Student Exchange
with
Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau
Santa Catarina - Brazil
CHINA
Where is Blumenau?
Santa Catarina
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Intro to Blumenau
 Located in the Itajaí Valley in Santa Catarina
State (3rd biggest city), Southern Brazil.
 Famous for its German culture heritage.
 Population of 298,603 people (in 2006), with
an area of 510 km².
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Intro to Blumenau
 The city has a high standard of living, the
crime rate is very low and the illiteracy rate
is under 2.85%, making Blumenau a very
attractive place to live and visit.
 The home of the Oktoberfest, the largest
beer party in the Americas.
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Intro to FURB
 FURB was created in 1964,
and currently counts over
15,000 enrolled students in
diverse undergraduate,
graduate and post-graduate
specialization courses in
seven Centers (or Faculties).
 The symbol represents its
building seen through the
silhouette of an open book
from the top view.
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Intro to FURB
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Intro to CCT (Centro de Ciências Tecnológicas)
 Located at Campus II, CCT is the unit of
FURB, whose mission is the production and
dissemination of the necessary technological
knowledge for the development of the
society, committing themselves to ethics,
social justice and the environment.
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Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Forest Engineering
Production Engineering
Architecture and Urbanism
Electrical Engineering & Telecommunication
(DEET)
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Exchange Program Overview
 UM students go to Blumenau for 1 semester
(2nd semester of year 3)
 Attending courses and taking exams
 Taking part in remunerated internships
 Credits earned count toward UM degree
 “Nice environment, great experience”
 Xiaohui Wang, Chinese Ph.D. student of the
Nottingham University – UK;
 Martin Brand , German B.Sc. from the TU
Darmsdat – Engineer of WEG Automation;
 Masashi Shiozaki, Japanese B.Sc. from the
University of Kyu Shu – Engineer of NEC – Japan;
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Who is Eligible?
 FST B.Sc.
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EEE and EME students
High academic standard
2nd semester of year 3
2 students per semester
 Students should apply at the end of
year 2 of their studies.
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Expenses
 No tuition fee is paid in Brazil
(but UM student has to pay UM fees)
 FURB helps in finding accommodation
(student pays for it: R$ 300/month)
 Student pays all living expenses
 Typical cost: R$ 500/month
 + others costs (air ticket, local trips, etc.)
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B.Sc. Courses offered and Credit Transfers
 Credits earned count toward UM degree
 Courses are offered in English
 Regularly FURB offers:
 ELEC436. Power System Analysis
 ELEC483. Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
 INTERSHIP (I and II)
 Take part in a remunerative internship at wellknown companies in Brazil, which some of them
owning subsidiaries in China.
 On demand courses
 Student prepares a list of courses and FURB will check
the possibility to provide them
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DEET - Main Research Groups (current)
 POWER SYSTEMS GROUP
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Elisete T. Pereira - PhD Nottingham – UK
Luiz Henrique Meyer - PhD Waterloo - UK
Sérgio Henrique Lopes – UFSC – Brazil
Ricardo José de O. Carvalho – UFSC – Brasil
Hugo Armando Almaguer – UFSC – Brazil
Thair I. A. H. Mustafa – PhD UFSC/Nottingham –
 AREAS
 High voltage tests: transformers, insulators and panels
 Power distribution : fault location ; plc for monitoring
power transformers ; digital protection and power
quality assessment
 Electrical machines & transformers : efficiency in energy
conversion; winding design with electromagnetic
concerns; grounding & earthing
 Energy : renewable sources
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DEET - Main Research Groups (current)
 POWER ELECTRONICS & DRIVING SYSTEMS
GROUP
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Adriano Péres – PhD UFSC
Sérgio V. G. de Oliveira – PhD UFSC
Eduardo Deschamps (Rector) – PhD UFSC
Romeu Hausmann – PhD UFSC
Altamir R. Borges – PhD UFSC
 AREAS
 Switched mode power supplies: high voltage dc-dc
converters
 Electrical drivers: electrical machines & transformers
 Harmonic cancellation & power factor correction:
passive and active filters
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Study Plan – Suggestions
 Year 2, 1st Semester Courses in UM
 1 Elective in Portuguese language
 Year 2, 2nd Semester Courses in UM
 1 Elective in Portuguese language
 Year 3, 2nd Semester Courses in FURB
 Internship
 Check the availability of courses prior to
the exchange program period.
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Semester Dates
 Orientation Programme:
 To be announced
 Lectures:
 from the early of August to the early of
December
 Exams:
 Along the semester, in accordance with
each course
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Interested?
 Contact:
 Dr. Sérgio Henrique Lopes Cabral (FURB)
 Mr. Miguel Costa (UM)
 FURB info:
 www.furb.br
 FST Info: (Student Exchanges)
 http://www.fst.umac.mo/
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