UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE PERNAMBUCO

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The Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) is one of the best universities in the country, teaching (undergraduate and graduate) and research. At the international level, the institution is among the world’s top 1000 and the 14th best in the country, according to The Word University Ranckings 2018.

The UFPE also excels in national assessments that take into account, for undergraduate, student performance indices in the National Student Performance Examination (Enade), the structure of institutions and the investment in teachers and courses, now General Index of Courses (IGC), and the titling and scientific production of post-graduate teachers – by the Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Capes), these two evaluations of the MEC.

In recent years, as part of programs to expand the teaching of the Federal Government, the University expanded its operations and today has three campuses, located in Recife, in Vitória de Santo Antão and in Caruaru

Between 2005 and 2016, more than 2,500 places were created in undergraduate courses. During this period, more than 30 courses were implemented, among them Cinema, Archeology, Museology, Dance, Information Systems, Materials Engineering, Energy Engineering and Naval Engineering. The growth is mainly due to two programs of the Ministry of Education: the Interiorization of Higher Education and the Support to Restructuring and Expansion Plans of the Federal Universities (Reuni).

Rector
Rector – Anísio Brasileiro de Freitas Dourado
Vice-Dean – Florisbela de Arruda Câmara and Siqueira Campos

Mission
Promote an adequate environment for the development of people and the construction of knowledge and skills that contribute to the sustainability of society, through teaching, research, extension and management.

Infrastructure
The UFPE brings together more than 40 thousand people, including professors, technical-administrative staff and undergraduate and graduate students, distributed in three campuses: Recife, Caruaru and Vitória de Santo Antão.

In Campus Recife, there are more than 40 buildings, including the Rectory, nine Academic Centers, eight Supplementary Organs, Convention Center, Acoustic Shell, University Club, Nursery, Student Houses for Men and Women and the University Restaurant.

Off campus, in Recife, there are the Legal Sciences Center, the Television and University Radios Nucleus, the Benfica Cultural Center, the Medicine Memorial and the Nucleus of Continuing Education. In the Interior, there are the Agreste Academic Center in Caruaru, and the Academic Center of Vitória de Santo Antão, located in the Zona Norte Mata.

UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL

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The Université de Montréal is one of the world’s leading research universities.

UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO

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The current denomination – Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro – came with Law 4.759, of 1965. The UFRRJ, since 1968 an autonomous entity, auxiliary and decentralized of the public administration, began to act with a more flexible structure to accompany the university reform that was implanted in the country. With the approval of its statute, in 1970, the University expanded the areas of teaching, research and extension. In 1972, he began the system of courses in credit system.

The University’s general objectives are: to generate, systematize, socialize and apply the scientific, technological, philosophical and artistic knowledge through teaching, research and inseparably linked, expanding and deepening the professional practice, critical reflection, and enhancing peace and quality of life.

UFRRJ maintains the character of a public, free, secular university, of quality and socially referenced, contributing to the scientific, technological, artistic and cultural development of the Country and to the formulation of public and social policies, aiming at the training of professionals-citizens with autonomy for continuous learning, socially referenced to the world of work and capable of acting in the construction of social justice and democracy, with the following specific objectives: I – generate and propagate scientific, technological and cultural knowledge; II – to train, diploma and provide initial and continuous training in the different areas of knowledge, aiming at the exercise of professional activities and participation in the development of society; III – to stimulate the development of science, creation and critical and reflexive thinking; IV – to contribute to the process of regional and national development, carrying out the systematic study of their problems and the formation of scientific and technical personnel in terms of their needs; V – promote extension, open to the participation of the population, aiming at the socialization of the achievements and benefits, resulting from the cultural creation and the scientific and technological research generated in the Institution; VI – to promote education face-to-face, at a distance or in any other modality, provided that they are approved by the competent authorities; VII – to educate for the promotion of social and environmental development; VIII – to cultivate the ethical principles in the attainment of its objectives; IX – maintain a broad and diversified exchange of knowledge with society; X – promote support for public education in all its precepts and prerogatives.

MCGILL UNIVERSITY

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McGill University is one of Canada’s best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading universities in the world. With students coming to McGill from some 150 countries, our student body is the most internationally diverse of any research-intensive university in the country. McGill was founded in 1821 thanks to a generous bequest by James McGill, and since then, we’ve grown from a small college to a bustling university with two campuses, 10 faculties, some 300 programs of study, and 40,000 students. The University also partners with four affiliated teaching hospitals to graduate over 1,000 health care professionals each year.

MISSION
The mission of McGill University is the advancement of learning and the creation and dissemination of knowledge, by offering the best possible education, by carrying out research and scholarly activities judged to be excellent by the highest international standards, and by providing service to society.

PRINCIPLES
In fulfilling its mission, McGill University embraces the principles of academic freedom,integrity, responsibility, equity, and inclusiveness.

UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ESTADO DO RÍO DE JANEIRO

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Mission
Produce and disseminate knowledge in the various fields of knowledge, contributing to the full exercise of citizenship, through humanistic, critical and reflexive training, preparing competent and up-to-date professionals for the world of work and for improving the living conditions of society.

Vision
To be recognized as a reference in the production and dissemination of scientific, technological, artistic and cultural knowledge, committed to the transformations of society and to organizational transparency.

General principles
Ethical conduct;
Humanism;
Democracy and participation;
Theoretical-methodological pluralism;
Universality of knowledge;
Interdisciplinarity of knowledge;
Excellence;
Indissociability between teaching, research and extension;
Public nature;
Free graduation education.

General objectives
Produce, disseminate and preserve knowledge in all fields of knowledge;
To form citizens with a humanist conscience, critical and reflexive, committed to society and its transformation, qualified for the professional exercise;
To foster and stimulate the development of basic and applied research, especially those linked to stricto sensu postgraduate programs;
To extend to society the benefits of the cultural, artistic, scientific and technological creation generated in the Institution;
Maintain interchange with public and private entities, organizations and social movements.

UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA BAHÍA

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The Federal University of Bahia – created by the Royal Charter of the Medical-Surgical College of Bahia, signed by Prince Regent D. João, on February 18, 1808; established by Decree-Law no. 9,155, April 8, 1946; restructured by Decree no. 62,241, of February 8, 1968 – is an autarchy with didactic-scientific, administrative, patrimonial and financial autonomy, in accordance with the law and this Statute.

The institutional objectives of the University are:
I – to educate for social and environmental responsibility, contributing to human development with ethics, sustainability and justice;
II – to generate and propagate knowledge, knowledge and practices in the sciences, arts, cultures and technologies;
III – provide training, continuing education and qualification in the different areas of knowledge and performance, aiming at the exercise of professional activities and participation in the development of society;
IV – to exercise academic excellence through the development of the sciences, arts and humanities, fostering critical-reflexive thinking in the various fields of knowledge and practice; V – to promote university extension, aiming at the diffusion of advances, achievements and benefits resulting from the cultural and artistic creation and the scientific and technological research generated in the Institution;
VI – contribute to the process of local, regional, national and global development, carrying out a systematic study of their problems and forming scientific, artistic and technical frameworks according to their needs.
VII – promote equity in society, combating all forms of intolerance and discrimination arising from social, racial, ethnic, religious, gender and sexual orientation differences;
VIII – promote peace, solidarity and rapprochement between nations, peoples and cultures, through international cooperation and scientific, artistic and technological exchange, with a special focus on Portuguese-speaking countries and Latin American countries;
IX – to keep the University open to the participation of the population, promoting a wide and diversified exchange with institutions, organizations and movements of society;
X – implement and cultivate ethical principles in the formulation and implementation of policies, plans, programs and initiatives that realize their end-activities

UNIVERSIDADE SALVADOR BAHÍA

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UNIFACS – Salvador University, is member of the international network of universities Laureate, a global leader in the higher education segment, and one of the largest universities in Bahia. The institution was founded in 1972 under the name of School of Business Administration of Bahia and later in 1980 became Faculdade Salvador – FACS. In 1997, it was accredited as a University with a maximum concept by the Ministry of Education.

UNIFACS offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in face-to-face and distance education, as well as postgraduate courses (specializations and MBA’s) and stricto sensu (masters and doctorates), as well as research and extension activities that contribute to the development of our state. Currently, the University has nine campuses in Salvador and Feira de Santana, as well as distance education centers.

In June 2010, UNIFACS joined the Laureate International Universities Network, the largest private network of higher education in the world, made up of more than 70 educational institutions and brings together in its academic community more than 1 million students in 25 countries in the Americas , Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

UNIFACS is one of the largest institutions of higher education in Bahia and is recognized in the community mainly for its tradition, academic quality, regional vocation, training with emphasis in the technological areas and the promotion of entrepreneurship.

MISSION

Generate and transfer knowledge and, through continuous, innovative and excellence education, train people who contribute to regional development.

VALUES

Collaborative
The University teams collaborate and work together to implement best practices.

International
It’s a multicultural and inclusive organization, it values each other’s differences and respect different points of view and cultures.

Analytical
They constantly seek new information and opinions to improve their performance.

Trustworthy
The University credibility is generated by the actions of each collaborator and teacher.

Ambitious
They explore ways to improve learning without frontiers and revolutionize the traditional education model.

Responsible
Responsibility for the results of our students is the basis of their revolution in education and the greatest difference between them and the traditional model of universities.

Innovative
They are always exploring new approaches, technologies and business models, as well as new ways of thinking.

Indispensable
They have a strong bond with the community and become responsible for the development of the future workforce and a sustainable local economy.

Social and Environmental Responsibility
They are committed to accessibility and environmental education.

UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA

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THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA, located in the city of Santa Maria, state of Rio Grande do Sul, created by Law no. 3,834-C, of December 14, 1960, is a federal institution of higher education, constituted as an educational autarchy of special regime and linked to the Ministry of Education.

The Federal University of Santa Maria aims to: I – promote, in an indivisible way, teaching, research and extension; II – to foster technological, scientific, philosophical, literary, artistic and sports development; III- train professionals and specialists of higher level; IV – to train professionals of basic education of medium and professional level in the diverse levels and modalities linked to the national development; and V – prepare qualified human resources through postgraduate courses.

The Federal University of Santa Maria has as objectives: I – FUNDAMENTAL: a) to promote integral education; b) to develop education for the training and improvement of high-level professionals, technicians and researchers; c) stimulate pure or applied research; d) encourage cultural creation and development of the scientific spirit and reflective thinking; e) develop vocational education at various levels: basic, technical and technological; f) to promote the extension, open to the participation of the population, aiming at the diffusion of the achievements and the benefits resulting from the cultural creation and the scientific and technological research generated in the Institution; g) disseminate the cultural, scientific and technical knowledge that constitute the patrimony of humanity; and h) transmit knowledge through teaching, publications and / or other forms of communication. II – SPECIAL: a) encourage the study of problems related to the progress of its geoeconomic region, the State and the Country; b) to collaborate with the public power in the solution of the national problems, aiming at the development of the Country;c) contribute to the strengthening of universal peace and solidarity; and (d) stimulate awareness of the problems of the present world, in particular national and regional problems; and e) provide specialized services to the community, establishing a reciprocal relationship with the community.

UNIVERSIDAD FEDERAL DE SAO JOAO DEL-REI

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The Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ) was installed on April 21, 1987 as the Foundation of Higher Education of São João del-Rei (FUNREI). In the year of 2002 it was transformed into University.

Today the UFSJ is present in 5 municipalities.

The Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ) was instituted by Law 7,555 of December 18, 1986, as a Foundation for Higher Education in São João del Rei (Funrei), resulting from the meeting and federalization of two institutions: the Don Bosco College of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters, whose activities began in 1954, maintained by the Province of St. John Bosco; and the Municipal Foundation of São João del Rei, maintainer of the Faculty of Economic, Administrative and Accounting Sciences (Faceac) and the Faculty of Industrial Engineering (Faein), whose activities began in 1972 and 1976 respectively.

On April 19, 2002, Funrei was transformed into a university by Law 10,425, adopting the acronym UFSJ, elected by the academic community. The UFSJ is a public legal entity, financed by the Public Power, linked to the Ministry of Education, which has its headquarters and forum in the city of São João del Rei, and has educational units in Divinópolis, Alto Paraopeba and Sete Lagoas, all in the State of Minas Gerais. As a federal institution of higher public education, the UFSJ ensures the autonomy of scientific, didactic, administrative, disciplinary and financial and patrimonial management.

The Federal University of São João del-Rei is governed by the following principles: I. ethics; II. Democratic management; III. public education, under the responsibility of the Union; IV. freedom and excellence in teaching, research and extension, as well as the dissemination and critical socialization of knowledge without discrimination of any kind; V. pluralism of ideas and pedagogical conceptions; SAW. universality and interdisciplinarity of knowledge; VII. indissociability between teaching, research and extension; VIII. respect for the dignity of the human person and their rights; IX. exercise of justice and well-being of the human being; X. transparency in institutional actions; XI. valuation of education professionals; XII. cultural, scientific, artistic, technological, social and economic development of the region, state and country; XIII. commitment to solidarity among peoples, the defense of human rights and the preservation of the environment.

The objectives of the UFSJ are: I. to stimulate the development of scientific spirit and critical reflection; II. encourage scientific and technological research and cultural production; III. promote widespread dissemination of cultural, scientific and technical knowledge, both those that constitute the patrimony of humanity, and those produced by the Federal University of São João del-Rei; IV. encourage continuous scientific, cultural and professional improvement. Art. 6o In order to achieve its objectives, the UFSJ proposes to: I. train and collaborate in the continuous training of graduates, in the different areas of knowledge, in order to become fit for insertion in the world of work and for participation in development of Brazilian society; II. to study the problems of the contemporary world, in particular the national and regional ones, in order to contribute to the search for solutions to them; III. establish with the community a relationship of reciprocity, through which the University can make available to it, through courses and specialized services, the technique, culture and results of the researches to be carried out; IV. expand and strengthen the University’s links with institutions of Basic Education, especially public ones; V. to broaden and strengthen the University’s network of information and communication technologies and facilitate access to it by the internal and external community, in accordance with the law; SAW. improve the culture of evaluation and accountability of its activities to the internal and external community.