Applications for the MRE Merit Scholarship are open from 11 to 22 July 2022. The scholarship is destined for students of the Exchange Program for Undergraduate Students (PEC-G) at UFSC who have completed at least 2 semesters of study and have not failed any classes in the last semester.

Offered by the Brazilian Ministry of Students Affairs (MRE), the Merit Scholarship consists of a monthly financial assistance worth R$ 622.00, during the period of six months.

Read the rules carefully in the Call for Applications IGR no. 3/2022 – DOU

To apply, students must send the following documents, scanned in high quality and PDF format, separately, to pecg.sinter@contato.ufsc.br until 11:59 p.m. on 22 July 2022:

• Application form, properly filled in and sign;
• Commitment Statement, properly filled in and signed;
• Copy of the student’s passport page with the valid visa (VITEM – IV);
• Copy of the current RNM or its updated protocol (don’t worry, the MRE is aware that the CRMN expiry dates are delayed due to the pandemic. However, if you have a renewal appointment scheduled, please attach the proof of appointment);
• In case of participation in extracurricular research or outreach activities during the past two semesters, proof of student’s participation, indicating date of completion, duration and/or the workload (from the two previous semesters);
• Individual letter of recommendation, written and signed by the instructor of a course taken in the last semester (2021.2).

The email must have as its subject “MÉRITO 2022 + APPLICANT’S NAME” (e.g.: MÉRITO 2022 ANA SILVA).

As published on the MRE website, regarding the RETURN AIR TICKET: “Note 1: The benefit is eligible only for former Merit scholarship holders who received the award until the first semester of 2020. Note 2: Issuance of air tickets is temporarily suspended due to the hiring of the company responsible for the service. Requests for return assistance are being regularly received and will be granted as soon as the service is resumed”.

Attention: the Merit Scholarship cannot be accumulated with any other scholarship or aid. This is stated in the Commitment Statement. Students who are doing paid internships are not eligible for the scholarship.

We strongly suggest that all documents are digitally signed on the AssinaUFSC system: assina.ufsc.br

The Office of International Relations (SINTER) announces the preliminary results of the selection process for the Erasmus + UFSC – UHK 2023 Mobility Program, according to the Call for Applications no. 11/SINTER/2022.

1. Nicole Carvalho Van Linschoten Lazzari (holder)
2. Tamie Karan Abe (alternate)
3. Allix Cardoso Caetano

SINTER will contact the student Nicole Lazzari with further instructions.

Online meeting with students from Brazil and France in the 2021 edition. Photo: Imagine Project

The Office of International Relations (SINTER) announces that applications are open for the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) course “The Languages of Science”, which will take place between 13 September and 6 December 2022.

Undergraduate students may apply for the course between 6 July, 8:00 am and 26 July, 6:00 pm.

Check the application procedures in the Call for Applications no. 12 SINTER 2022.

For further information, visit https://languagesofscience.wordpress.com/.

The Institutional Center for Languages and Translation (NILT/SINTER) has launched the second edition of the English course “Written Production in English – Abstracts”. Registrations are open from 4 July to 17 July 2022 (register here).

At the end of the course, students will be able to recognize the main characteristics of the genre abstract; identify the discursive and lexical-systemic characteristics of the genre; contrast types of abstract considering language and subject area; and produce abstracts.

The course totals 16 hours and will be held online through the Moodle Groups platform, featuring synchronous meetings and asynchronous assessments.

Attention: Intermediate knowledge of English – at B1, B2 or C1 level – is recommended to attend the course.

If you have any questions, please contact victor.gobatti@posgrad.ufsc.br. 

Last Wednesday, 29 June, the Institutional Center for Languages and Translation (NILT) was inaugurated in the Rectorate Building II. The inauguration event was attended by UFSC’s Rector Ubaldo Cesar Balthazar, the Vice-Rector Catia Regina Silva de Carvalho Pinto, the Secretary for International Relations Lincoln Fernandes, the Director of International Relations Diogo Robl, the NILT Coordinator Silvana Gaspari, SINTER staff and representatives from the Foundation for Socioeconomic Studies and Research (FEPESE), the Prorectorate for Outreach (PROEX) and the Office of Distance Education (SEAD).

NILT was created to promote the internationalization process of UFSC, through the development of language policies and language courses with an international focus. Currently, the Center offers language courses aimed at students and at faculty and staff training. The classes are taught in English, Portuguese as a Foreign Language (PFL), French, German, Italian, and Spanish. The activities started remotely during the pandemic and will now also be carried out in-person. NILT’s objectives also include the development of translation activities and the administration of proficiency exams, which are still under implementation.

Registrations are again open for the course “Exámenes de certificación en español: acercamiento” [Getting familiar with Spanish proficiency exams] offered by the Institutional Center for Languages and Translation (NILT/SINTER). Register here until 10 July.

The course introduces four Spanish proficiency exams (CELU, DELE, SIELE and LEPLE (DLLE/UFSC)), whose certificates are the most required for academic mobility and admission to graduate programs. The objective is to familiarize participants with the exam formats, the types of questions, the skills assessed, the time for completion, the assignment of grades/scores and the conditions of offer and validity of the exams.

Classes will take place online, through the Moodle Groups platform, on the following dates:

• Week 1 (6 and 8 July): CELU;
• Week 2 (13 and 15 July): SIELE;
• Week 3 (20 and 22 July): DELE;
• Week 4 (27 and 29 July): LEPLE (DLLE/UFSC);
• 1 August – 5 August: overall feedback and course closure.

Attention: participants must have knowledge of the Spanish language (at least written and oral comprehension skills), as the entire course (classes, materials and activities) will be in Spanish.

If you have any doubts, please contact the NILT Spanish Coordinator at espanhol.nilt@gmail.com.

The University of Birmingham (UoB) and UFSC promote virtual lectures to discuss topics in the field of Language and Literary Studies. The focus of this edition, to take place on 29 June, at 10 am (Brasilia time),  is “Corpus-Based Approaches to Literary Texts”.

The event will feature two lectures: one by Prof. Michaela Mahlberg, from UoB, who will address the topic “CLiC – Between Close and Distant Reading” and the other by Prof. Lincoln Fernandes, from UFSC, who will discuss “Sentiment Analysis in the Translation of Children’s Fantasy Literature”.

Register here to join the webinar on Zoom.