Secretaria de Relações Internacionais | Office of International Relations

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On Monday, 5 May, the Director of International Relations, Fernanda Leal, welcomed at SINTER Dr. Guofang Wan, from Loyola University Chicago (LUC), United States. She was accompanied by Professor Rosane Silveira, from the Department of Foreign Languages ​​and Literatures (DLLE).

Dr. Wan is currently undertaking a four-month research stay at UFSC through the Fulbright Program, in partnership with Professor Rosane. As part of her activities at UFSC, she has conducted workshops on “Equal Education: Culturally Responsive Teaching”, held on 28 March and 11 April.

During the meeting, opportunities for academic cooperation between UFSC and LUC were explored.

From right to left: Prof. Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho, Secretary for International Relations at UFSC, Prof. Susana Bleil, Prof. Daniel Ricardo Castelan, and Ana Carolina Franciosi Lucchetti, in charge of the Incoming Program at UFSC.

On 15 April, the Office of International Relations at UFSC welcomed Professor Dr. Susana Bleil, from Université Le Havre Normandie, France, and Professor Dr. Daniel Ricardo Castelan, Vice Dean of the School of Socio-Economic Sciences (CSE) at UFSC.

Professor Bleil teaches Portuguese and Brazilian Civilization at Université Le Havre Normandie. She is also an associate researcher at the Centre d’Études des Mouvements Sociaux (CEMS-EHESS) and a member of the Groupe de Recherche Identité et Cultures (GRIC). Her research focuses on the history of inequalities in Brazil, identity, culture, political transitions, and the sociology of collective action, employing methods such as interviews and direct observation.

Her visit at UFSC included a lecture and the promotion of her recent book MST: A Construção do Comum, based on her doctoral dissertation. During the meeting at SINTER, opportunities for academic cooperation between UFSC and Université Le Havre Normandie were discussed, particularly the undergraduate student exchange program. This semester, UFSC has received five students from the French university – one in the Law program and four in International Relations. This is the first time student exchanges have taken place between the two institutions.

Including the students from Université Le Havre Normandie, SINTER has welcomed a total of 29 students from French partner universities in the first semester of 2025. Altogether, UFSC has 75 international students enrolled in the Incoming Exchange Program this semester, representing a variety of countries.

To learn more about the Incoming Exchange Program, visit https://sinter.ufsc.br/intercambio-para-alunos-internacionais/.

On 10 April, the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) welcomed a delegation from the Republic of Cameroon. The visit was facilitated by the Embassy of the Republic of Cameroon in Brazil and aimed to discuss possibilities for cooperation between Brazilian institutions and the City Hall of Bafoussam, a municipality in the western region of Cameroon.

The delegation was received by the Rector of UFSC, Irineu Manoel de Souza; the Secretary for International Relations at UFSC, Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho; and the Head of the Rector’s Office, Bernardo Meyer.

Also attending the meeting were Paulin Martial Tchenzette, Minister Counselor at the Embassy of Cameroon in Brazil; Roger Tafam, Mayor of Bafoussam; Serge Fotso, Director of Financial Affairs at the City Hall of Bafoussam; and Municipal Councilors Elie Mba, Kongne Noelle, and Kamghang Rostang.

During the meeting, Mayor Tafam expressed interest in Brazilian education, emphasizing the city’s demographic profile – a population composed predominantly of young people. With over 1 million inhabitants, Bafoussam is the third-largest city in Cameroon.

Group who attended the meeting between University of Arizona (USA) and UFSC. Photo: Maria Fernanda Honório/SINTER

On Tuesday, 5 November, the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) welcomed the visit of Prof. Dr. Dean Alain-Philippe Durand, Dean of the College of Humanities at the University of Arizona, in Tucson, USA. The meeting, held by the Office of International Relations (SINTER), aimed at discussing the reestablishment of the bilateral cooperation agreement between the institutions which expired this year.

The meeting was also attended by the Secretary for International Relations at UFSC, Prof. Dr. Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho, and Prof. Dr. Ronaldo Lima, from the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (DLLE/CCE), who is the coordinator of the agreement at UFSC. During the visit, they discussed possibilities for academic collaboration and exchange between students and faculty, strengthening UFSC´s international partnership and promoting new opportunities for research and educational development.

From left to right: Prof. Dr. Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho; Prof. Dr. Dean Alain-Philippe Durand. Photo: Maria Fernanda Honório/SINTER

The reestablishment of the agreement is intended to expand exchange of knowledge and experiences between universities, contributing to the field of humanities and strengthening UFSC’s international relations.

Signing of the agreement by Prof. Maria João Pinto Cardoso and Prof. Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho.

On 5 September 2024, the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) welcomed the Pro-President for ​​International Relations of the Polytechnic University of Coimbra – Portugal, Prof. Maria João Pinto Cardoso, for a lecture organized by the UFSC Institute for Research and Studies in University Administration (INPEAU), on the theme “Development of International Projects: Opportunities for Third Countries within the Scope of the Erasmus+ Program”. The event was attended by the president of INPEAU, Prof. Pedro Antônio de Melo, and was moderated by Prof. Luciane Stallivieri, a researcher at the institute.

According to the Secretary for International Relations at UFSC, Prof. Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho, “the lecture was well received by the audience and had a significant participation of the academic community. In addition to enriching the debate on topics of university interest, the event marked an important advance in UFSC’s international relations”.

At the end of the lecture, an Erasmus agreement was formally signed between the two institutions. Prof. Cardoso represented the Polytechnic University of Coimbra, while UFSC was represented by Prof. Machado Filho.

This Erasmus agreement aims to strengthen academic exchange and cooperation between the two institutions, fostering mutual growth and benefiting both university communities.