Secretaria de Relações Internacionais | Office of International Relations

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The Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) achieved outstanding results in the 2026 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, one of the most relevant international indicators of academic performance by subject area, published by QS Quacquarelli Symonds.

By broad subject area, UFSC ranks among the best universities in the world in:

Engineering & Technology —401–450 range
Life Sciences & Medicine —501–550 range
Arts & Humanities —501–550 range

The university also demonstrated improvement in academic performance and scientific impact, reflected in indicators such as academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per paper, h-index, and international research network.

Highlights by Specific Subjects

UFSC achieved its strongest results in the following subjects:

🏆 Petroleum Engineering — 51–100 (best institutional result)
🥈 Nursing — 101–150
🥉 Anthropology — 101–200
🔹 Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering — 201–250
🔹 Chemical Engineering — 201–250
🔹 Agriculture & Forestry — 201–250

In total, UFSC had 17 subjects ranked in the 2026 edition, highlighting the diversity and quality of its academic and scientific production across different fields of knowledge.

The QS Subject Rankings evaluate thousands of universities worldwide and consider criteria such as global academic reputation, employer recognition, research impact, and international collaboration.

The Graduate Studies Council (CPG) of UFSC approved the Normative Resolution that regulates the equivalence and conversion of credits between the University’s graduate system and the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), an important milestone for advancing academic internationalization at UFSC.

The proposal, presented by the Office of International Relations (SINTER) in the Official Letter No. 40/2025/SINTER, was analyzed and approved by the CPG on 3 December 2025, with a favorable opinion from the rapporteur.

The technical drafting of the resolution was carried out by SINTER staff members – most notably Bruno Wanderley Farias, from the Information Management Division – and also involved the participation of the Prorectorate for Graduate Studies (PROPG). The collective effort included regulatory analysis, alignment with international best practices, and coordination among administrative and academic units.

According to the explanatory memorandum submitted by SINTER, the regulation fills a longstanding gap. Although UFSC maintains strong ties European institutions — which account for more than 40% of academic mobility and approximately 39% of the University’s joint international scientific production — there was no specific regulation governing the conversion and formal recognition of credits between the two systems. This lack of a regulatory framework hindered cooperation agreements, double-degree programs, co-supervision, and the transfer of credits for students participating in mobility programs.

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