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Foreign universities’ representatives get together at the UFOP Central Administrative Office to discuss partnerships

The 5th Music, Culture and Education National Seminar took place from March 21st to 23rd, of 2023, and had as its theme the main challenges and prospects in post-pandemic musical, cultural, educational, scientific and technological knowledge production. Conferences, discussion forums, workshops, book launches, artistic and...

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UFOP welcomes faculty member from Universidad Antonio Nariño

In March, the UFOP International Relations Office - (Diretoria de Relações Internacionais - DRI) welcomed Professor Dany Andrey Latorre Méndez, from Universidad Antonio Nariño (UAN), Colombia, for a visit to UFOP and the cities of Ouro Preto and Mariana. visita.png Responsible for teaching Spanish courses to UFOP students...

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Welcome/DRI Project Team starts activities of the 2023 Cultural Calendar

2023 Welcome Project’s Cultural Calendar activities of the International Relations Office (DRI) have already begun. In March, the project assistants’ team conducted a tour for international students who arrived in Brazil this year. The purpose of the tours was to facilitate their adaptation process and introduce them to...

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UFOP welcomes new international graduate students for 2023/1 academic semester

On March 9, the International Relations Office (Diretoria de Relações Internacionais - DRI) promoted the welcome meeting for foreign students coming over to UFOP for the 2023/1 academic semester through the Cooperation Group of Brazilian Universities – (GCUB)/International Mobility Program: GCUB-Mob. recepcao.png The...

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UFOP stands out and is among the top 100 Universities in Latin America ranking

The Latin American section from the Ranking Web of Universities, which assesses the impact of universities on the digital environment, reveals prominence of public universities in Latin America, especially Brazilian institutions. The survey was carried out in January, 2023. UFOP is ranked 95th in the overall ranking and...

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UFOP student awarded for documentary at Belgian Film Festival

The UFOP student from the Journalism program, Anthony Christian Fernandes, participated in the POINT OF U Film Festival, which took place in Brussels (Belgium), and was awarded for International Best Factual with the short film "É assim que o fim se torna o início" (That’s the way the end becomes the beginning). The event...

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Former student from the Journalism program releases documentary on experiences of disabled people

The production is part of a former student's Final Research Project, a disabled person (Pessoa com Deficiência - PCD), who addresses in her work the processes of social inclusion and affectionateness that involve PCDs and their families. With the supervision of professors Adriano Medeiros and Luiz Felipe Pereira, the...

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UFOP student is in the Forbes under 30 list

The Master's Degree student from the Material Engineering Graduate Program (Rede Temática em Engenharia de Materiais - Redemat), Bárbara Gosziniak Paiva, was included in the Forbes' Under 30 list, that highlights young people up to 30 years old who succeeded in their areas of expertise. Six people were selected in each of...

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UFOP researchers publish scientific paper in partnership with Poles

UFOP researchers Katiane Nogueira, from the Department of Biological Sciences (Departamento de Ciências Biológicas - DECBI), and Leonardo Brandão Nogueira from the Department of Geology (Departamento de Geologia - Degeo), have published a scientific paper on bladder cancer in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis, in...

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UFOP students participate in Project Rondon’s Portal do Sertão Operation

UFOP, in partnership with the University Center of Espírito Santo (Centro Universitário do Espírito Santo - Unesc), participates this year in, Projeto Rondon’s Portal do Sertão Operation in the municipality of Pedrão, Bahia, fulfilling the public notice launched in 2019. The Projeto Rondon, coordinated by the Brazilian...

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