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EducationUSA

EducationUSA. Brazilian System of Education. Areta Ulhana Galat, M.A. ECE FAE – Curitiba, Brazil aretagalat@fae.edu. HIGHLIGHTS. AREA : 3,286,490 mi 2 ( 8,514,876 km 2 ) POPULATION (estimates for 2010) : 190, 732,694 million inhabitants

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  1. EducationUSA Brazilian System of Education Areta Ulhana Galat, M.A. ECE FAE – Curitiba, Brazil aretagalat@fae.edu

  2. HIGHLIGHTS AREA: 3,286,490 mi2 (8,514,876 km2) POPULATION (estimates for 2010): 190, 732,694 million inhabitants *LARGEST CITIES: São Paulo (11.2 million), Rio de Janeiro (6.3 million), Curitiba (1.7 million) (Greater São Paulo =19.9 million; Greater Rio = 11.5 million; Greater Curitiba = 3.2 million)

  3. BRAZIL is ...the largest of the Latin American countries; nearly half (47.3%) of the South American continent …the 5th largest country in the world (after the Russian Federation, Canada, China, and the United States) ...the only Portuguese-speaking country in South America...the 7th largest economy in the world

  4. Source: http://colunistas.ig.com.br/guilhermebarros/2011/03/03/brasil-deve-superar-a-italia-como-7%C2%AA-economia-do-mundo-diz-austin-rating/

  5. Education in Brazil is regulated by the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Education, which defines the guiding principles for the organization of education programs. Local governments are responsible for establishing state and education programs following the guidelines and using the funding supplied by the federal government. MEC website - http://www.mec.gov.br/ Accreditation: http://emec.mec.gov.br/

  6. Organized in 4 levels - same # of years as the U.S. 1. Pre-School Education: Nursery School for children up to 3 years old and kindergarten for children, 4 to 6 years old. 2. Fundamental Education (Educação Fundamental - former 1oGrau): from 1st grade to 9th grade (U.S. 1st to 9th grade). 3. Middle Education (EnsinoMédio - former 2oGrau): from 1st to 3rd grades (equivalent to U.S. 10thto 12th grades); may also include technical courses. 4. Higher Education (Ensino Superior): Bachelor’s, Licenciatura, Master’s and Ph.D.

  7. ACADEMIC CALENDAR • Start in early February • Break in July (winter) • Summer vacations in Mid-December

  8. HIGHER EDUCATION • Secondary education is mandatory for those wishing to pursue higher education. In addition, students must pass a competitive entrance examination (vestibular) for their specific course of study. • Alternate admissions through Enem results and Prouniquotas.

  9. Undergraduate Degrees • Bacharelado(Bachelor) - awarded in most fields of arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences - 4 years of post-secondary studies at a certified university • Licenciatura (Licensure) – to qualify as secondary school teachers; normal length of 4 years, but with a stronger emphasis on teaching methods and pedagogy.

  10. Undergraduate Degrees • Graduate in Technology (Technologists) - emphasizes professional education geared to the labor market and the development of studies in the area of technology, especially in health, information technology, engineering and management- requires 2 to 3 years of studies in a certified university or college; in Brazil you can enter a Master`s program

  11. Undergraduate Degrees • Five-year degrees - architecture, law, psychology, engineering, and veterinary medicine. • Medicine requires six years of full-time post-secondary studies; residence, a two-to-five years internship in a teaching hospital, is not required, but pursued by many professionals (those who wish to specialize in a given area).

  12. Graduate Degrees • Master`s – 2 years of classes plus a master`s thesis (dissertação de mestrado) examined by a thesis committee of at least 3 faculty members (one external examiner). • Doctoral – 4 years of full-time studies: advanced coursework, qualifying exam, extensive dissertation (tese de doutorado); committee of 5 faculty members (two external examiners).

  13. Graduate Degrees • LatoSensus– professional certificates, not graduate degrees: (a) Cursos de Aperfeiçoamento(professional development); (b) Cursos de Especialização(specialization) • StrictuSensus(graduate degrees)Master’s and Doctoral Degrees

  14. TYPES OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS • Universities • University Centers (CentrosUniversitários) - colleges without research • Integrated Colleges (FaculdadesIntegradas) - colleges offering a limited number of courses • Federal Institutes (InstitutosFederais) -Colleges offering Technical Courses

  15. Higher EducationInstitutions in Brazil (2,314) • Universities = 186 • University Centers = 127 • Colleges = 1966 • Federal Institutes * = 35Source: http://www.inep.gov.br/superior/censosuperior/sinopse/default.asp *IF/old CEFETs = Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia e Centro Federal de Educação e Tecnologia

  16. Higher EducationInstitutions in Brazil (2,314) • Public (245)- Federal = 94- State = 84- Municipal = 67 • Private (2069)- Private (non-confessional) = 1,779- Communitarian/ Confessional = 290 Source: http://www.inep.gov.br/superior/censosuperior/sinopse/default.asp

  17. NEWSSource: http://jc.uol.com.br/canal/educacao/noticia/2011/01/13/numero-de-concluintes-na-educacao-superior-dobrou-nos-ultimos-sete-anos-252567.php Accordingto 2009 Census, in 7 years, Brazil hasdoubledthenumberofstudentswhocompletedtheirundergraduatestudies, from 467,000 in 2002 to 959,000 in 2009. The numberofregistrations in HigherEducationinstitutionshasincreasedfrom 3.5 millionto 5.9 million in thelast 7 years. Out ofthe 5.954.021 registeredstudents in 28.671 undergraduateprograms, 2.065.082 are freshmenand 839.397 are in federal institutions.

  18. WOMEN – predominateamongtheuniversitystudents. • Face-to-face programs = 55.1% ofthe total enrolmentsand 58.8% ofseniorstudents • DistanceEducationPrograms = 69.2% ofthe total enrolmentsand 76.2% ofseniorstudents. • AGE– The average age of university students is 21. They undergo the admissions process (Vestibular) at the age of 19, in Bachelor Programs, in private institutions. The average age of graduating students is 23.

  19. ENEM – Exame Nacional de Ensino Médio Accordingtothecensus, 710 institutionsadmittedstudentsbasedontheir Enem results. Out ofthese 710, 541 adopted Enem as a selectionprocess for more than 50% oftheir total openings. http://enem.inep.gov.br/ SCHOLARSHIPSThree out of 10 enrolledstudents in privateinstiututionswereadmittedthroughtheScholarshipProgram Fundo de Financiamento ao Estudante do Ensino Superior (Fies) orPrograma Universidade para Todos (ProUni). http://siteprouni.mec.gov.br/

  20. ProUni In 2004, to improve equity, the Federal GovernmentcreatedtheUniversity for AllProgramwhichawardsfullandpartialscholarshipstolowincomestudents for undergraduatestudies, in privateinstitutionsofhighereducation; exemptionof federal taxes toparticipatinguniversities. Student profile – comingfrompublicschoolsorscholarshipgranteesfromprivateschoolswith a per capita incomeofuptothreeminimalwages; admissionsbasedon ENEM results (meritbased).

  21. CAPES and CNPq • Capes: Commission for the Improvement of Personnel in Higher Education www.capes.gov.br- linked directly with the Ministry of Education and responsible for the accreditation and evaluation of higher education in Brazil.- also responsible for graduate scholarships for Brazilian students to study abroad and Latin American students to study in Brazil. • CNPq: National Center for Research www.cnpq.gov.br- responsible for graduate scholarships for Brazilian students to study in Brazil and abroad; responsible for scientific initiation scholarships in the undergraduate and graduate levels.

  22. THANK YOU! Areta Ulhana Galat, M.A. aretagalat@fae.edu

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