Implemented innovations in the PEC-G
Program management and results achieved
in the 2013-2017 period
General information
The Exchange Program for Undergraduate Students
(PEC-G) was created in 1965
It grants foreigners, preferably from developing countries,
free placement in undergraduate courses in Brazil
Numbers:
More than 100 Brazilian Higher Education Institutions - HEI
(federal, state, municipal and private)
59 participating countries
Around 2000 active students
Management
Selection Process
Applications are handled by the PEC-G Operator at the Brazilian Embassy
or Consulate
Documents verification
Calculation of the average grades based on school transcripts
Filling of the application form with applicant’s information, including courses of
choice and cities of preference
MRE receives the applications and MEC nominates members of the
participating HEI’s to form the selection comittee
The Brazilian government does not interfere in the selection comittee’s
decision
No cuotas per country
Applicant’s profile
Citizen and resident in participating country
No permanent or temporary visa to Brazil
Age between 18 years old and, preferably, up to 23 years old
Have completed secondary education in a country other than Brazil
Pass the Certificate of Proficiency in Portuguese as a Foreign Language Celpe-Bras.
Applicants from countries where there is no Celpe-Bras exam must take the
exam in Brazil, after completing a Portuguese language course
Have a financial sponsor who can provide sufficient resources for
student’s manteinance in Brazil
Final overall average score and final average score in the country's
official language equal to or above 60%
Students’ benefits and obligations
Benefits
Obligations
Free placement in Brazilian HEI,
free of tuitions and enrollment fees
To observe Brazilian law, PEC-G
and HEI’s regulation
Receiving their legalized diploma
at the Brazilian Embassy or Consulate
in their country of origin, free of
charge
To count with sufficient funds to
pay for their maintenance in Brazil
Medical,
dental
and
pharmaceutical assistance by the
Brazilian public health care system
In certain cases, scholarships and
return airfare tickets granted by the
Brazilian government
To
maintain
updated
their
migratory documents (passaport,
RNE, visa)
To return to country of origin upon
graduation or in case of being cut
off the Program
Innovations since 2013
Decentralization of PROMISAES funds in 2012
Decree 7.948/2013 updates Program regulation
Integrated System for Monitoring, Execution and Control (SIMEC)
Hiring of consultant at the Ministry of Education since 2014
Analisys of all aspects of PEC-G management
Updating of analysis methods and procedures
New PEC-G logo
PEC-G National Conference in 2014 to celebrate the Program’s 50th
anniversary
Automation of stages of the selection process
More agility and transparency
2014 National Conference
Goals:
To highlight the Program’s main achievements in the last 50 years
To evaluate results of PROMISAES scholarships and other forms of assistance
To define actions to improve the Program in the 2 following years
Innovative method
3 work groups
PEC-G student’s academic life
PEC-G management strategies at HEI’s
Portuguese language course for PEC-G applicants and students
Andragogy principles and 70/20/10 learning and development model
Results:
Updating of MEC management procedures regarding the HEIs
Proposal of a Handbook of Good Practices in PEC-G Management at HEIs
SIMEC
Allows direct
monitoring of students
at HEIs
Provides better data
control
Allows MEC and MRE
to better evaluate the
Program
Speeds up the
registering of places
for each new selecion
process
Overview – 1993 to 2015
Conclusions for the 2014-2017
cycle
Demystification of PEC-G as:
A “problem” program
A program of assistance and solidarity
The socialization of management depends on the integration
between all institutional actors
Despite being a 50 year old Program, PEC-G has never been so
aligned with the current challenges of Higher Education
Challenges for 2017- 2019
Create an integrated management system
Increase the number of HEIs offering the Portuguese
language course preparatory for the Celpe-Bras exam
Hold periodic PEC-G Regional Conferences
Integrate PEC-G with other programs and actions of
internationalization and student assistance at the HEIs
Increase the number of participating countries
Create and explore a net of PEC-G alumni
Encourage governments of participating countries to
engage in the Program
PEC-G AT UFSC
A little bit about UFSC
What kind of support is offered to
PEC-G students?
• General
• Academic
• Psychological (Multicultural
clinic)
• Hospital + Health Services
• Migration Status
• Documents
• Events and Cultural Activities
Contact information
Ministry of Education
Rafael Pinto Duarte
e-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (61) 2022-8182
Website: www.mec.gov.br
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Elisa Mendes
e-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (61) 2030-8564
Website: www.dce.mre.gov.br
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Juliana Kumbartzki Ferreira
e-mail: [email protected]
+55 (48) 3721 6201
Website: www.sinter.ufsc.br
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