Legacy
ROADSHOW- 2015
8 Brazilian HEIs
UFRJ, UFPR, UnB, UFSC,
UFMG, UFPA, UNESP & UFBA
Visibility:
3 visits to
FAUBAI:
- 2014 - Joinville
- 2015 - Cuiabá
- "Ireland - the Internationalisation of Higher Education"
- 2016 - Fortaleza
together with representatives from:
- France,Austria,
- Hungary, Germany, Holland
- EURAXESS
- Canada, Australia,
- New Zealand, Switzerland
Irish HEIs bilateral
visits
Two
Ministerial
Visits
IRELAND - BRAZIL
Facts & Figures
Summer
Internship
Student Profile
Gender
Type
of Institution
Call 199/2014
- 1st student arrived in 2013 under Call 138/2012
- 25 HEIs welcomed Brazilian students:
- 7 Universities
- 12 Institutes of Technology
- 3 Other Publicly Funded Colleges
- 3 Independent Colleges
Reasons for Choosing
Ireland as a Destination
Science without Borders
Experience
Progression
numbers
Call 199/2014
More than 46% of total Intake
498 Students on Summer Internship
- Enterprise-based internship - 15%
- Research Based internship - 85%
Call 162/2013
439 Students on Summer Internships
Call 138/2012
256 Students on Summer Internships
By the September 2016,
the Irish higher education system has welcomed a total of 3,298 Brazilian graduate students under the programme.
Sarah O'Sullivan
Education Consultant in Brazil
Education in Ireland
CNPq Visit - December 2014
Professor Paulo Sérgio Lacerda Beirão visited Irish higher education institutions and Reseach centres . Professor Beirão showed interest in ways of making associations between academia and industry
CONFAP Visit - February 2015
Professor Sergio Gargioni visited Ireland and discussed with the HEA and the Irish Research Council the possibility to build further Brazil-Ireland Partnerships.
Diplomatic
Relations
Department
of Foreign Affairs
Ambassador
Brian Glynn
Brazilian
Embassy in Ireland
Ambassador
Afonso J. S. Cardoso
Top 10 Subject Areas
1. CIVIL ENGINEERING
2 .CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
3. ARCHITECTURE
4. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
5. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
6. PHARMACY
7. COMPUTING SCIENCE
8. DESIGN
9. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
10. BIO MEDICINE