Academic Mobility for International Visitors
Student academic mobility can be carried out at UFVJM at the undergraduate and graduate levels – master's and doctoral courses.
Undergraduate students can undertake their mobility at UFVJM within the scope of bilateral cooperation agreements or specific student academic mobility programs, such as the Latin American Exchange Program (PILA).
UFVJM also welcomes international students to undertake complete undergraduate and postgraduate studies through specific programs, such as PEC and GCUB-Mob programs.
For more information, visit: Undertaking International Academic Mobility at UFVJM (incoming).
Mobility through Bilateral Agreements
Foreign students must submit their applications institutionally, through the International Relations department of the home university, by sending the following documents to International Relations Office (DRI/UFVJM):
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Appointment letter from the home university for mobility at UFVJM;
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Academic transcript;
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Copy of passport;
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Health insurance with coverage for the entire mobility period (must be presented for enrollment, if the application is approved).
Additional documents may be requested, depending on the program in which the student is participating. Documentation for application for a period of study and/or research at UFVJM must be sent to the email address of the DRI: secretariadri@ufvjm.edu.br. After evaluating the documentation, DRI will issue the letter of acceptance to the student and guide him/her in relation to the other necessary procedures.
Important information
Refugee admission
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This is a selection process for admission to undergraduate courses at UFVJM, aimed at people who provide documentary proof that they are in a refugee situation, those entering the country as a result of family reunification or those who have obtained regularization of their situation in Brazil for humanitarian reasons.
The notice with the offer of vacancies and the rules for participation in this selection process is published once a year. Welcoming international students
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The UFVJM International Relations Office (DRI) team is responsible for welcoming international students and offers a number of welcoming activities to students:
1. Guidance to students about travelling to Brazil;
2. Welcome reception upon arrival at the university;
3. Welcoming Program, through the designation of a person to support newly arrived international students, helping them with their academic, social and cultural adaptation to the university and the city;
4. Enrolment in Portuguese classes (available to students at the JK Campus - Diamantina/MG);
5. Guidance on immigration regularization after arrival in Brazil and reservation of a vehicle for the first visit to the Federal Police (subject to budget and vehicle availability).
