Higher Education and Research in Brazil

Higher Education/Research in Brazil
Dr. Sajjad Ullah (PhD, USP Brazil)
Assistant Professor, Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar

What do foreigners think about Brazil
But there is much more to know about Brazil!

Brazil
• Was discovered in 1500
• Independence-1822 (7 Sep)
• Official language-Portuguese
• A country for all

• Brazilian culture is greatly influenced by Africans, Germans, Italians,
Polish, Spanish, Japanese and Arabians cultures
• Brazilian culture is known for its hospitality, openness and colorful
and rhythmic events such as Carnival.
• Brazilian people are always friendly, receptive and cheerful. Smiles go
a long way.
• Cities in Brazil are vibrant and exciting with a unique music.
• Brazilian love foreigners and treat them as equal

Healthcare
• Public health system (SUS)
• Private Health system (UNIMED)

Education
 First higher education institutions were
created in the 19th century
 Full-fledged universities with research
programs created ~ 80 years ago.
 Funding agencies were established in the
second half of the 20th century
 A system of graduate programs was in
place only in the 1970s

Education System
Level Cycle Age Grade
Basic Education
Pre-school Learning 0-5
Primary or Fundamental 6-15 1o-9o
Secondary Education 15-17 1o-3o
Higher Education Undergraduate and Graduate
degrees Program
18-23 1o-5o

Education
• Brazil spends 6.3% of GDP on education
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Pakistan
India
Italy
Germany
Portugal
US
France
UK
Brazil
% GDP on Education
UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/

Number of papers published by
Brazilian scientists
2014: 40, 500 papers
1981: 2,000 papers
2.74 % of
global publication
2009 to 2013: Brazil
ranked 13th in the
number of published
papers
http://www.fapesp.br/eventos/2014/01/Excellence/excellence-inhigher-ed-chbc20140122.pdf

2015 = 16,700 PhD
degrees awarded
45000 < master degrees
awarded
The number of PhD
Programs:
1970 = 200
2015 = 2,000
Education
Source: Geocapes - CAPES, Ministry of Education of Brazil (http://geocapes.capes.gov.br) .
One of the main reasons for such large growth is the
establishment of a national program of graduate studies.

BRICK vs. G7
BRAZIL
RUSSIA
INDIA
CHINA
KOREA (south)
Vs.
G7
US, Canada, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, UN
1973: 2/3 of 40,000 publication came from G7 countries
2016: >1/2 of 1.75 million came from G7 block
BRICK has dramatically changed the global economy
and research landscape
Adams, et al., B. Building BRICKS, exploring the global research and innovation impact of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Korea; Thomson Reuters, February,
2013/ http://sciencewatch.com/sites/sw/files/sw-article/media/grr-brick.pdf) .

World’s average
Impact by area as compared to world
average (research articles of 2012)

1- Public (high quality)
2- Private
Universities
 Free University Education
 Lots of scholarship opportunities

Universities
• University of São Paulo (USP)
• State University of Campinas (Unicamp)
• Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
• State University of Sao Paulo (UNESP)
• University of Brasilia (UniB)
• Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC)
• Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
• Univ Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
• Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar)

Medium of Instruction and
Examination
• Portuguese
• English or Spanish in Universities
• Free crash courses are organized by
universities
Undergraduate and graduate programs have been unable to
attract international students in large numbers. Particularly
relevant in this context is the Language Barrier

Research Institutes (federal and state )
• IBM Research Lab Brazil
• The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)
• National Laboratory of Synchrotron Light (LNLS)
• National Agricultural Research System (SNPA)
• Swedish-Brazilian Research and Innovation Centre – CISB
• Biofuels Research at GE’s Brazil Technology Centre
• 1st Latin America Graphene research center Sao Paulo
• The National Institute of Space Research (INPE)

Research Institutes (federal and state )
• The National Center of Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
• National Laboratory of Science and Technology of Bioethanol (CTBE)
• National Laboratory of Nanotechnology (LNNano).
• Brazilian Association for the Advancement of Science, SP, Brazil.
• Brazilian Academy of Sciences, RJ, Brazil
• The National Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA)
• The National Institute of Amazon Research (INPA)
• Center of Strategic Technologies of the Northeast (CETENE).
• Institute of Applied Economics Research (IPEA)
• Institute of Technological Research (IPT)
• Butantan Institute (IB) of imunobiological research
• Institute of Food Technology (ITAL)
• National Institute of Technology (INT) in Rio de Janeiro
• National Laboratory of Biosciences (LNBio),

 Agribusiness (Embrapa)
 Deep sea oil drilling (Petrobras)
 Aeronautics Industry (EMBRAER)
BRAZIL has excelled in
commercial, military, executive and agricultural
aircraft

10/2015
01/2016
SIRIUS: the 3 GeV Modern Brazilian Synchotron Light Source
 Most advanced electron accelerators
 Thirteen beamlines
 New Reserach perspectives: (Material
science, nanotechnolgy, biotechnolgy,
physics, environmental sciences, among
others)
http://lnls.cnpem.br/sirius-new-brazilian-synchrotron-light-source/

 Budget = 1% of all the revenues from the state
 50% of the whole scientific output of Brazil comes
from the State of São Paulo.
 The number of papers published by scientists
from São Paulo is larger than that of all the Latin
American countries put together (except Brazil)
Brito Cruz, C. H. A busca pela excelência nas universidades no Brasil. Presented at The Symposium on Excellence in Higher Education; orgs.
Brazilian Academy of Sciences and São Paulo Research Foundation, FAPESP, Jan. 23−24, 2014 (São Paulo);

FAPESP website
www.fapesp.br
www.fapesp.br/en/ (English version!)

FAPESP Fellowships
Item
Doctorate (PhD)
Post-doctoral
Eligibility Master Degree PhD degree
Duration 03 years (extendible) 02 years (extendible)
Application periods Any time Any time
Time of analysis 2-3 month 2-3 month
Monthly stipend 2,784 R$ 6,819 R$
Other
benefits
Bench Fee 30 % of annual scholarship 15 % of annual scholarship
Installation
cost
10,000 R$ 12,274 R$
Transport Return ticket Return ticket (family)
Scholarship advertisements: http://www.fapesp.br/oportunidades/en/
http://www.fapesp.br/bolsas/pd

Item Doctorate (PhD) Post-doctoral
Research Project (as per model) √ √
CV (both candidate & supervisor) √ √
Academic Documents √ √
Last academic degree √ √
Reference (two) √ √
Documents Required: FAPESP Fellowships
Applications are submitted online
via SAGE system using the link:
http://www.fapesp.br/sage/

Step Chronogram 1 Chronogram 2 Chronogram 3
Registration
deadline
18 December 22 April 19 August
Analysis March June October
Results
announcement
From 29
th
April 12 August 15 december
Commencement of
scholarship
July-October Nov-February March-June
Application periods
(CNPq Fellowships)

Item
Doctorate (PhD)
Post-doctoral
Eligibility Master Degree PhD degree
Duration 04 years 01 years
Application periods 3 x per year 3 x per year
Time of analysis 4 month 4 month
Monthly stipend 2200 R$ 4,100 R$
Other
benefits
Bench Fee 395 R$ 294 R$
Installation
cost
2,508 R$ 6,143 R$
Air ticket/Visa Yes Yes
The same applies to TWAS-CNPq fellowship
CNPq Fellowships

THE WORLD ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
for the advancement of science in developing countries
TWAS-CNPq Fellowship*
*Pakistan is in eligible country list

http://twas.org/opportunity/twas-cnpq-postgraduate-fellowship-programme
TWAS-CNPq Fellowship (Brazil)
30 Sandwich PhD fellowships
20 full time PhD fellowships
10 Post-Doc fellowships
Benefits:
2200 R$ (stipend per Month)
394 R$ (Bench Fee)
Return air-ticket

Why Brazil?
 Rapidly advancing in Science
 TOFEL/IELET/GRE not required
 Equal opportunities
 Very Unique Culture
 Noble and Receptive People
 Natural Beauty at top
 Good Life standard
 Happy lot
LNLS campinas, Brazil
Arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha

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