On March 9, 10 and 13, 2026, the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fiocruz) promotes the Opening Week of the 2026 Academic Year, bringing together students, alumni, faculty, and institutional representatives in a program focused on celebrating academic training and strengthening postgraduate policies.
The activities will take place in the Arthur Neiva Pavilion, on the F campus.iocruz, in Manguinhos and will be broadcast by channel IOC on Youtube.
The program begins on March 9th with the graduation ceremony for the Postgraduate Programs of IOC Regarding the 2025 cycle. The event will include a reception and registration for Alumni, and an institutional panel with representatives from the Education Department of F.iocRuz and the Institute's Board of Directors, in addition to the graduation ceremony and get-together.
On March 10th, the III Meeting of Student Representatives will be held. IOC, an exclusive space for interaction and alignment among students involved in academic representation.
Closing out the week, on March 13th, the official opening of the 2026 Academic Year will take place, with an institutional panel and a session integrated with the Center for Studies of... IOC with the theme “Decoloniality in education: political and institutional challenges for building inclusive policies in postgraduate studies”. The agenda continues in the afternoon with the activity “Welcoming in Postgraduate Studies: institutional policies, care practices and student retention strategies”. The program will address topics related to teaching in IOCInternationalization and scientific diplomacy, protection of intellectual property, institutional listening, student support, and inclusive pedagogical practices.
The Opening of the Academic Year reaffirms the commitment of IOC with excellence in scientific training, the appreciation of the academic community, and the strengthening of institutional strategies aimed at retention, inclusion, and innovation in postgraduate studies.
Check the complete schedule:
09/03/2026 – Graduation ceremony for the Postgraduate Programs of IOC (2025)
8h30 - Reception
Alumni Accreditation
09h - opening table
Isabella Delgado – General Coordinator of Education at Fiocruzi
Tânia Araujo-Jorge - director of IOC
Norma Brandão - Director of Teaching and Extension at IOC
André Roque - representative of the coordinators of the Graduate Programs in Health (PPGs) IOC
Camila Santos Lucio - Alumni representative of IOC
9h30 - Alumni Graduation 2025
13 PM – Closing and get-together
10/03/2026 – 3rd Meeting of Student Representatives of IOC
8:30 AM to 4:00 PM – Interaction and alignment meeting aimed exclusively at student representatives.
13/03/2026 – Official opening
8h30 - Reception
9h - opening table
Enirtes Caetano – Deputy General Coordinator of Education at Fiocruzi
Tânia Araujo-Jorge - director of IOC
Norma Brandão - Director of Teaching and Extension at IOC
Luciana Garzoni – Director of Research, Technological Development and Innovation at IOC
Fernanda Ramos – student representative of IOC
10h - Session integrated into the Center for Studies of IOC
Theme: Decoloniality in education: political and institutional challenges for building inclusive policies in postgraduate studies.
Heleno Araújo - Vice-President of the National Education Board
Moderator: Eduardo Caio dos Santos – Head of the Trypanosomatid Biochemistry Laboratory at IOC
Welcoming students in postgraduate studies: institutional policies, care practices, and student retention strategies.
13:30 PM – Teaching in IOCWelcomes IOC
Norma Brandão - Director of Teaching and Extension at IOC
14 PM – Education without borders: internationalization and scientific diplomacy in health
Carlos Eduardo Rocha - Coordination of International Relations of IOC
14:30 PM – From the Bench to the Market: Intellectual Property Protection and the Role of the NIT/IOC
Klena Sarges and Camila Cardoso - Technological Innovation Center of IOC
15 PM – Listening to transform: what does academia have to do with it?
Daniela Bueno - Ombudsman Fiocruzi
15:30 PM – CAD and You
Etinete Gonçalvez - Student Support Center of Fiocruzi
On March 9, 10 and 13, 2026, the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fiocruz) promotes the Opening Week of the 2026 Academic Year, bringing together students, alumni, faculty, and institutional representatives in a program focused on celebrating academic training and strengthening postgraduate policies.
The activities will take place in the Arthur Neiva Pavilion, on the F campus.iocruz, in Manguinhos and will be broadcast by channel IOC on Youtube.
The program begins on March 9th with the graduation ceremony for the Postgraduate Programs of IOC Regarding the 2025 cycle. The event will include a reception and registration for Alumni, and an institutional panel with representatives from the Education Department of F.iocRuz and the Institute's Board of Directors, in addition to the graduation ceremony and get-together.
On March 10th, the III Meeting of Student Representatives will be held. IOC, an exclusive space for interaction and alignment among students involved in academic representation.
Closing out the week, on March 13th, the official opening of the 2026 Academic Year will take place, with an institutional panel and a session integrated with the Center for Studies of... IOC with the theme “Decoloniality in education: political and institutional challenges for building inclusive policies in postgraduate studies”. The agenda continues in the afternoon with the activity “Welcoming in Postgraduate Studies: institutional policies, care practices and student retention strategies”. The program will address topics related to teaching in IOCInternationalization and scientific diplomacy, protection of intellectual property, institutional listening, student support, and inclusive pedagogical practices.
The Opening of the Academic Year reaffirms the commitment of IOC with excellence in scientific training, the appreciation of the academic community, and the strengthening of institutional strategies aimed at retention, inclusion, and innovation in postgraduate studies.
Check the complete schedule:
09/03/2026 – Graduation ceremony for the Postgraduate Programs of IOC (2025)
8h30 - Reception
Alumni Accreditation
09h - opening table
Isabella Delgado – General Coordinator of Education at Fiocruzi
Tânia Araujo-Jorge - director of IOC
Norma Brandão - Director of Teaching and Extension at IOC
André Roque - representative of the coordinators of the Graduate Programs in Health (PPGs) IOC
Camila Santos Lucio - Alumni representative of IOC
9h30 - Alumni Graduation 2025
13 PM – Closing and get-together
10/03/2026 – 3rd Meeting of Student Representatives of IOC
8:30 AM to 4:00 PM – Interaction and alignment meeting aimed exclusively at student representatives.
13/03/2026 – Official opening
8h30 - Reception
9h - opening table
Enirtes Caetano – Deputy General Coordinator of Education at Fiocruzi
Tânia Araujo-Jorge - director of IOC
Norma Brandão - Director of Teaching and Extension at IOC
Luciana Garzoni – Director of Research, Technological Development and Innovation at IOC
Fernanda Ramos – student representative of IOC
10h - Session integrated into the Center for Studies of IOC
Theme: Decoloniality in education: political and institutional challenges for building inclusive policies in postgraduate studies.
Heleno Araújo - Vice-President of the National Education Board
Moderator: Eduardo Caio dos Santos – Head of the Trypanosomatid Biochemistry Laboratory at IOC
Welcoming students in postgraduate studies: institutional policies, care practices, and student retention strategies.
13:30 PM – Teaching in IOCWelcomes IOC
Norma Brandão - Director of Teaching and Extension at IOC
14 PM – Education without borders: internationalization and scientific diplomacy in health
Carlos Eduardo Rocha - Coordination of International Relations of IOC
14:30 PM – From the Bench to the Market: Intellectual Property Protection and the Role of the NIT/IOC
Klena Sarges and Camila Cardoso - Technological Innovation Center of IOC
15 PM – Listening to transform: what does academia have to do with it?
Daniela Bueno - Ombudsman Fiocruzi
15:30 PM – CAD and You
Etinete Gonçalvez - Student Support Center of Fiocruzi
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