COOPERATION WITH WITH AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA. Amanda Menezes Directorate of International Affairs

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1 THE BRAZILIAN FEDERAL AGENCY FOR SUPPORT AND EVALUATION OF GRADUATE EDUCATION COOPERATION WITH WITH AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA Amanda Menezes Directorate of International Affairs

2 Main topics Internationalization as support to development Contemporary Legal and Financial obstacles International cooperation of CAPES; Cooperation with Africa and East Timor; Cooperation with Latin America.

3 CAPES CAPES is a foundation linked to the Ministry of Education whose mission is to build capacity in higher education and support the training and development of teachers of Basic Education.

4 Mainly Actions Evaluation of Brazilian Post Graduate; Fostering human resources qualification of high level in Brazil and abroad; Initial and continuing training of Basic Education Teachers; Access and dissemination of scientific information: Journals Portal.

5 Institutional Challenges Challenge 1: Qualitative and quantitative expansion of the National System of Post Graduate (SNPG). Challenge 2: Internationalization of Brazilian Academic Environment. Challenge 3: Strategic Induction and Partnerships between Graduate Studies and the Public and Private Sectors. Challenge 4: Quality and Equity in Teacher Education of Basic Education.

6 Challenge 2: Internationalization of Brazilian Academic Environment Why? Pursuit of Excellence academic and new knowledge. Need for Integration of universities and research centers in international context. Reduce inbreeding. Expanding the number of foreigners in Brazilian IHEs.

7 Strategies to face the challenge 2 Strategic Action 1: Grant and Scholarship Aid Abroad Implementation of the Brazilian Programme Science without Borders; New Program for Talented Young Science; Granting scholarships and aid abroad; Supporting the development of joint research projects of researchers in Brazil and abroad; Promotion of international networks; Attracting students and researchers foreigners to Brazil.

8 Strategies to face the challenge 2 Strategic Action 2: Cooperation for Developement Attracting teachers and students from least development Countries to Brazil aligned to the actions of Brazilian Foreign Policy; Training of teachers and public administrators within the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP); Expansion of South/South especially in MERCOSUR and CPLP.

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10 International Cooperation Objectives Internationalization of Brazilian Academic Environment; Building international collaborative networks; Modernization of undergraduate and graduate courses; Exchange of students, faculties and senior researchers; Development of knowledge areas not yet consolidated in the country; Promoting new technologies.

11 Mechanisms for International Cooperation Funding of joint research projects; Award of scholarships in Brazil and abroad; High-level academic and scientific mobility support; Funding participation in scientific events in the country and abroad.

12 Total Scholarships abroad Traditional + CSF ( ) Source: CAPES / CNPq - December/2013

13 Scholarships abroad Traditional Programs ( ) * Source: CAPES / CNPq - December/2013

14 International Cooperation Scholarships in Brazil ( ) CAPES grants scholarships in Brazil to foreign researchers and students. Source: CAPES / CNPq - December/2013

15 COOPERATION WITH AFRICA AND EAST TIMOR

16 AXIS 1: TEACHER EDUCATION

17 Teacher Training PQLP: Training Program for Teachers in Teaching Portuguese in East Timor; UAB-MOZAMBIQUE: Program to Support Expansion of Higher Distance Education in the Republic of Mozambique. LETRAS E NÚMEROS: Language Program of Letters and Numbers: - Project José Aparecido de Oliveira Portuguese; - Project Amílcar Cabral Mathematics.

18 Training Program for Teachers in Teaching Portuguese in East Timor Objective: Training of East Timor teachers in Portuguese; Begin in 2004; Multiple actions taken: training teachers for basic education classes, training in government agencies; Maximum of 50 teachers to Brazilian/per year who have benefited more than 2,000 people in East Timor; Partnership with UFSC Academic Coordenation of the Program.

19 UAB Mozambique Objetivo: Form up to 5,500 teachers in basic education and 1,500 public servants by 2019; Distance Education Courses; Support of classroom units in Maputo, Beira and Lichinga; Brazilian Universities (UFG, UFF, and UniRio UFJF) provide educational and academic support; CAPES funds scholarships of Mozambicans coordinators, teachers and tutors.

20 Number of scholarships awarded each year Type of Scholarship TOTAL OF SCHOLARS PER YEAR GERAL COORDINATOR TEACHER/COORDINATOR TUTOR Total Fonte: SISREL/CAPES

21 UAB Mozambique (continuation) Program UAB Mozambique Students Benefited Undergraduation Courses Responsible Institution (in Mozambique) Partner Institution (in Brazil) Number of students beneficiaries in Phase 1 Mathematics Universidade Pedagógica - UP Universidade Federal Fluminense UFF Prevision Benefited Biology Pedagogy Administração Pública Universidade Pedagógica - UP Universidade Pedagógica - UP Universidade Eduardo Mondlane - UEM Universidade Federal de Goiás UFG Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UniRio Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora UFJF Total

22 Language Program of Letters and Numbers: Objective: To train English and Mathematics teachers of Basic Education of African partner countries in Brazil. Covered Countries: Cabo Verde, Angola, Mozçambique, e São Tomé e Príncipe. In 2013, 60 teachers of Cabo Verde (basic education/ Portuguese and Mathematic) and 50 teacher of Angola (Ensino Secundário/ Matemática) were trained in Brazil.

23 AXIS 2: HIGHER EDUCATION

24 Higher Education Program of Incentive of Scientific Education for African Students in partnership with the MRE (PIFC) Pro-mobility program for international research project - AULP (Africa and East Timor); Student Program Covenant Postgraduate (PEC-PG) partnership with CNPQ and MRE;.

25 Program of Incentive of Scientific Education for African Students - PIFC Partner Countries: Verde; Mozambique, Angola and Cape Objective: To awaken the scientific interest in the students and contribute to their academic training; Model: African students are selected to develop research undergraduates in Brazilian universities during their academic holidays.

26 PIFC (continuation) PIFC PIFC 2014 Country of Origin # Granted Scholarships Country of origin # Scholarships Mozambique 50 Angola 50 Cabo Verde 40 Total 140 Moçambique 50 Angola 0 Cabo Verde 30 Total 80 Fonte: CAPES - October, 2014.

27 Pro-mobility International Program - AULP Objective: To promote international mobility between the Association of Portuguese Language Universities (AULP) institutions. 68 active projects: 44 started in 2013 and 24 in students involved. Types of grants: Graduation sandwich; Master sandwich; Doctorate degrees; Postdoctoral; Visiting professor from abroad (Brazil / Other Country - Other Country / Brazil).

28 AULP (continuação) Major foreign institutions participating : Universidade Pedagógica - Moçambique; Universidade Lúrio - Moçambique; Universidade Eduardo Mondlane - Moçambique; Universidade de Cabo Verde; Universidade Agostinho Neto - Angola

29 AULP (continuation) Top Brazilian institutions participating in the project: UFG; UFMG; USP; UFRGS; UFSC; UFPA; UNESP; UNICAMP; UNB.

30 AULP (continuation) Major foreign institutions involved: Pedagogical University - Mozambique; Lurio University - Mozambique; University Eduardo Mondlane - Mozambique; University of Cape Verde; Agostinho Neto University - Angola

31 NEW INITIATIVES WITH AFRICA

32 New Initiatives CAPES-Gulbenkian Institute of Science Program (IGC) for the a dual degree PHD in Cape Verde and Brazil to students from CPLP; Partnership with the African Union to support the Pan-African University; Trading trilateral cooperation with the World Bank to support scientific and educational development ofafrican countries; Expansion of UAB to Cape Verde and Angola; Support CAPES / UFMG for structuring the University of Sao Tome and Principe. Routes identified: Basic Education; Health with a focus on nursing and midwifery; Agriculture.

33 CAPES-Gulbenkian Institute of Science Program (IGC/Portugal) for the CPLP The Graduate Program of Science for Development (PGCD) provides funding for PhD in double degree in Cape Verde and Brazil/Portugal for students from the CPLP in the areas of life sciences. Objectives of the Program: To promote cultural and scientific cooperation with Portugal and the Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa and Asia, strengthening the traditional partnership and developing a trilateral cooperation with Portuguese-speaking countries in development; Train scientists at centers of excellence in Brazil or Portugal; Improve the quality of scientific research and teaching in African Portuguese-speaking countries and Timor-Leste in the areas of life sciences.

34 CAPES-Gulbenkian Institute of Science Program (PMI) for the CPLP; 4 year program: 1 st year in Cape Verde 2 nd 4 th Year in Brazil or Portugal Degree in Brazil and Cape Verde. 1 st call was launched in 2013: 18 students were selected; They had the first year of the PhD in Cape Verde in 2014; Up to 8 will continue the studies in Brazil; Up to 10 will continue the studies in Portugal. 2nd call was launched in July of 2014 and the application are under analysis. Up to 16 students will be selected.

35 COOPERATION WITH LATIN AMERICA

36 BILATERAL ACTIONS

37 ARGENTINA Programs: MINCyT: 67 projetcs and 85 students Centros Associados CAPG: 21 projetcs and 14 students Centros Associados CAFP: 32 projetcs and 18 students Probitec: 10 projetcs and 3 students

38 Other Countries Cuba: Mes Docente (24 researchers) MES Projetos (123 projetcs and 162 students) Colombia: Colciências (4 projects) CAPES/Colombia Chair (1 chair by year) Uruguai: Udelar Projetos (49 projetcs and 35 students) Udelar Docentes (21 researchers)

39 MULTILATERAL ACTIONS

40 MERCOSUL PROGRAM # PROJECTS # BRAZILIAN STUDENTS # FOREIGNER STUDENTS IN BRAZIL PGPE 5 X 9 PPCP Programa de Fortalecimento da PG do Mercosul MARCA - Docente X

41 Student Program - Covenant of Graduate (PEC-PG) Joint initiative between CAPES, CNPq and MRE. Objective: To provide scholarships for master's and doctoral degrees in the country, aiming to improve the qualifications of teachers, researchers, professionals with higher level of development in partner countries of Brazil. Scholarships are awarded to all areas of knowledge.

42 PEC-PG Implementation of the Program: Masters Scholarship - awarded by CNPq; PhD Scholarship - awarded by CAPES; Air Ticket of return to the country of origin - granted by the MRE. 520 students granted in 2014 by CAPES.

43 Other Multilateral Programs MathAmsud: Research projects in Mathematics among countries of researchers from South America and France. 9 projects and 6 students supported. Stic Amsud: Research projects in Information Technology among researchers from South America and France. 21 projects and 20 students supported.

44 Thank you! More Information: Capes: