Professor Aguinaldo Roberto Pinto assumed the Office of International Relations (SINTER) on 27 November 2015. Professor Marcelo Farina  was nominated as deputy secretary. Both are from School of Biological Sciences (Centro de Ciências Biológicas – CCB).
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The Office of International Relations (SINTER), acccording to the Edital n.º 15/SINTER/2015 (rectified on 23 November 2015), publishes the Final Result of the Exchange Programf UFSC-UAndina for the first semester of 2016.
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Phil Baty , the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE) editor, announces that the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina conquered the position n. 148 among BRICS universities – bloc of countries formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The inclusion of UFSC in the ranking of The BRICS & Emerging Economies is a significant achievement.
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Marcelo Farina, professor and deputy secretary of the Office of International Relations, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), was nominated affiliated member of The World Academy of Science (TWAS), in a ceremony that happened in Vienna (Austria) on 20 November.

To the professor, the nomination represents a very important international recognition: “Sou de um país em desenvolvimento e, assim como vários colegas, conheço muito bem os inúmeros obstáculos relacionados a fazer pesquisa científica como professor universitário brasileiro. Apesar das dificuldades, seguimos em frente, pois sabemos que o conhecimento científico e tecnológico será crucial na tomada de decisões em situações críticas, como acidentes ambientais, epidemias, mudanças climáticas, etc. É uma pena que muitos, incluindo gestores do dinheiro público, não compreendam que apoiar a ciência é uma questão de sobrevivência“
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SINTER informs that between 14 December 2015 and 26 February 2016 the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) will work in special summer hours: from 07h30 to 13h30 (from Monday to Friday).

During this time, SINTER will be opne to the public from 10h to 13h (from Monday to Friday).

The Office of International Relations (SINTER), according to  Edital n.º 15/SINTER/2015 (rectified on 23 November 2015), publishes the Preliminar Result of Programa de Intercâmbio UFSC-UAndina during the first semester of 2016.

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The Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) will receive until early 2016, a total of 38 foreign students by the Programas de Estudante-Convênio de Graduação ( PEC- G) and Pós-Graduação (PEC- PG). Of the 75 members of the PEC-PG supported this year, seven will study at UFSC, which according to data from the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Capes), is the second university in the south of the country that receives the majority of students in the program.

The professor and deputy secretary of Internatinal Relations at UFSC, Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho assesses that the agreement student programs reinforce the multi-ethnic character of the University. “In addition to the provided solidarity , we received young people from different countries and continents , to enrich the cultural and academic atmosphere of UFSC . It is thus a two-way cooperation”, he says.

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