Secretaria de Relações Internacionais | Office of International Relations

The SINTEGRA: International student paths: support and integration project aims to create welcoming spaces and strengthen the integration of international students from the Programa Estudantes-Convênio de Graduação (PEC-G) into UFSC.

The project addresses academic matters, the sense of university community, cultural issues, and ethnic and racial issues.

SINTEGRA is a partnership between SINTER and the UFSC Department of Psychology. It is coordinated by Professors Elka Hostensky and Lígia Feitosa, with the collaboration of Professor Valéria Mattos and Psychology undergraduate students.

Currently, the project holds weekly meetings with international students, develops informational materials about university life at UFSC, offers training sessions for staff and students, organizes a Student Integration Program, and creates content on Instagram.

Contact info:

• E-mail: sintegra.ufsc@gmail.com
• Instagram page

Team:

Elka Lima Hostensky Faculty member – Coordinator	Lígia Rocha Cavalcante Feitosa Faculty member – Coordinator	Valéria de Bettio Mattos Faculty member

Tainara Macêdo Student (Outreach Scholarship)	Vinícius Chaves Student (Outreach Scholarship)

Resourses:

• Student Guide in Portuguese | Version française | English version | Versión española
• Guide on building a welcoming environment for university students in Portuguese
• Guide for Senior Students in Portuguese
• SINTEGRA around UFSC in Portuguese | English version
• SINTEGRA News

Academic publications about SINTEGRA:

• Feitosa, L. R. C.; Hostensky, E. L. & Santos-Dias, D. (2023). Acolhimento e experiências de estudantes internacionais do Programa PEC-G: Desafios e possibilidades na internacionalização do ensino superior. Revista de Psicologia, Educação e Cultura, 27(2), 16-34.