Office of International Relations

After the period of online work due to the pandemic, the Office of International Relations at UFSC prepares for the return of its in-person activities in the Rectorate Building II.

The return to the office follows the guidelines of the Normative Ordinance no. 421/2021/GR and has been studied by a specialized Commission in order to make the gradual resumption of in-person activities as safe as possible, meeting all health standards.

According to the Ordinance, the date scheduled for the start of Phase 2 for combating the COVID-19 pandemic at UFSC is 14 February 2022. During Phase 2, the following in-person activities are allowed: activities with an impact on COVID-19 or other essential activities approved by the Central Administration, essential in-person organization, and execution of general (administrative and pedagogical) blended activities.

The main activities of SINTER that involve in-person services have been listed and will be carried out by appointment via email.

To schedule an appointment, please send an email to the respective staff member with the details of your matter. Our staff contact list is available here.

Please note that no exceptional cases will be considered, as SINTER’s physical space is limited and does not allow for crowds.

Therefore, those who need our in-person assistance will be able to schedule their appointments from 14 February 2022.

Attention: The use of face masks is mandatory. People who fail to comply with the health standards will not be allowed in the office.

Check the Biosafety Guide for the return of in-person activities during Phase 2 here.

The Office of International Relations (SINTER) announces the preliminary results of the selection for the Erasmus+UFSC UHK 2022 Mobility Program, according to the Call for Applications no. 1/SINTER/2022.

1. Alisson Brandemarte Moreira (holder)
2. Allix Cardoso Caetano (alternate)
3. Júlia Mai Velasco

SINTER will contact Mr. Alisson Moreira with further instructions.

The Institutional Center for Languages and Translation (NILT/SINTER) offers the online English course “Written Production in English– Abstracts”. The course is aimed at faculty, staff and students at UFSC. Classes will take place remotely, via Moodle, and applications will be open from 7 to 14 February.

The goal of the course is to capacitate students to produce abstracts, identify the characteristics of the genre, and compare and contrast different types of abstracts. Intermediate knowledge of English – at B1, B2 or C1 level – is recommended.

Classes will take place from 17 February to 25 March. The course content will be available on Moodle for independent study. Evaluation activities will be carried out asynchronously and sent to the instructor’s e-mail on the following dates: 22 and 28 February, and 4, 9, 16 and 23 March.

The course totals 16 hours and there are 30 available seats. To apply, click here.

If you have any questions, please send them to victor.gobatti@posgrad.ufsc.br.

The Office of International Relations (SINTER) announces that applications for the 2022 PROMISAES Financial Support are open from 2 February to 31 October 2022. The awards are offered by the Ministry of Education (MEC) to students from the Programa de Estudantes-Convênio de Graduação (PEC-G) at UFSC.

Check the rules in the Call for Applications no. 3 SINTER 2022 – PROMISAES.

You can also access the required forms for application below:

2022 Household and Personal Income Form

2022 Commitment Form

2022 Application Form

The Institutional Center for Languages and Translation (NILT/SINTER) offers the online Spanish course “Elaboration of a motivation letter for academic exchange/mobility”. Applications will be open from 8 February to 8 March and classes will take place from 9 March to 1 April. 

The course contains guidelines for the elaboration of a motivation letter in Spanish to apply for academic exchange programs. The course materials and activities will be in Spanish; therefore, reading proficiency in the language is a minimum prerequisite.

Classes will include the analysis and identification of the parts of a motivation letter, formality and informality, forms of address, greeting and farewell formulas in Spanish, selection and organization of information relevant to the letter, lexicon and appropriate contents.

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Applications for the Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) 2022, developed by the Canadian Government, are open.

ELAP offers scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students (master’s and doctoral level) from Latin America and the Caribbean for an exchange program at Canadian universities.

SINTER manages the applications of UFSC undergraduate students only.

Please click here for further information.

The Institutional Center for Languages and Translation (NILT/SINTER) promotes the course “Ways and perspectives of studying in Italy – reading and understanding Calls for Application in Italian language – 2nd edition”. The initiative seeks to equip the academic community (undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff) to understand Calls for Applications for scholarships in Italian educational institutions.

Given the offer of Italian government scholarships for undergraduate exchange, graduate research and cultural exchanges, it is intended that students, at the end of this course, will be able to: 1) easily locate Calls for Applications for Italian government scholarships; 2) understand the Italian higher education system; 3) know the main Italian proficiency tests; 4) recognize characteristics of a Call for Applications, in Italian; 5) autonomously fill in registration forms.

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