The results of the QS World University Rankings: Latin America 2023 were published on Thursday, 22 September, and ranked the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) among the 23 best universities in Latin America. UFSC occupies the 8th position among the Brazilian universities and the 4th among the federal education institutions in Brazil.

The ranking is produced annually by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a British company specialized in education. The ranking analyzed 428 institutions in 20 Latin American countries and at the top of the list is the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC). The overall score of each institution is calculated using eight metrics, each with a different weight: Academic Reputation (30%); Employer Reputation (20%); Faculty Student Ratio (10%); Faculty Staff with PhD (10%); International Research Network (10%); Citations per Paper (10%); Papers per Faculty (5%) and Web Impact (5%). The strongest indicators for UFSC in this edition were Faculty Staff with PhD (99.8 score), Web Impact (98.7 score) and International Research Network (96.3 score).

The university was also awarded at the QS Higher Ed Summit: Americas 2022, which took place between 22 and 23 September in Vila Velha, Espirito Santo. The conference gathered together higher education leaders and experts to discuss the “Mission-led Universities: elevating higher ed in the Americas”. The event promoted debates, lectures, panel discussions and case studies, in addition to the opportunity to network with the international higher education community and build strategic partnerships. UFSC was awarded in the Research Excellence category and was represented by the acting Prorector for Research, Prof. William Gerson Matias.

Check out the complete ranking results here.

The Secretary for International Relations, Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho, received this morning the Head of the External Relations and International Affairs Office (AREXI) at the Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina (IFSC), Denize Nobre Oliveira, and the External Relations and Partnerships Manager, Stella Rivello.

On the occasion, they discussed possibilities for collaboration and exchange of experiences in international relations management.

SINTER and AREXI staff will meet in October with the aim of mutual enhancement.

The Office of International Relations (SINTER) addresses UFSC faculty and technical-administrative staff for a consultation aimed at mapping the internationalization activities/actions in progress at the University and understanding the internationalization needs/demands of faculty, technical-administrative staff, and academic and administrative units.

The participation of the university community will help SINTER obtain a broader overview of the ongoing internationalization actions and develop its strategies aligned to UFSC needs and in accordance with the goals set out in the 2020-2024 Institutional Development Plan (PDI).

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There is an internship vacancy open at the Office of International Relations (SINTER).

Students from the following undergraduate programs may apply (exclusively from UFSC):

• Administration
• Languages and Literatures
• International Relations
• Executive Secretarial Science

Start date: immediately

Total hours per week: 20 hours

Work hours: 1 p.m – 5 p.m.

Remuneration: R$ 787.98 monthly + R$ 220.00  (transportation vouchers)

Requirements:

• enrollment in the 2^nd semester of studies or beyond;
• no course failure due to unsatisfactory attendance (fi);
• fluency in English (knowledge of other languages is desirable, but not required);
• excellent writing skills;
• ease in operating administrative systems;
• teamwork skills;
• organization, responsibility, initiative and punctuality;
• basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Google Drive and Google Forms.

Internship duties:

Assist in administrative tasks related to the Outgoing Exchange Program (serving the university community and the public in general in Portuguese and in English; contacting foreign partner institutions; operating e-mails and administrative systems; issuing documents; updating spreadsheets; etc.)

Are you interested? Send your curriculum vitae and academic transcript to outgoing.sinter@contato.ufsc.br.

The Office of International Relations announces that applications are open, from 19 September to 16 October 2022, for the Escala Posgrado  program of the Asociación de Universidades Grupo Montevideo [ Association of Montevideo Group universities] (AUGM), according to the Call for Applications no. 15 SINTER 2022. The program is targeted at graduate students regularly enrolled at UFSC. Four places will be offered, two for master’s students and two for doctoral students. The program includes accommodation and food support, as well as exemption from tuition fees at the host university. Applicants must send all the documentation required scanned in Portable Document Format (.pdf) to augm.sinter@contato.ufsc.br.

Schedule:

The Water Academic Committee of the Asociación de Universidades Grupo Montevideo [Association of Montevideo Group Universities] (AUGM) promotes its third cycle of virtual conferences on water resources at a regional level. The event will have presentations from experts from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, who will discuss topics related to climate change, water resource management, technologies for hydrological studies, plastic, water governance, among others.

The conferences will take place on Wednesdays, at 3 p.m. (Buenos Aires time), on 22 September, 27 October and 17 November. The event will be streamed on YouTube. Participation is free and open to the public. Click here to check out the schedule.

Applications are open, until 16 October, for the AUGM Escala de Gestores y Administradores program, in accordance with the Call for Applications no. 14/SINTER/2022.

Six places are being offered to technical and administrative staff members from the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). One of those is reserved for SINTER’s staff, and the other five are available for staff from other units at UFSC.

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