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Presentation of UFU-CAPES.PrInt and the nine different international collaboration projects associated

The presentation describes in detail the Institutional Program of Internationalization of the Federal University of Uberlândia
Prof. Flávio de Oliveira Silva, Ph.D.
15/04/2019 - 06:09 - atualizado em 15/04/2019 - 06:13

This presentation describes in detail the Institutional Program of Internationalization of the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU-CAPES.PrInt). UFU-CAPES.PrInt aims to contribute to the internationalization of the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU) through an articulated and convergent action with the Postgraduate Programs (PPGs), in line with the Institutional Plan for Internationalization of the Federal University of Uberlândia (PInt-UFU).

UFU-CAPES.PrInt is articulated in two main themes: Social Dynamics, Quality of Life and Health, divided into five (5) international collaboration projects and Converging Technologies and Environmental Resources, with four (4) international collaboration projects.

The theme of Social Dynamics, Quality of Life and Health is composed of the following projects:

  • P1-Construction of health cities: health, population, and social dynamics;
  • P2-The national education systems in the Euro-American space: compared education and establishment of language policies;
  • P3-Infectious, inflammatory and chronic diseases in a constantly changing environment that affects human and animal health;
  • P4-Biomechanical rehabilitation and repair processes in dentistry: Impact on people’s health and quality of  life;
  • P5-Socioenvironmental innovations and challenges in the Brazilian Cerrado’s modernity and its links to a sustainable economy.


The theme Converging Technologies and Environmental Resources is composed of the following projects:

  • P6-New technologies for efficient, sustainable energy production, conversion, and storage;
  • P7-New materials and technologies for the industry and for a connected society;
  • P8-Technological solutions for agriculture and environmental conservation;
  • P9-Converging technologies applied to health and well-being.

The program provides support for work missions between UFU and abroad and the implementation of various types of scholarships. The scholarships are intended for postgraduate students, professors accredited in the Graduate Programs (PPGs), as well as the researchers and foreign teachers participating in UFU-CAPES.PrInt.