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International Relations Office (DRI) welcomes foreign graduate students

Last Thursday (19) the International Relations Office (DRI) of the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) welcomed graduate students from different countries. A total of 18 students participated in person in the welcome event. Vice-rector Roberta Fróes was present at the meeting. foto_vice-reitora.png Held in the Rectory...

UFOP Master's student in History, in an exchange program in Mexico, highlights inclusion policies in his academic trajectory

Maycon Alves, a master's student in History, was selected to receive a scholarship at the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH), in Mexico. Born in Virgem da Lapa, in the Jequitinhonha River Valley, Maycon, during his undergraduate degree in History in the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), was...

Professor from the UFOP School of Medicine participates in a congress in Portugal

Professor Aisllan Assis, from the UFOP School of Medicine, participated in the 14th Ibero-American Congress of Qualitative Research (CIAIQ) 2025, held from July 15 to 17, at the Polytechnical Institute of Management and Technology (ISLA), in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. He presented the paper entitled "Promotion of Mental...

Graduate Program in Education (PPGE) begins Interinstitutional Doctoral Program in partnership with the University of San Carlos of Guatemala

The Graduate Program in Education (PPGE) in the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) is advancing its internationalization policy, focusing on academic cooperation with Latin America through the implementation of an Interinstitutional Doctoral Program (DInter) in partnership with the University of San Carlos of...

UFOP Professor offers Workshop at the Lisbon School of Dance

Professor Éden Peretta, from UFOP Graduate Program in Performing Arts (PPGAC), offered the workshop “Choreodramaturgical Atlas” in collaboration with the Master’s Program in Choreographic Creation and Professional Practices, invited by the Lisbon School of Dance (ESD) of the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon, Portugal. The...

UFOP and Université de Versailles Expand Partnership with New Agreement

UFOP is expanding its international mobility network through a newly signed agreement with the Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France. The partnership, valid from 2026 to 2031, will provide ten academic mobility positions across all fields of knowledge. The opportunities are available to...

UFOP Coordinates National Network in CAPES-Global Program and Expands Its Leadership in Internationalization

After ranking fifth among 33 internationalization networks evaluated, the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) was officially appointed as the coordinating institution of the network “MineraMundi: International Research Network on Mining, Sustainability, and Social Development.” The initiative was approved under Call No...

UFOP Welcomes Costa Rica Delegation to Promote Exchange between University Extension Policies

The Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), through its International Relations Office (DRI), welcomed representatives from the National University of Costa Rica (UNA) on february to discuss university extension policies, internationalization, and academic cooperation between the two institutions. The program included...

Representatives from the Mines Engineering program present research in Chile

Students from the Mines Engineering Program represented UFOP at the XXIV Mines Engineering Symposium (Simin) at the University of Santiago, Chile (USACH). Four oral presentations were given focusing on underground mining, sustainability and innovation. design_sem_nome_6_22.png In addition to participating in the symposium...

Research published in an international journal analyzes the impact of critical minerals on nuclear energy production

Professor Luccas Assis Attílio, from the Department of Economics and the Graduate Program in Applied Economics in the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), had his most recent study published in Resources Policy, a leading international scientific journal in the field of natural resource policy. Entitled “How sensitive...