural transformation that will foster its international vision.

UFSC’s Secretary for International Relations, Lincoln Fernandes, points out that “we wish to break paradigms and encourage the university community to explore new possibilities. The objective is to insert internationalization into every routine, action and project”.  Prof. Fernandes will open the event with a lecture about UFSC’s actions towards the consolidation of its internationalization process.

The event will also host a lecture by the former president of the Brazilian Association for International Education (FAUBAI), Prof. José Celso Freire Jr, from Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). FAUBAI aims to promote the improvement of exchange programs and international cooperation bringing together international relations representatives from 250 Brazilian Higher Education Institutions. A round table with educational representatives from Germany and Ireland will also be promoted for faculty and students interested in internationalization.

Schedule:

9 – 10 am: opening and lecture by the Secretary for International Relations, Lincoln Fernandes, about UFSC’s internationalization process

10:30 – 12 am: round table about the importance of internationalization and international opportunities

12 am – 3 pm: networking lunch at Slaviero Hotel (the event is not responsible for participants’ lunch costs)

3 – 4:30 pm: lecture by Prof. José Celso Freire Jr., from Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), about the internationalization of Higher Education Institutions

The Office of International Relations (SINTER) announces the final results for the 2019 Santander Universidades Ibero-American Scholarship Program aimed at undergraduate students wishing to go on an exchange between the first and second semesters of 2019, according to the Call for Applications no. 8 SINTER 2018.

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The Office of International Relations (SINTER) informs that applications for the  ESCALA Estudiantes de Grado program of the Asociación de Universidades Grupo Montevideo (AUGM) are open until 15 October 2018. The call for applications is aimed at UFSC undergraduate students and offers 15 places distributed among universities in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

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The Office of International Relations (SINTER) announces the preliminary results of the Call for Applications no. 11 SINTER 2018 – Erasmus + UFSC – UHK 2019.

The selected students are listed below in ranking order as stated on item 8.7 of the Call.

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The Office of International Relations (SINTER) announces the preliminary results for the 2019 Santander Universidades Ibero-American Scholarship Program aimed at undergraduate students wishing to go on an exchange between the first and second semesters of 2019, according to the Call for Applications no. 8 SINTER 2018.

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