The Office of International Relations (SINTER) invites the UFSC community to attend a lecture  on the demystification of the U.S. visa application process, which will be held on 5 October 2016 in the Harry Laus Room at the Central Library,. In the event, the public will be able to solve their doubts on how to apply for the different types of U.S. visa, including the student visa.
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The University Studies Abroad Consortium is offering courses in English to UFSC students. The courses are:

Brazilian Anthropology & Culture

Peoples of the Amazon

Strategic Management & Policy

Survey of Brazilian Literature

This is an opportunity for Brazilian students to get in touch with the international environment, to practice the English language and to improve their academic knowledge.

The deadline for enrollment is 29 September, 2016, until 5 pm.

To enroll and for further information, please call 55 (48) 3721-6208 – (48) 9191-7991 or email renato.carvalho@usac.unr.edu.

The University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC) Fall Program has started on 29 August, at UFSC. USAC is a consortium of universities linked to UFSC via the Office of International Relations (SINTER) since 2013.  This edition, which will take place until 14 December at the Florianópolis Campus, has the participation of 30 international undergraduate students; 26 from American universities, 3 from Sweden and 1 from Norway.
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The EAIE (European Association for International Education) Annual Conference is the second largest international education conference in the world. This year, it takes place in Liverpool, between 13 and 16 September.

Brazil’s stand has occupied the top positions among the most selected exhibitors in the conference application, a result of the efforts of the Brazilian Association for International Education (FAUBAI), the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC) and the Brazilian Tourist Board (Embratur) in organizing and facilitating the country’s participation in the event.

UFSC Secretary for International Relations, Prof. Lincoln Fernandes, is representing the university in the event, while he strengthens partnerships and seeks new opportunities for the UFSC community.
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The Office of International Relations (SINTER) announces the result of the selection process for the UFSC-UHK Programme from University of Hradec Králove, in accordance with the  Edital n.º 08/SINTER/2016.

The selected student:

Lucas da Silva – Social Sciences

According to a survey by the British Council and the FAUBAI (Brazilian Association for International Education), conducted by a team led by Professor Carlos Vergani, from the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), the internationalization of Brazilian universities is increasingly growing  through the provision of courses taught in English. The survey found 671 programs offering courses in the Englishlanguage in Brazilian higher education institutions. The outcome of the survey is a guide to university courses offered in English in Brazil which will be released this week. The aim of the publication is mainly to disseminate the possibilities of study in the country and attract more foreign students. To read the story in full,click here.

We regret to inform that the opening lecture of the second semester of 2016, with the Ambassador and Minister of Foreign Affairs Celso Amorim (2003-2010), that would take place on 21 September, at 4 pm, in the Garapuvu auditorium of the Culture and Events Center was cancelled due to urgent commitments of the lecturer.