PPGECAL has been advancing its international collaborations, with operations on all continents in recent years. Offering courses in foreign languages, teaching missions, participating in events, collaborating on research projects, sending students for sandwich periods abroad and welcoming foreign students for professional training with us are some of the actions that PPGECAL has been carrying out.

DOCTORATE SANDWICH PROGRAM ABROAD:

From 2021 to 2024, PPGECAL had 11 students on international mobility, carrying out doctorate sandwich periods abroad:

1) Camila A. Jesus – Iowa State University (United States), PDSE/UESB (Process 072.7475.2021.0034638-32), in 2022, for 11 months.

2) Izabella C. Batista – Queen’s University Belfast (Northern Ireland), PDSE/Capes (Process 88881.690594/2022-01), between 2022 and 2023, for 10 months.

3) Priscilla A. Nascimento – Deakin University (Australia), PDSE/Capes (Process 88881.690330/2022-01), between 2022 and 2023, for 10 months.

4) Renata F. Santana – Queen’s University Belfast (Northern Ireland), SWE/CNPq Scholarships (Process 200411/2022-5), between 2022 and 2023, for 10 months.

5) Annie N. Alves – Deakin University (Australia), PDSE/UESB (Process 72.7475.2022.0043306-75), in 2023, for 12 months.

6) Jéssica F. Borges – Deakin University (Australia), SWE/CNPq Scholarships (Process 201020/2022-0), in 2023, for 6 months.

7) Maria Isabella P. Souza – Iowa State University (United States), SWE/CNPq Scholarships (Process 200940/2022-8), in 2023, for 7 months.

8) Carlinne G. Oliveira – Technical University of Denmark (Denmark), PDSE/UESB (Process 72.7475.2023.0043018-38), in 2024, for 6 months.

9) Luise O. Sena – Universidad Autonoma de Coauhilla (Mexico), PDSE/Capes (Process 88881.934789/2024-01), in 2024, for 6 months.

10) Arthur P. Capela – University of Évora (Portugal), PDSE/Capes (Process 88881.934788/2024-01), in 2024, for 6 months.

11) Jaqueline J. Silva – Universidade do Minho (Portugal), PDSE/Capes (Process 88881.982103/2024-01), between 2024 and 2025, for 6 months

For 2025, we already have 3 more students with confirmed actions abroad, at Iowa State University and Universidade do Minho.

RECEPTION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS

In 2021, 2022 and 2023, PPGECAL launched its own notices for foreign candidates. In these years, PPGECAL received 1 master’s and 1 doctoral candidate, both from Benin, and 1 doctoral candidate from Mozambique. In 2022, UESB became part of the International Cooperation Group of Brazilian Universities (GCUB). Since then, PPGECAL has offered master’s and doctoral positions in it and therefore stopped launching its own notice.

Between 2022 and 2024, we had the following foreign students qualifying with us:

Master’s degree:

2022 – John Nonvignon Bossis Honfoga (Benin) (1st foreign student to be awarded a degree in PPGECAL)

2023 – Suzie Candio (Haiti)

2024 – Persio João de Jesus (Mozambique)

Doctorate:

2022 – Tankpinou Richard Ketounou (Benin)

2023 – Felizardo Severino Paulo (Mozambique)

2023 – Orcidio Bruno de Sousa (Mozambique)

2024 – Sumayah Abbas (Pakistan)

2024 – Djalou Joseph (Haiti)

2024 – John Nonvignon Bossis Honfoga (Benin) (1st foreign student to be awarded a degree in PPGECAL)3

In 2025, PPGECAL will receive 2 more master’s and 2 doctoral students through the GCUB Program (Cape Verde, Colombia, Mozambique and Peru) and 3 more students for sandwich periods through the Move La America CAPES Program.

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION:

PPGECAL faculty have developed projects in partnership with the following teaching and research institutions around the world:

1) Iowa State University (USA) (CNPq Projects Processes 443542/2023-6 and 402061/2022-5).

2) Queen’s University Belfast (Northern Ireland). (CNPq Projects Processes 402247/2022-1 and 404644/2024-4).

3) Deakin University (Australia). (CNPq Project Process 402425/2022-7).

4) University of the Republic (Uruguay) (CNPq Project 423681/2021-4).

5) University of Évora (Portugal) (Capes Process 88881.934788/2024-01).

6) Universidad Autonoma Coauhilla (Mexico) (CNPq Projects Processes 405797/2021-4 and 402644/2024-7).

7) University of Minho (Portugal) (Capes Process 88881.982103/2024-01)

8) Technical University of Denmark (Denmark) (UESB Appeals Process 072.7475.2023.0043018-38).

9) Collaboration network of CNPq Projects Processes 302259/2018-0, 308300/2021-1, 405797/2021-4 and 440463/2022-0. It includes partnerships with 18 universities from 9 countries: University of Oxford, University of Cambridge and Nottigham Trent University (England), University of Sargodha, Hazara University, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Government College University and University of the Punjab (Pakistan), University of Tabuk and King Khalid University (Saudi Arabia), Uniwersytet Gdansk (Poland), Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico), Universitas Islam Indonesia (Indonesia), Syddansk Universitet (Denmark), Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Huaiyin Institute of Technology and Jiangnan University (China) and Khalifa University (United Arab Emirates, Dr. Syed Salman Ashraf).