THE BRAZILIAN FEDERAL AGENCY FOR SUPPORT AND EVALUATION OF
GRADUATE EDUCATION
X ° BRAFITEC Forum
From may 21st to may 24th 2014
Bordeaux France
Prof. Livio Amaral
May 2014
Main topics
 CAPES;
 Internationalization;
 “Ciência sem Fronteiras” Program;
 “Ciência sem Fronteiras” – France;
 English without Borders Program.
CAPES is a public foundation linked to the Ministry of
Education, whose mission is to build capacity in higher
education and support the training and development of
teachers of Basic Education.
Main Activities
 Accreditation and evaluation of all Brazilian graduate programs;
 Scholarships and grants for graduate, masters and PhD studies and post-doctoral
research in Brazilian and foreign Universities;
 Financial Support to Graduate Courses;
 International agreements on research exchange and cooperation;
 Virtual Library (on line access to 34,000 international scientific journals);
 Teacher training programs for Primary and Secondary Education (new activity
since 2008);
 Maintenance of the Brazilian Open University (UAB).
Evaluation Ranking of the
Brazilian graduate courses: 1 to 7
1 and 2
No Accreditation
3
Minimum Standard
4
Good Performance
Very Good
5
6 and 7
(highest score for programs with Master
degree only)
Highest Standard
(international level)
Internationalization
 Increased visibility on the global stage;
 Greater competitiveness of the country;
 Greater exchange in knowledge production;
 Greater flow of teachers / researchers and students;
 Expansion of the double-diploma / Co-supervision;
 Best adaptation of Infrastructure.
Total Scholarships abroad
Traditional + CSF (2003-2013)
Source: CAPES / CNPq - December/2013
Documents signed during the visit of the
French President
François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande
1. Cátedra CAPES/PRES Sorbonne Paris;
2. MoU to offer internship in French companies in Brazil;
3. MoU launching the "French Without Borders" program;
4. MoU to launch the Professional Masters in France.
What is it?
 The Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program "Ciencia sem
Fronteiras"is an initiative of the Brazilian Federal
Government, which seeks to promote the consolidation,
expansion and internationalization of Science and
Technology, as well as Brazilian competitiveness,
throughout the international mobility;
 The Program is a joint implementation of CAPES/CNPq
and direct monitoring of the Civil Cabinet.
National
Development Strategy
 Invest in the development of skills and competences needed to
a knowledge-based economy;
 Focus on the national strategic challenges;
 Engineering and other areas of technology and innovation.
Objectives
 Training up to 101.000 Brazilian students and researchers at
the best universities of the world in the field of Science,
Technology and Innovation, of which 75.000 are funded by
the Federal Government and 26.000 by the private sector;
 Promote science, technology, innovation and competitiveness
of the country;
 Open similar
researchers;
opportunities
to
foreign
 Create innovative expertise to industries.
scientists
and
Priority Fields
•Engeneering and other technology areas;
•Nanotechnology and New Materials;
•Sciences and Earth Sciences;
•Biodiversity and Bio-prospecting;
•Biology, Biomedical Sciences and Health;
•Marine Sciences;
•Computing and Information Technology;
•Creative Industries (focused on products
and processes for technological
development andinnovation);
•Aerospace Technology;
•Pharmaceuticals;
•Sustainable Agriculture Production;
•New Technologies and Constructive
Engeneering;
•Oil, Gas and Coal;
•Trainig of technologists.
•Renewable Technology;
•Biotechnology;
New Targets
CAPES/CNPq
Undergraduate “Sandwich ” (one year of study abroad)
64.000
Doctorate “Sandwich” (one year of study abroad)
15.000
Full Doctorate
4.500
Post Doctorate
6.440
Training Specialists Abroad
7.060
Young Scientists (for expatriates and foreigners)
2.000
Visiting Scientists (for expatriates and foreigners)
2.000
Total
101.000
In this amount is included 26.000 scholarships financed by the private sector
Agreements
with the Private Sector
Company
Quantity of scholarships
Febraban – Capes
6.500
CNI – Capes
6.000
ABDIB – CNPq
5.000
Petrobras – CNPq
5.000
Eletrobras – Capes/CNPq
2.500
VALE – Capes
1.000
TOTAL
26.000
Source: CAPES / CNPq - April, 2014
Scoloarships Granted
Capes/CNPq
Since 2011
#
Types of Scholarship
Total
1
Undergraduate “Sandwich”
60.108
2
Doctorate “Sandwich”
7.043
3
Post doctorate
4.301
4
Full doctorate
2.258
5
Young Talents/Visiting Researchers
1.558
6
Professional Masters Abroad
Total
426
75.694
Source: CAPES / CNPq - April, 2014
Scoloarships Granted
Capes/CNPq
by Destination Country
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Country
U.S.
U.K.
Canada
France
Germany
Australia
Portugal
Spain
Italy
Ireland
Other Countries
Total
Total
25.706
6.748
6.187
6.180
5.845
4.305
3.586
3.413
3.367
2.334
8.023
75.694
Source: CAPES / CNPq - April, 2014
Scoloarships Granted
Capes/CNPq
by Priority Area
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Area
Engineering and other technology areas
Biology, Biomedical Sciences and Health
Exact and Earth Sciences
Creative Industry
Computing and Information Technology
Sustainable Agricultural Production
Biotechnology
Pharmaceuticals
Biodiversity and Bioprospecting
Renewable Energy
Other Areas
BJT/PVE
Total
Total
33.065
13.100
6.074
5.596
4.755
2.867
1.812
1.611
958
915
3383
1.558
75.694
Source: CAPES / CNPq - April, 2014
Actions with France
Scholarships by modality
France
#
Types of Scholarship
Total
1
Undergraduate “Sandwich”
4.729
2
Doctorate “Sandwich”
756
3
Post doctorate
489
4
Full doctorate
206
Total
6.180
Source: CAPES / CNPq - April, 2014
Execution by Field
Capes/CNPq
#
Area
1 Engineering and other technology areas
2 Biology, Biomedical Sciences and Health
3 Exact and Earth Sciences
4 Creative Industry
5 Sustainable Agricultural Production
6 Computing and Information Technology
7 Biotechnology
8 Pharmaceuticals
9 Nanotechnology and New Materials
10 Aeroespacial Technology
Other Areas
Total
Total
3.368
683
493
458
363
257
109
93
71
61
224
6.180
Source: CAPES / CNPq - April, 2014
Scoloarships Granted
Capes/CNPq
by Destination Universities
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Universities
Total
Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble
Universitè DE Technologie de Compiègne
Ecole Nationale Supérieure D'arts et Métiers, Paris
Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble I
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rouen
[EL]International Academy - Université Lille Nord de France
Université Pierre ET Marie Curie - Paris VI
Ecole des Mines D'albi-Carmaux
[EL]Institut de Français - Université D'orléans, Orléans
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Strasbourg
Université de Lorraine
[EL]Centre Universitaire D'études Françaises, Grenoble
Université de Technologie Troyes
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse
Other Areas
Total
133
112
105
102
101
63
63
61
60
59
56
56
56
55
54
5.044
6.180
Source: CAPES / CNPq - April, 2014
Scoloarships Granted
Capes/CNPq
by Universities of Origin
#
Universities
1 University of São Paulo (USP)
2 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
3 Júlio de Mesquita Filho State University of São Paulo (UNESP)
4 Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
5 Federal University of Santa Catarina
6 Federal University of Minas Gerais
7 Federal University of Ceará
8 State University of Campinas
9 Federal University of Paraná
10 Federal University of Uberlândia
11 Federal University of Pernambuco
12 University of Brasília
13 Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
14 Federal University of Itajubá
15 Federal University of Viçosa
Other Institutions
Total
Total
539
377
306
290
288
286
273
270
260
197
186
167
151
130
113
2.347
6.180
Source: CAPES / CNPq - April, 2014
ACTIONS
The EwB Program offers three modules to support the
learning of English:
 Online course: 2 million passwords for the online course
through CAPES’s Journal Portal;
 English level diagnosis: 500 000 TOEFL / ITP free tests;
 Attendance courses in Federal Public Universities.
English without Borders
My English
Online course MEO
Access
passwords
until 2014
Registered
students
Passwords
sent
Total visits in past 30 days
2.000.000
617.060
535.884
507.604
Presential Centers of Language Training
Centers Application by TOEFL / ITP
45 IFES
Presential support
58 IFES
Application of 500.000 TOEFL exams until 2014.
Source: SESu/MEC e Capes - abril/2014
French without Borders
Its under negotiation! The launch of the program that aims to
enhance the proficiency of Brazilian university students,
providing greater probability to access to the Brazilian
Scientific Mobility Program "Ciencia sem Fronteiras“ to
France.
Informações sobre:
Capes: www.capes.gov.br
Ciência sem Fronteiras: www.cienciasemfronterias.gov.br
Programa Inglês sem Fronteiras: isf.mec.gov.br
Merci Beaucoup!