AREX

Assessoria de Relaes Externas

PROPG

PR-REITORIA DE PS-GRADUAO

Sao Paulo State University | UNESP

International Office
Rua Quirino de Andrade, 215 - Centro
So Paulo, SP, Brasil | 01049-010
http://www.unesp.br/en

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Courses in English
at UNESP

Universidade Estadual Paulista UNESP is a public

university with 23 campuses spread throughout the
state of So Paulo, a major economic power in Brazil.
UNESP is a research university, ranked among the best
in the country receiving international recognition for the
quality of its research and academic activities.
In order to raise the number of international students in our
programs, the university is launching a new project called English
Programs at UNESP EPU, approaching five different areas:
Agriculture Sciences, Alternative Energy, Biodiversity, Dentistry as
well Literature and Linguistics. Each one of these programs will have
a group of disciplines arranged according the ECTS (European
Credit Transfer and Accumulation System), that will sum a total
of 120 ECTS credits and will be bounded to different graduate
programs of UNESP.
Foreign students from undergraduate or graduate programs should
be at Unesp for a minimum period of one semester and maximum
of four. They will have the possibility of developing a traditional
exchange period, or stay at UNESP after finishing their initial period,
bounded to a graduate program in order to finish their studies and
receive a master degree from UNESP. In case of PhD students, they
will be able to keep developing their research, with a co-tutor, if they
are interested.
Foreign students that will attend the programs should enroll in an
intensive Portuguese as a Second Language program that will be
offered by UNESP.
UNESP will offer annually, for each of the five programs, two master
scholarships with duration of two years and a one year doctorate
scholarship with the values currently used by the funding agencies
in Brazil. Students should declare their interest for this scholarship at
the moment of their application.
Each one of the five programs will count with financial resources to
invite annually a foreign professor to participate in the program. He
will have the opportunity of giving classes for a maximum period of
two months in one of the programs in order to develop activities with
UNESP researchers.

Agricultural Sciences
Brazil is one of the largest grain and
meat producing countries in the
world. Thus, the disciplines offered
aim at engaging students in several
aspects related to sustainable
agricultural and animal production
in the tropics. Students will have
also the opportunity of studying in
different UNESP campuses and,
therefore, gain knowledge on different
production and research approaches
in agricultural sciences in Brazil.

Disciplines of the program

Biological Evaluation Of Feeds
And Nutritional Requirements For
Ruminants

Observing And Measuring Animal

Behaviour

Breeding Autogamous Crops

Optimizing Application And

Environmental Dynamics Of Pesticides

Dairy Science And Technology

Professional Development And

Ecophysiology Of Bioenergy Crops

Engineering Properties Of Food
Materials
Evolution Of Plant Pathogens In
Agriculture
Fish Larviculture
Measuring Sustainability In Agricultural
Systems

Scientific Ethics
Seed Biology And Physiology
Topics On Agriculture And
Development
Understanding Genes, Genetics And
Genomics: New Windows Opened In
Agricultural Sciences

Coordinator
Odair A. Fernandes
oafernandes@fcav.unesp.br
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Alternative Energy
This theme wil bring the most updated
and relevant issues regarding
Brazilian research in energy obtained
by biomass and other renewable
sources. Choosing this theme,
the students will study topics like
technological development related
to energy storage by using smart
materials, automation and control of
power systems, efficiency in energy
use, technological innovation for
alternative energies, with special
attention to those that demonstrate
greater environmental sustainability.

Disciplines of the program

The Brazilian Electrical Power System:
Opportunities For Energy Conservation

Renewable Energy And Electric Power

Generation

Design Of Experiments And Robust

Design Applied To Renewable

Renewable Energy In Microgrids

Efficient Use Of Energy

Technology Of Processing Agricultural

And Forestry Biomass

Electric Machines Control

Thermal Systems Optimization

Electric Power Quality In Distribution

Networks With Renewable Energy

Utilization Of Agriwastes For The

Production Of Energy And New
Materials

Fuel Cells
Geotechnologies Applied To Energy
Management

Coordinator
Jos Luz Silveira
joseluz@feg.unesp.br
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Biodiversity
This theme is extremely relevant and
will enable students to engage in
studies of the most biodiverse coutry
in the world. With the courses in this
theme, the students will have contact
with topics linked to research on
biomass and bioenergy production,
production and analysis of biofuels,
automotive engine applications,
economics and social and
environmental impacts of biofuels.

Disciplines of the program

Biocatalysis
Ethnobotanic And Conservation Of The
Vegetal Biodiversity
Methods In Microbial Ecology
Photosynthesis, Agronomic Productivity
And Ecophysiology Of Native And
Cultivated Tropical Plant Species
Principles Of Phylogenetic Systematics
Stress And Immunity
Sustainable Exploitation Of Biodiversity
The Invisible Beauty Of Biodiversity

Coordinator
Wagner Vilegas
vilegasw@clp.unesp.br
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Dentistry
Brazilian dentistry is considered one
of the most advanced in the world.
This group of disciplines will bring
together clinical and basic science to
address the concepts of dental caries
and other oral infections and their
consequences for understanding the
diseases, the biocompatibility and
clinical applications of restorative
materials and the principles of bone
biology. Upon completion of this
theme, it is expected that the students
will apply the knowledge learned to
the solution of a wide range of oral
diseases.

Disciplines of the program

Basic And Clinical Research In Endoperiondontal Lesions
Biology Of Regulation Of Bone
Turnover
Bone Biology Applied To Dentistry

Direct Adhesive Restaurations

Integrating New Molecular Insights Into
Clinical Aspects Of Hostmicrobial In
Infectious Oral Diseases

Cariology

Pulp And Perialpical Treatment

(Endodontics)

Clinical Research In Restorative

Dentistry

Science Of Bonding In Restorative

Dentistry

Cytotoxicity And Biocompatibility Of

Biomaterials Used In Dentistry

Coordinator
Carlos Eduardo Vergani
vergani@foar.unesp.br
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Literature and Linguistics

This Program aims at exploring a
wide range of topics in Portuguese
Language, Brazilian Literature,
Literatures in English, Comparative
Literature, Translation Studies,
Cultural Studies. The courses will
focus on issues such as discursive
and textual structure of Portuguese
Language, genre, teaching/learning
languages, literary theory, translation
theory.

Disciplines of the program

Elizabeth Bishop: Brazil Through The
Eyes Of An American Poet
The Fiction Genre Of Parable
Introduction To Graduate Studies In
Comparative Literature
An Introduction To Modern
Hermeneutics: Philological And Literary
Interpretation
Language Awareness And Implications
For Teaching, Learning And
Instructional Interaction
Language Policy
Linguistic Elements To The Literaty Text
The Literary Reception Of Walt Whitman
In Brazil
Literature And History
Literature In Early Childhood

Reading Brazil Through Literature

Reading Three Novels: The Mill On The
Floss By Geoge Eliot, The Voyage Out
By Virginia Woolf And Near To The Wild
Heart [Perto Do Corao Selvagem] By
Clarice Lispector
Seminars In Academic English: Giving
Presentations
Spoken Language: Research
Perspectives And Principles In Foreign
Language Learning And Teaching
The Theatre: Theory And Practice
Translation Theory And Research
Methods In Translation Studies

Perspectives On Typology
Postmodernism And Cultural Studies

Coordinator

Principles For Scientific Research

Methodology

Gisle Manganelli Fernandes

gisele@ibilce.unesp.br
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In all these topics UNESP has a high level of scientific competence.

The courses will be formatted observing strict academic criteria
for full recognition of credits obtained at UNESP. Standard
requirements set by the European Commission for academic
recognition of study periods abroad European Credit Transfer
System ECTS will be considered.
CEU will accept undergraduate, masters and PhD students. All
students must register to attend courses in a single theme and
may use the courses as part of their academic exchange program.
During their stay in Brazil, UNESP will offer a course of Portuguese
as a foreign language to enable better integration.
In addition, foreign students who wish to attend a regular master
course at UNESP will be eligible for scholarships provided by the
program. In this case, these students need to stay for at least a
year and a half taking courses in English as well as mandatory
courses from the regular graduate programs. PhD students who
wish to attend the courses in English language could also apply for
scholarships and start joint research with Unesp faculty members.
These students will be registered in our regular graduate programs.
UNESP like all public universities in Brazil does not charge tuition
and other fees of their students and foreign students participating in
our courses are exempted as well.

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Why Choose Brazil and So Paulo State for an Academic Exchange?

Going through a special moment in its history of economic, institutional and social
development Brazil is the second economy in the Americas, only behind the United States
and positioned among the seven largest world economies.
The Brazilian economy is established in a rich and competitive market. The discoveries made
in the Pre-Salt raised the country to a new oil reserve and production level, to a position of
prominence in the world. Agriculture, mining, manufacturing (automobiles, aircrafts, electrical
and electronic equipment, textile/apparel, etc.), large sized trade and product distribution
networks, in addition to the services sector, provide excellent growth opportunities for
entrepreneurs, as well as for trained and enthusiastic professionals.
Students choosing Brazilian universities to develop their academic education will find
undergraduate and graduate level excellence centers, besides relevant areas to develop
globally recognized researches and public outreach centers of major relevance. Above all,
these students will be able to enjoy the decanted courtesy of Brazilian people to theirs visitors,
the natural ability to make friends and the opportunity to become partners in the journey of
transforming Brazil, in the next ten years, into one of the top five economies on the planet.
The economy of the state of So Paulo is the most developed and powerful in Brazil,
recording 33.9% of the total Brazilian GDP. There are 645 cities, distributed in almost 250
thousand square kilometers area slightly larger than the United Kingdom where there
are over 41 million inhabitants. The region around its state capital, the city of So Paulo, is
considered the sixth largest urban agglomeration in the world, comprising about 20 million
inhabitants. Its population is the most diverse of the country. Initially dominated by the
Portuguese discoverers, So Paulo received people from Africa, retained the Amerindians
and from the mid-1800 received Italian, Arab, Japanese, Spanish, German, Jew and more
recently, Korean and Chinese immigrants. Thus, it became a cosmopolitanism model: in
the capital of the state of So Paulo, immigrants and their descendants live and work in
complete harmony. Being the most developed state in Brazil, So Paulo is the main center of
the Mercosur economy. The major national and multinational economic groups concerning
industrial companies, farming and services are installed in modern buildings that represent
the advanced Brazilian architecture in one of the fastest growing cities in the world. The state
also concentrates the most important portion of the ethanol fuel industry in the country.
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AREX
Assessoria de Relaes Externas

PROPG

PR-REITORIA DE PS-GRADUAO

Sao Paulo State University | UNESP

International Office
Rua Quirino de Andrade, 215 - Centro
So Paulo, SP, Brasil | 01049-010
http://www.unesp.br/en

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