INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY

General rules

To participate in programs abroad, graduate students from IOC They should be aware of the following rules:

• Supervisor Approval: Participation in exchange programs or sandwich doctorate programs must be previously approved by the advisor, who will help align the international proposal with the student's research project.
• Agreement of the Postgraduate Program (PG): Each graduate program has specific regulations for international exchanges. It is necessary to consult your course's rules to ensure compliance with requirements such as deadlines, documents, and prior approval from the course coordinator.
• Advance Planning: The process of studying abroad involves several stages, such as applying for scholarships, going through selection processes, and, in some cases, obtaining approval from foreign institutions. Additionally, in most cases, obtaining a study visa issued by the government of the destination country will be necessary, which generally takes a considerable amount of time. It is recommended to begin planning at least one year in advance.

For detailed information about the requirements of each program, please contact the course coordinator or consult the course regulations, available on the program's website.

Funding Agencies and Scholarships

There are several agencies that offer scholarships to study abroad, both from the Brazilian government and international organizations. The most common include:

• CAPES: It offers scholarships for sandwich doctorate programs (PDSE), full doctorates abroad, and postdoctoral internships, in addition to partnerships with several countries, such as Germany (Capes-Probral program), France (Capes-Cofecub program), and Sweden (Capes-Stint program).
• CNPq: It promotes internship opportunities abroad and international cooperation through specific programs.
• FAPERJ: For students from the state of Rio de Janeiro, it offers scholarships for academic exchange programs and internships at institutions outside of Brazil.
• International Agencies: Several international organizations offer scholarships for academic exchange and research projects in various countries. Examples include: DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), Fulbright (for the USA), and Erasmus (European Union).

How to Start the Process

1. Opportunity Search: Identify institutions or researchers abroad with expertise in your area of ​​interest.
2. Contact your advisor: Contact your advisor to discuss the possibility of an exchange program. After initial approval, it is essential that both the advisor in Brazil and the supervisor abroad hold joint meetings to collaboratively develop the research project, ensuring that international activities are aligned with your dissertation or thesis.
3. Document Preparation: Prepare a detailed proposal, including a work plan, justification for the exchange program, and an updated resume. Additionally, obtain all other necessary documents for submitting the proposal according to the specific funding guidelines.
4. Scholarship Application: Check the deadlines and eligibility criteria for the funding agencies and submit your application within the timeframe.

For more information, please contact the Postgraduate Studies Coordination office for your course.

Formal agreements already established.

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COTUTELA

Joint supervision is a modality for the development of a final postgraduate thesis (stricto sensu) under the aegis of Stricto sensu Postgraduate Programs of the Fiocruz and a partner foreign institution based on dual mentoring;

This system allows for dual degree programs, in which the student receives a master's or doctoral degree from both the Faculty of Philosophy and Human Sciences.iocruz and by a foreign institution, under the terms of the joint supervision agreement under a single defense.

The joint supervision agreement is the instrument that establishes the conditions for the preparation of the final work (dissertation or thesis) and the commitment of the parties involved, to be signed by the General Coordination of Education of the Fiocruz (CGE, equivalent to the Pro-Rectorate of Universities) and by the legal representative of the foreign institution, by the coordinators of the courses involved, by the supervisors of the final work and by the student;

These are the requirements for formalizing a joint guardianship agreement:

1. To be established by a stricto sensu Graduate Program (PPG) recognized by the MEC and recommended by CAPES with a score equal to or higher than 4 in the last four-year evaluation;
2. It must be started at least 12 (twelve) months for a doctorate and 8 (eight) months for a master's degree before the completion of the training in relation to the regular period.
3. A Joint Supervision Agreement must be signed for each student, as stipulated in this Ordinance;
4. To comply with Law No. 9.784 of 1999, Article 22, § 1: "the acts of the process must be produced in writing, in the vernacular, with the date and place of their execution and the signature of the responsible authority", that is, all instruments and documents within the scope of the federal public administration and for this purpose must be in Portuguese.

The process for establishing joint supervision must be initiated in the Electronic Information System (SEI) and must contain, at a minimum:

1. Opinion with the agreement of the course coordinator or the CPG, of the Fiocruz, for the purpose of conducting joint supervision training;
2. Student identification documents;
3. Proof of enrollment from your home institution, for students coming from foreign institutions;
4. The Cotutelle Agreement, duly completed with information from the institutions, the student, the supervisors, and other definitions;
5. Activities plan;
6. Student commitment form for foreign students coming to study at Fiocroz.

Joint supervision activities should only begin after the signing of the respective Agreement, according to the model drafted in Portuguese or in the options of a two-column document in Portuguese-English, Portuguese-Spanish or Portuguese-French.

The examining committee for the final project will be appointed by mutual agreement between the supervisors of the Graduate Programs of the institutions involved and must adhere to the Regulations of the Graduate Programs and the General Regulations for Graduate Studies (stricto sensu) of the Fiocruz and similar regulations of the foreign institution and in accordance with the provisions of the Cotutelle Convention.

To begin the joint supervision process, the student must contact the following email address: international education@ioc.fiocruz.br

INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS

International internships are a type of international mobility that allows students to undertake internships at institutions abroad for a specific period, as well as the reception of foreign students in the laboratories of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute, whose supervisors are affiliated with postgraduate programs at the Institute. IOC.

For the formalization of the international internship in IOC A mandatory International Internship Commitment Agreement must be signed.

The international internship activity should only begin after the signing of the respective commitment agreement.

To begin the process of formalizing an international internship at IOCThe student should contact the following email address: international education@ioc.fiocruz.br