UFMG Summer School 2022 on Brazilian Studies

The UFMG Summer School on Brazilian Studies intends to give students from all over the world an understanding of key aspects of Brazil from distinct perspectives. The instructors are professors from UFMG (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), a leading Brazilian university, recently ranked 5th for best higher education institutions in Latin America by Britain’s Times Higher Education. The course is confirmed to take place once again in July through online platforms. The exact dates will soon be confirmed.

Over two weeks of intense learning, meetings will cover the underpinnings of Brazilian politics, history, foreign relations, geography, law, economy, arts and culture. The Summer School usually takes place at UFMG’s main campus in Belo Horizonte – the capital city of Brazil’s federal state of Minas Gerais – every month of July. Due to the pandemic, the 2021 edition will be entirely online. Lectures on selected topics will be delivered in the morning (at Brasília Time) through distance learning platforms. After the lectures, there will be Portuguese for Foreigners classes. During the afternoon, participants will be taken on online tours to places of historical and artistic relevance.

Why You Should Take The Summer School?
This course aims at providing students from around the globe with a solid background in Brazil and Brazilian studies, shedding light on crucial aspects of South America’s giant country and the region in itself. As the world looks ever more interconnected and multipolar, Brazil strikes as a rising power whose understanding might become an asset for future generations of scholars and practitioners, decision makers and takers. Within the ambit of this program, lectures will be delivered on topics as diverse as politics, history, foreign affairs, economy, geography, law, arts and culture, creating a mosaic of highly qualified information and analysis. Introductory classes of Portuguese language – the sixth most spoken idiom in the world today – will help the course taker dig deeper into Brazil’s complexities and make better sense of the country’s subtleties.

Convenors
Prof. Dr. Aziz Tuffi Saliba (UFMG’s School of Law) Prof. Dr. Dawisson Belém Lopes (UFMG’s School of Humanities) Prof. Dr. Lucas Carlos Lima (UFMG’s School of Law)

Language
All lectures will be given in English. Applicants are expected to be proficient in English. For students whose main medium of instruction during their education was not English, some proof of English proficiency will be necessary. Results of standard English proficiency tests (e.g., TOEFL or IELTS) will be preferable, but other forms of certification for language proficiency in English may be considered, at the Organizing Committee’s discretion.

The title for this summer school is “Brazilian Studies” which consist of Brazilian History, Brazilian Geography, Brazilian Culture, Brazilian Law, Brazilian Society, Brazilian Politics, Brazilian Economy, Brazilian Foreign Policy, Brazilian Cinema, Brazilian Arts, Portuguese Language for Foreigners, & Race in Brazil

You may check the complete information at this file Summer School Brochure

Since this program will be held online, The fees for this online summer school is free. However, the ITS students who will accepted as the participant in this program must follow all the regulations from UFMG & ITS.

The selected students must responsible with the regulations as follows:

• Must follow all the courses on time based on their schedule. Please kindly note that there are difference time between Surabaya, Indonesia and Belo Horizonte – MG, Brazil
• Responsible with any assignment or homework from the UFMG
• Must follow with other regulations and instructions fro UFMG. UFMG will send it to selected participants

This program are open only for ITS Students Diploma & Bachelor all batch. UFMG only accept maximum up to 2 ITS students. However UFMG will consider to increase the quota based on ITS GE recommendation. The successfull participants will received certificate (softcopy) in the end of this program.

Here the required documents:

1. CV

2. Copy of Valid TOEFL certificate or copy of valid Certificate of EFL (official from UPT Bahasa ITS) minimum 500, TOEFL iBT min 79 and IELTS min 6.0. Please kindly note that EFL from Dirpendik, TOEFL Prediction and score screenshoot from web UPT Bahasa are not acceptable

3. Motivation Letter (TNR 11, margin 3,3,3,3, maximum 2 pages)

4. Statement Letter (Please download from this link http://bit.ly/its-short-program ). You don’t need to get signed by the dept.

5. Scanned of Valid Passport Information Page with validity minimum one year (UFMG will cout this activity as the mobility program)

6. Certificate of GCW Non Degree (minimum C) or Result Test GCW Non Degree min 80 (S2 Applicants can replace it with R2SEP certificate)

We will not process the incomplete application or the late submission of application

Please submit all of your documents (soft copy in PDF) with subject : Apply_SummerSchool_UFMG_Name_NRP to Mr. Ade at studyabroad@its.ac.id maximum on February 4, 2022 (13.00 WIB). The interview will be held online with Zoom on February 7, 2022 afternoon.

If you have questions about this program please ask Mr. Ade at studyabroad@its.ac.id with subject ASK_SummerSchool_UFMG