UFABC has a wide offer of Undergraduate and Graduate Programs – all of them interdisciplinary in essence, and the University welcomes foreigners as regular students.
As it is a federal public university, students do not pay tuition and there is no registration fee. In order to be admitted, international students must apply in accordance with the rules of the undergraduate or graduate selection process.
ADMISSION TO UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
The admission process for undergraduate programs at UFABC is exclusively through the Unified Selection System (Sistema de Seleção Unificada – Sisu). To be admitted at UFABC, candidates have to:
1 – Enroll to take the High School National Exam (Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio – ENEM):
ENEM is an annual Portuguese-language exam that can be taken only in Brazil. Therefore, knowledge of Portuguese is mandatory to do the test. For more information on the national exam, visit the ENEM website.
2 – Enroll in the Unified Selection System (Sistema de Seleção Unificada – Sisu).
In possession of the results from ENEM, you have to enroll in the Unified Selection System (Sistema de Seleção Unificada – Sisu http://www.sisu.mec.gov.br/). On this system, you can choose up to two programs from a varied list of most Brazilian public Universities, among which UFABC.)
3 – Choose the Program
There are four entry programs at UFABC:
- Bachelor in Science and Technology (BC&T);
- Teaching Degree in Natural and Exact Sciences (LCNE);
- Bachelor in Sciences and Humanities (BC&H);
- Teaching Degree in Human Sciences (LCH);
- Teaching Degree in Early Childhood Education, Languages, and Arts (LEILA).
In this step, you should choose the program, shift (morning or evening), and campus (Santo André or São Bernardo do Campo) you would like to pursue. On the SISu system, you will find the following options:
- Bachelor in Science and Technology (BC&T) – Santo André – Morning
- Bachelor in Science and Technology (BC&T) – Santo André – Evening
- Bachelor in Science and Technology (BC&T) – São Bernardo – Morning
- Bachelor in Science and Technology (BC&T) – São Bernardo – Evening
- Teaching Degree in Natural and Exact Sciences (LCNE) – Santo André – Morning
- Teaching Degree in Natural and Exact Sciences (LCNE) – Santo André – Evening
- Bachelor in Sciences and Humanities (BC&H) – São Bernardo – Morning
- Bachelor in Sciences and Humanities (BC&H) – São Bernardo – Evening
- Teaching Degree in Human Sciences (LCH) – São Bernardo – Morning
- Teaching Degree in Human Sciences (LCH) – São Bernardo – Evening
These entry programs are called Interdisciplinary Entrance Programs. They allow students to continue their studies in specifics follow-up programs:
| Teaching Degree in Rural Education – Human and Social Sciences |
4 – Monitor selection results
Sisu will then use ENEM grades to select the candidates for each University. If you are selected, you must complete your enrollment remotely, following the online procedures outlined by UFABC. Please check UFABC’s official webpage regularly for updates and detailed instructions on the enrollment process.you must come to UFABC when requested in order to enroll as a regular student and present all the documents required in the call.
ADMISSION TO GRADUATE PROGRAMS
An academic Master’s program promotes the development of studies that require the command of conceptual and methodological tools essential to the field of research, which qualify the student as a researcher and academic, through education and investigative works. Master’s programs in Brazil come right after undergraduate studies and are always focused on scientific research. A Professional Master’s program creates conditions for the development of business transforming practices by using the scientific method and applying the knowledge of new processes and techniques. Doctoral programs deepen the objective of the Master’s program, culminating in a study that must be original, creative, and relevant to the field of research.
UFABC’s academic year is divided into three terms, beginning in February, May, and September, respectively. Each graduate program administration can choose whether they conduct one, two, or three selection processes per year. All the Doctoral programs have one entrance in February, so the application period falls between October and November of the previous year. Some Doctoral programs accept applications all year round. The specific calendar for the selection process of a particular graduate program for a given year is available on the program’s website. In Brazil, public universities are tuition-free, even for foreigners. Therefore, students have no cost for pursuing graduate studies at UFABC. In addition, Brazilian public funding agencies – such as Capes, CNPq, and FAPESP – grant scholarships for graduate studies to cover their living expenses. Top-ranked candidates in the selection process are usually granted scholarships. Please, check the programs you are interested in and get in touch with the coordination for further assistance and information.
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