THE BRAZILIAN FEDERAL AGENCY FOR SUPPORT AND EVALUATION OF GRADUATE EDUCATION

Prof. Livio AmaralMay 2014

X ° BRAFITEC ForumFrom may 21st to may 24th 2014

Bordeaux France

Main topics

CAPES;

Internationalization;

“Ciência sem Fronteiras” Program;

“Ciência sem Fronteiras” – France;

English without Borders Program.

CAPES is a public 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.

Main Activities

Accreditation and evaluation of all Brazilian graduate programs;

Scholarships and grants for graduate, masters and PhD studies and post-doctoral research in Brazilian and foreign Universities;

Financial Support to Graduate Courses;

International agreements on research exchange and cooperation;

Virtual Library (on line access to 34,000 international scientific journals);

Teacher training programs for Primary and Secondary Education (new activity since 2008);

Maintenance of the Brazilian Open University (UAB).

Evaluation Ranking of the Brazilian graduate courses: 1 to 7

1 and 2 No Accreditation

3 Minimum Standard

4 Good Performance

5

Very Good (highest score for programs with Master

degree only)

6 and 7 Highest Standard

(international level)

Internationalization

Increased visibility on the global stage;

Greater competitiveness of the country;

Greater exchange in knowledge production;

Greater flow of teachers / researchers and students;

Expansion of the double-diploma / Co-supervision;

Best adaptation of Infrastructure.

Total Scholarships abroad Traditional + CSF (2003-2013)

Source: CAPES / CNPq - December/2013

Documents signed during the visit of the French President

François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande

1. Cátedra CAPES/PRES Sorbonne Paris;

2. MoU to offer internship in French companies in Brazil;

3. MoU launching the "French Without Borders" program;

4. MoU to launch the Professional Masters in France.

What is it?

The Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program "Ciencia sem Fronteiras"is an initiative of the Brazilian Federal Government, which seeks to promote the consolidation, expansion and internationalization of Science and Technology, as well as Brazilian competitiveness, throughout the international mobility;

The Program is a joint implementation of CAPES/CNPq and direct monitoring of the Civil Cabinet.

National Development Strategy

Invest in the development of skills and competences needed to a knowledge-based economy;

Focus on the national strategic challenges;

Engineering and other areas of technology and innovation.

Objectives

Training up to 101.000 Brazilian students and researchers at the best universities of the world in the field of Science, Technology and Innovation, of which 75.000 are funded by the Federal Government and 26.000 by the private sector;

Promote science, technology, innovation and competitiveness of the country;

Open similar opportunities to foreign scientists and researchers;

Create innovative expertise to industries.

Priority Fields

•Nanotechnology and New Materials;

•Biodiversity and Bio-prospecting;

•Marine Sciences;

•Creative Industries (focused on products and processes for technological development andinnovation);

•New Technologies and Constructive Engeneering;

•Trainig of technologists.

•Engeneering and other technology areas;

•Sciences and Earth Sciences;

•Biology, Biomedical Sciences and Health;

•Computing and Information Technology;

•Aerospace Technology;

•Pharmaceuticals;

•Sustainable Agriculture Production;

•Oil, Gas and Coal;

•Renewable Technology;

•Biotechnology;

Undergraduate “Sandwich ” (one year of study abroad) 64.000

Doctorate “Sandwich” (one year of study abroad) 15.000

Full Doctorate 4.500

Post Doctorate 6.440

Training Specialists Abroad 7.060

Young Scientists (for expatriates and foreigners) 2.000

Visiting Scientists (for expatriates and foreigners) 2.000

Total 101.000

In this amount is included 26.000 scholarships financed by the private sector

New TargetsCAPES/CNPq

Agreements with the Private Sector

Company Quantity of scholarships

Febraban – Capes 6.500

CNI – Capes 6.000

ABDIB – CNPq 5.000

Petrobras – CNPq 5.000

Eletrobras – Capes/CNPq 2.500

VALE – Capes 1.000

TOTAL 26.000

Source: CAPES / CNPq - April, 2014

# Types of Scholarship Total

1 Undergraduate “Sandwich” 60.108

2 Doctorate “Sandwich” 7.043

3 Post doctorate 4.301

4 Full doctorate 2.258

5 Young Talents/Visiting Researchers 1.558

6 Professional Masters Abroad 426

  Total 75.694

Source: CAPES / CNPq - April, 2014

Scoloarships GrantedCapes/CNPq

Since 2011

Scoloarships GrantedCapes/CNPq

by Destination Country

# Country Total1 U.S. 25.7062 U.K. 6.7483 Canada 6.1874 France 6.1805 Germany 5.8456 Australia 4.3057 Portugal 3.5868 Spain 3.4139 Italy 3.36710 Ireland 2.334  Other Countries 8.023  Total 75.694

Source: CAPES / CNPq - April, 2014

Scoloarships GrantedCapes/CNPq

by Priority Area

Source: CAPES / CNPq - April, 2014

# Area Total1 Engineering and other technology areas 33.0652 Biology, Biomedical Sciences and Health 13.1003 Exact and Earth Sciences 6.0744 Creative Industry 5.5965 Computing and Information Technology 4.7556 Sustainable Agricultural Production 2.8677 Biotechnology 1.8128 Pharmaceuticals 1.6119 Biodiversity and Bioprospecting 958

10 Renewable Energy 915Other Areas 3383

BJT/PVE 1.558Total 75.694

Actions with France

Scholarships by modality France

# Types of Scholarship Total

1 Undergraduate “Sandwich” 4.729

2 Doctorate “Sandwich” 756

3 Post doctorate 489

4 Full doctorate 206

  Total 6.180

Source: CAPES / CNPq - April, 2014

Execution by FieldCapes/CNPq

# Area Total1 Engineering and other technology areas 3.3682 Biology, Biomedical Sciences and Health 6833 Exact and Earth Sciences 4934 Creative Industry 4585 Sustainable Agricultural Production 3636 Computing and Information Technology 2577 Biotechnology 1098 Pharmaceuticals 939 Nanotechnology and New Materials 7110 Aeroespacial Technology 61

Other Areas 224Total 6.180

Source: CAPES / CNPq - April, 2014

Source: CAPES / CNPq - April, 2014

# Universities Total1 Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble 1332 Universitè DE Technologie de Compiègne 1123 Ecole Nationale Supérieure D'arts et Métiers, Paris 1054 Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble I 1025 Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon 1016 Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rouen 637 [EL]International Academy - Université Lille Nord de France 638 Université Pierre ET Marie Curie - Paris VI 619 Ecole des Mines D'albi-Carmaux 60

10 [EL]Institut de Français - Université D'orléans, Orléans 5911 Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Strasbourg 5612 Université de Lorraine 5613 [EL]Centre Universitaire D'études Françaises, Grenoble 5614 Université de Technologie Troyes 5515 Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse 54

Other Areas 5.044Total 6.180

Scoloarships GrantedCapes/CNPq

by Destination Universities

Scoloarships GrantedCapes/CNPq

by Universities of Origin

Source: CAPES / CNPq - April, 2014

# Universities Total1 University of São Paulo (USP) 5392 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro 3773 Júlio de Mesquita Filho State University of São Paulo (UNESP) 3064 Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul 2905 Federal University of Santa Catarina 2886 Federal University of Minas Gerais 2867 Federal University of Ceará 2738 State University of Campinas 2709 Federal University of Paraná 260

10 Federal University of Uberlândia 19711 Federal University of Pernambuco 18612 University of Brasília 16713 Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte 15114 Federal University of Itajubá 13015 Federal University of Viçosa 113

Other Institutions 2.347Total 6.180

The EwB Program offers three modules to support the learning of English:

Online course: 2 million passwords for the online course through CAPES’s Journal Portal;

English level diagnosis: 500 000 TOEFL / ITP free tests;

Attendance courses in Federal Public Universities.

ACTIONS

Presential Centers of Language Training 45 IFESPresential support

My English Online course

- MEO

Access passwords until 2014

Registered students

Passwords sent Total visits in past 30 days

2.000.000 617.060 535.884 507.604

Centers Application by TOEFL / ITP 58 IFES

English without Borders

Application of 500.000 TOEFL exams until 2014.

Source: SESu/MEC e Capes - abril/2014

French without Borders

Its under negotiation! The launch of the program that aims to enhance the proficiency of Brazilian university students, providing greater probability to access to the Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program "Ciencia sem Fronteiras“ to France.

Informações sobre:

Capes: www.capes.gov.br

Ciência sem Fronteiras: www.cienciasemfronterias.gov.br

Programa Inglês sem Fronteiras: isf.mec.gov.br

Merci Beaucoup!