Secretaria de Relações Internacionais | Office of International Relations

The Office of International Relations informs that applications are open for the ESCALA Estudiantes de Grado exchange program, promoted by the Asociación de Universidades Grupo Montevideo [Association of Montevideo Group Universities] (AUGM). The call for applications is aimed at UFSC undergraduate students. Sixteen places will be offered among universities in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

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The Times Higher Education (THE) has published the results of the Impact Rankings 2022, which assess universities against the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda.

In this edition, 1406 universities from 106 countries/regions were assessed. At a global level, the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) occupies the 401-600 position among the 1406 assessed universities, with a score of 65.0 to 71.9.

At the national level, UFSC is ranked among the 19 best Brazilian universities, standing out in the following Goals:

• SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure. UFSC is ranked 23^rd among 785 institutions in this goal, with a score of 98.4.
• SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth. With a score of 65, the university is in the 101-200 range, among 849 institutions.
• SDG 5: Gender equality. UFSC is ranked 101-200 among 938 universities, with a score of 63.3.

The best overall performance is from Western Sydney University, in Australia, followed by Arizona State University, in the United States, and by the Western University, in Canada. Among the Brazilian universities, the Universidade de São Paulo (USP) reached the best performance, holding the 62^nd overall position.  The Impact Rankings 2022 indicators provide comparisons across four broad areas: research, stewardship, outreach and teaching.

The Times Higher Education (THE) is a British journal affiliated to The Times newspaper that publishes news and articles on higher education and prepares, annually, a set of rankings considered one of the most comprehensive, balanced, and reliable in the world. In addition to the institutional actions regarding the SDGs, the Impact Rankings 2022 also assessed the institutions based on the research carried out for each goal.

Check out the THE Impact Rankings 2022 results here.

Read the methodology of the Impact Rankings 2022 here.

On 29 April, UFSC will host the Study in Europe Road Show 2022, which will take place at the Culture and Events Center on the Florianópolis Campus.

The event is free and brings together representatives of study abroad funding agencies in France (Campus France), Germany (DAAD), Switzerland (Swissnex) and Belgium (WBI) to present scholarship and funding opportunities in Europe.

The schedule includes a series of lectures on study and research opportunities in European countries, and the public will also be able to meet the agencies’ representatives from 11 am to 3 pm at the Culture and Events Center.

11 am – Opening
11:15 am – Germany
11:45 am – France
12:15 pm – Switzerland
12:45 pm – Belgium
1:15 pm – Closure

This opportunity is open to the entire population of Florianópolis interested in learning more about scholarship programs in Europe. In this link, you can fill in a form to be reminded about the event’s time and date.

The event will follow all the safety standards established by UFSC, so the use of face masks and the proof of full vaccination will be required.

The Office of International Relations (SINTER) announces, by rank order, the students approved in the selection process for an undergraduate exchange scholarship at the Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten (Germany), according to the Call for Applications no. 5 SINTER 2022.

1 Mariana Barbosa de Amorim
2 Mirelle Araújo Ehrardt
3 Nicole Diogo de Anunciação
4 Maria Inês Castineira

The students will be contacted by SINTER in due time.

The Office of International Relations (SINTER) announces, by rank order, the students approved in the second stage of the selection process for an undergraduate exchange scholarship at the Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten (Germany), according to the Call for Applications no. 5 SINTER 2022. The second stage of the selection process consisted of individual interviews with a committee made up of UFSC faculty members.

1. Mariana Barbosa de Amorim

2.  Mirelle Araújo Ehrardt

3. Nicole Diogo de Anunciação

4.  Maria Inês Castineira

Applicants wishing to appeal against the results of the selection process must do so until 11:59 p.m. on 14 April 2022. The appeal must be sent to outgoing.sinter@contato.ufsc.br, in accordance with the terms established in the Call.

The selected students will be contacted by SINTER in due time.

This year, UFSC welcomes again exchange students from partner institutions around the world who come to study on campus.

An online session will be held on 14 April, at 2 pm (Brasilia time), to welcome the international students who will attend the first academic semester of 2022.

In this semester, which begins on 18 April, there will be more than 30 international students on campus. They come from countries in Europe (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and United Kingdom), America (Colombia and Canada) and Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo and Gabon).

The event will include a welcome message from the Rector and the Secretary for International Relations at UFSC and the participation of university authorities (Pro-Rectorates) and representatives of outreach activities.

In addition to the general information provided to all international students, the SINTER staff responsible for the Incoming Exchange Program will give the necessary guidance to the exchange students.

Undergraduate exchange students, PEC-G students, international graduate students, professors involved in the exchange process and the incoming students’ study buddies are invited to the event.

If you have any questions, please contact our staff at incoming.sinter@contato.ufsc.br.

The Office of International Relations (SINTER) announces the final results of the pre-selection for the Erasmus + UFSC – Sapienza Undergraduate Mobility Program, according to the Call for Applications no. 4 SINTER 2022.

Students pre-selected by UFSC:

1. Gustavo Foschiera
2. Pedro Albino Mezzari

We remind the pre-selected students that there are no places reserved for UFSC students in the Sapienza Universitá di Roma‘s selection process. The final decision will rest exclusively with the Italian university.