Secretaria de Relações Internacionais | Office of International Relations

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An agreement has been signed at UFSC for the resumption of activities from Monday, 8 July. Photo: Sintufsc.

The technical and administrative staff (STAEs) at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) signed an agreement with the University’s Rector last Friday (5), officializing the end of the strike that began in March.

Following this agreement, the employees have returned to work this Monday (8). The document provides for a series of measures that will be taken by the university administration together with the staff members, through the work of committees, to meet the local demands of the strike movement.

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This week, the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) welcomed a delegation of representatives from the Universidade Nacional de Timor Lorosa’e (UNTL), an East Timorese institution with which UFSC has had an agreement for over 15 years. During the visit there were meetings and presentations by both institutions, as well as a study into expanding partnerships. A reception has been organized for this Friday, 21 June, to present the entire UFSC structure to the rector and vice-rector of UNTL.

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From left to right: Prof. Laurent Picot (La Rochelle), Prof. Luciana Rassier (CCE/UFSC), Prof. Marcia Rawlinson (La Rochelle), Prof. Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado (SINTER/UFSC), at the Department of Animal Science and Rural Development at CCA/UFSC

Between 18 and 20 June, Santa Catarina state welcomed representatives from the Université de La Rochelle, France, with which UFSC has an international cooperation agreement.

On this occasion, working meetings were held at the Santa Catarina State Foundation for the Support of Research and Innovation (FAPESC), during which UFSC was represented by its Secretary for International Relations, Prof. Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho.

At UFSC, the visitors from La Rochelle visited the School of Agricultural Sciences (CCA), the School of Biological Sciences (CCB) and the School of Communication and Arts (CCE).

At the CCE, Professor Luciana Rassier, who has a long collaboration history with the French university, organized a meeting attended by fifteen UFSC students.

From left to right: Fernanda Leal (SINTER/UFSC), Silva Castro (Middlebury), Sean McIntyre (Middlebury)

On 24 June, SINTER welcomed a visit from its partner institution, Middlebury College in the United States. The visit was attended by Silvia Lorenso Castro, director of Middlebury College in Brazil, and Sean McIntyre, who will be taking over the position in July.

They were welcomed by Dr. Fernanda Leal, UFSC’s Director of International Relations. On the occasion, they discussed strategies for strengthening the existing partnership between UFSC and Middlebury and expanding interaction between local and international students. In the first semester of 2024, UFSC welcomed five Middlebury students through SINTER’s Incoming exchange program.