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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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Professors from the Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (France) visit UFOP

7 June 2024

From November 4th to 11th, 2023, the International Relations Office (DRI) welcomed Professors Damien Prim and Delphine Joseph from the Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (France) for a visit to UFOP and the city of Ouro Preto. Damien and Delphine were received by UFOP Director of the International Relations...

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UFOP professor and researcher make an academic visit to Rzeszow University of Technology (Poland)

7 June 2024

From November 6th to 10th, 2023, Professor Katiane Nogueira from the Department of Biological Sciences (DECBI), and Leonardo Nogueira, researcher and technician from the Department of Geology (DEGEO) of UFOP, went on mobility to carry out academic and scientific activities in the Rzeszow University of Technology (RUT),...

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UFOP faculty member gives lecture in Université Paris-Saclay (France)

7 June 2024

On 23rd November 2023, Dr. Leandro Vinícius Alves Gurgel, from the Department of Chemistry in UFOP, presented the lecture entitled "Using biomass for a sustainable future: water and energy security" in the Journée Scientifique Paris-Saclay, held in the Université Paris-Saclay, France. The event was organized by Professor...

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UFOP professor participates in event at Indian Institute of Technology in Varanasi (India)

7 June 2024

From October 26 to 28 last year, the UFOP Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (DEMET/EM) professor Dr. Paulo Santos Assis participated in an event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Metallurgical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology in Varanasi, India. The professor was the only Brazilian...

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