Applications open for USAC Study Buddy Program

11:04:39

The USAC Study Buddy Program is an initiative for UFSC students to have an exchange experience by practicing another language, getting to know other cultures and making new friends.

At first, USAC will promote a few integration events, and later the UFSC student will keep in touch with his/hers study buddy and the USAC team. If you are a student interested in participating in the Study Buddy Program you will need to:
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British Council highlights UFSC’s strategies in a report about the internationalization of Brazilian Universities

11:54:08

The British Council published a report about the challenges and opportunities for the internationalization of Brazilian Universities. The document is based on lectures taught during the “Universidades para o Mundo – Região Sul” meeting, which took place in November 2017, in Curitiba, Brazil. Representatives from the International Relations Offices of UFSC, UFPR, UFRGS, UEL, among other Brazilian universities, and authorities from the University of Coventry and the University of East Anglia, both from England, were present in the event.

Given the relevance of the international insertion strategy of UFSC and the role of language policies, both discussed by Prof. Lincoln Fernandes in the meeting, the report dedicated an article exclusively for the subject.

To read the article, access the Report.

 

 

Registrations open for English as a Medium of Instruction – EMI course

10:13:02

The Office of International Relations (SINTER) announces that on 7, 8 and 9 May the USAC visitor professor Sarah Blithe will give a course about English as a Medium of Instruction – EMI for UFSC faculty members. The classes will run for 90 minutes each, starting at 10 am at USAC office (Rectorate Building II – Desembargador Vitor Lima Ave., 222, room 4, ground floor).

The seats are limited to twenty participants and registrations must be done until 6 May through the following form.

Applications for the Outgoing Program

09:37:52

The Office of International Relations (SINTER) has published a call with the rules for UFSC undergraduate students to apply for exchange via Programa Outgoing.

UFSC online application system will remain open. To do the exchange, the students will need to follow  the deadlines of the host institution according to the rules published by the present call.

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Postponement of the AUGM Escala Estudiantes de Grado Program preliminary results

16:51:09

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.