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Study in Brazil

Despite not being included among the countries that attract more foreign students, as the United States, France, Britain, Germany and others, Brazil has a tradition of receiving students from other countries interested in training and in touch with our culture.

For those interested in learning more opportunities, especially in the area of education, of our country, the universe Brazil prepared this special, which brings tips on exchange programs, grants, or even simple studies of opportunities offered by institutions of higher education Brazilian.

PEC (Programa Estudante-Convênio)

The main program to encourage the students interested in studying in Brazil is sponsored by the federal government, from the organization MFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and its diplomatic missions overseas. The program is called PEC (Programa Estudante-Convênio), designed for graduate students (PEC-G) and pos-graduate students (PEC-PG).

The PEC-G was designed for students convened from countries of Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa interested in study in one of the 70 institutions of higher education in Brazil- the vast majority of them in federal or state universities. The PEC-PG which includes granting of scholarships was designed to the formation of masters and doctors in national institutions. Besides the three regions included in the PEC-G, the PEC-PG also includes developing countries in Asia and Oceania.

CAPES / CNPq

In addition to the PEC, the CAPES (Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education) also maintains a series of initiatives to encourage the coming of foreigners to the country from partnership with international organizations and institutions, such as, DAAD, Probal and Unibral (Germany), FIPSE (USA) and COFECUB and Brafitec (France).

The CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development), which also operates the PCE, has other programs designed for foreigners, but that in general, are granted from professionals from outside the country done by national institutions.

There are also agencies to promote the research and training of each foreign country, providing scholarships to people interested in coming to Brazil to develop their projects.

Brazilian universities

A good part of Brazilian universities maintain exchange agreements with foreign institutions of education. The majority foresee exchange of students between institutions.
Remember also that foreign students interested in studying in Brazil and having knowledge of Portuguese may compete for vacancies of graduate and postgraduate studies in the country from selective processes, such as written tests.

Portuguese language

It is important that who is interested in studying in Brazil knows that, in general, the Brazilian institutions of education demand proficiency in Portuguese language of the candidates. There are some exceptions to this rule, as in the case of countries agreed with the PEC-G have no representatives to apply the test of proficiency CELPE-Bras. In this case, students can benefit from a year Portuguese course in the receiving institution, for example.