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Students from Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso accomplished social project in Mariana's Santo Antônio neighborhood

1 April 2025

Photo: Pedro Vieira Students from the Pontifical Catholic University in Valparaíso (PUCV), Chile, have accomplished an architecture and design project in Mariana’s Santo Antonio neighborhood. The initiative comes from the Travessia project, the result of a partnership between the Chilean university and Federal University...

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Agreements: get to know the international partners UFOP made in the 2nd semester of 2024

1 April 2025

In 2024 second term, the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), seeking to broaden the possibilities for their students and staff, signed new agreements for academic collaboration, as well as strengthened agreements already signed, renewing the partnerships. The agreements have been signed with the following institutions...

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UFOP welcomes Colombian students from the Universidad de Antioquia

21 March 2025

Photo: Clara Lamacie The Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) welcomed Afro-Colombian students from the Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA) for a cultural exchange. In the first meeting, UdeA students held the workshop "Quilombo AfroLatidos: flavors, rhythms and culture", with the aim of presenting tourist attractions,...

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The International Relations Office (DRI) holds PEC-G meeting with students from UFOP and UFSJ

21 March 2025

Adrielle Ferreira The project "Academic guidance as a strategy for the integration of PEC-G students in UFOP" promoted the event "PEC-G Meeting", an activity that involved participants of the Student Program - Undergraduate Agreement (PEC-G) of the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) and the Federal University of São...

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Welcome Project holds a tour in Ouro Preto city

17 October 2024

The Welcome Project (UFOP’s International Relations Office) held another cultural event in September: a tour in the historic city of Ouro Preto. The event was attended by 19 students from different countries: Angola, Argentina, Cameroon, Colombia, Cuba, Chile, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Republic...

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Lavras Novas Tour made by Welcolme Project with foreign students in UFOP

1 October 2024

Following the Cultural Calendar of 2024, the Welcome Project organized a trip to Lavras Novas. A total of 57 students from different countries participated, including Angola, Argentina, Cameroon, Colombia, Cuba, Chile, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Russia, Timor-Leste...

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The Welcome Project holds a new Cine DRI session and a visit to the Inhotim Institute

28 August 2024

Moving on with the 2024 Cultural Calendar, the Welcome Project of the The International Relations Office (DRI) held two activities in July: Cine DRI and a visit to Inhotim Institute. Students from different countries participated in this program, including Angola, Argentina, Cameroon, Colombia, Cuba, Chile, Ghana,...

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Ministry of Education (MEC) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) publish selection process for PEC-G and PEC-PLE programs

23 July 2024

The Ministries of Education ( MEC ) and Foreign Affairs ( MRE ) have announced the selection process for the Undergraduate Student Agreement Program (PEC-G) and the Portuguese as a Foreign Language Program (PEC-PLE) for the 2025 academic year. Both programs offer free vacancies in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to...

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Festa Junina and Mariana Tour: The Cultural Calendar is at Full Steam!

12 July 2024

Following the 2024 Cultural Calendar, the Welcome Project team of DRI (International Office) conducted two activities with UFOP's international students in June: Festa Junina DRI and Mariana Tour. Students from several countries, including Angola, Cameroon, Colombia, Chile, the United States, France, Equatorial Guinea,...

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Welcome Project holds Cine DRI and a visit to the Casa Guignard Museum

1 July 2024

The Welcome Project of the International Relations Office (DRI) continues to carry out the activities of the 2024 Cultural Calendar, in order to promote interaction between UFOP's international students and the local community and culture. In May, the Welcome team visited the Casa Guignard Museum, followed by a cinema...

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