International Week 2021
The 1st edition of UFES International Week will take place from 8 to 11 November 2021, online. The event will consist of lectures, roundtable discussions and workshops on the subject of internationalisation. The focus of this inaugural edition will be "UFES in the world and the world at UFES". Registration will only be required for participation in the workshops, which offer limited spots (registration links are provided in the table below). The other events will be streamed live on the SRI’s Youtube channel.
See the full programme below:
| Monday, 08 November | |||
| Event | Speakers | Time | Target Audience |
| Opening Ceremony |
Rector of UFES Prof. Paulo Vargas |
From 10 a.m. to 10.15 a.m. | General Public |
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Keynote Lecture: "How and why should we become a world-class university?" |
Prof. Jacques Marcovitch (USP) | From 10.15 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | |
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Vladimir Oliveira Di Iorio (UFV) Márcio Venício Barbosa (UFRN, Faubai) |
From 02.00 p.m. to 03.30 p.m. | ||
| Round Table: "Internationalisation of Espírito Santo Education" |
Prof. Patrícia Cardoso Representatives of RIEES (Espírito Santo's Internationalisation Education Network) Cristina Engel (Fapes) |
From 04.00 p.m. to 05.30 p.m. | |
| Tuesday, 09 November | |||
| Event | Speakers | Time | Target Audience |
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Round Table: "Reflecting about an International University and International Network" (This event is presented in English) |
Katherine Wimpenny (Coventry Univ., Reino Unido) Arinola Adefila (Coventry Univ.) Gary Spolander (Robert Gordon Univ., Reino Unido) |
From 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. | Academic and Support Staff |
| Lecture: Why establish International partnerships? | Connie MacManus (UnB) | From 11.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. | |
| Round Table: "Partnerships and projects in International Network" |
Prof. Angelo F. Bernardino Prof. Júlio C. Fabris Prof. Sandra Zeidler |
From 02.00 p.m. to 03.30 p.m. | |
| Workshop: "Training in customer service in other languages" | Prof. Felipe Guimarães | From 04.00 p.m. to 05.30 p.m. | |
| Workshop: "Virtual Mobility & COIL" |
Alberto Fernandez-Montesinos (Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Espanha) |
From 04.00 p.m. to 05.30 p.m. | |
| Wednesday, 10 November | |||
| Event | Speakers | Time | Target Audience |
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Sylvain Pinet (UQTR, Canadá) |
From 11.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. | Undergraduate and Graduate Students | |
| Round Table: "Experiences with international mobility students and among current students" |
Bernardo Santos (Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris) Prof. Letícia Rodrigues Prof. Oscar Martinez |
From 02.00 p.m. to 03.30 p.m. | |
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Workshop: "Joint supervision in postgraduate studies" |
Prof. Ana Rachel Mendes |
From 04.00 p.m. to 05.30 p.m. | |
| Thursday, 11 November | |||
| Event | Speakers | Time | Target Audience |
| Lecture: "An overview of Internationalisation in Universities and the importance of languages" |
Waldenor Barros de Moraes Filho (UFU, CGRIFES) Denise Abreu e Lima (UFSCar, IsF) |
From 11.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. |
Academic Staff and Graduate Students |
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Prof. Maria Lucia Garcia Prof. Moises Palaci Prof. Marcelo Segatto |
From 02.00 p.m. to 03.30 p.m. | ||
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Workshop: "Cooperation opportunities with Europe" |
Charlotte Grawitz (Euraxess) | From 04.00 p.m. to 05.30 p.m. | |
