Most universities in this country enhanced their rankings in recent years. And thus there are immense numbers of interesting options for foreign students who want to study in Brazil.
The system state of higher education in Brazil as has been described in the current research
The first cycle of degrees is called bacharelado and normally the programs will take 3-6 years for undergraduate (bachelor’s) degrees. Teachers also have a chance to continue through a licentiate degree (licenciatura). Which takes about 3-4 years while a technology degree (tecnologia) has highly specialized professional courses such as tourism management or agribusiness and takes about 2-3 years.
While the licentiate degree is in education and the degree holder is allowed to teach the subject of his or her choice. The basic courses that are taught are almost similar to those of a bachelor’s degree and so one may opt to do a licentiateship or a bachelors degree at a later stage. Note that technology degrees are the same as the US associate’s degree.
Brazil has a good provision for the delivery of higher education and many universities are reckoned among the best in the world.
Major institutions to look into
Some of the best institutions that you may consider have been highlighted below:
Public Universities
They include:
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Many people consider it the best university in Brazil. Nevertheless, USP is comparatively rather rather competitive in most of the disciplines starting from engineering up to medicine and ending with social sciences.
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Although the emphasis of UNICAMP is quite well defined, it is more appreciated for sciences and engineering programs.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
As one of the most research-oriented universities, UFRJ offers many programs in various fields.
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
UNESP is a large public university system in Brazil and it has several courses at its several sites.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
It is situated in the southern part of Brazil and is ranked for research in agriculture and health sciences as well as engineering.
Private Universities
They include:
Pontificial Catholic University Of Rio Of Janeiro (Puc-Rio)
This is a well-known private university known for its business, law, engineering and many more faculties.
Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
A university in the people as the door is open to the people and proudly boasts of having a research and innovation wing with programs in different fields of specialization.
Factors to consider when choosing a university
Such factors include:
Program offerings
Confirm that the university of your choice is offering your program of choice.
Language proficiency
Almost all the programs are taught in Portuguese. Therefore, a student should be fluent in the language.
Location and campus life
Reflect on the environmental factors of the city and the university campus that are suitable.
Cost of living
Determine the living expenses in the city that the specific university is located in.
Admission requirements
Find out the distinct features of the admission procedure for the international students concerning the language requirements and academic achievements.
Research rankings
While rankings are only a part of it, they maybe could have given an overall idea of how good the university is.
Alumni Networks
Attempt to scan through the forums where the alumni of the universities of your choice are present, to get the view of a student or a past student.
Visit or attend virtual events
If at all possible, go to the specific university or in the absence of this, watch presentations of the university.
Take away
Using the mentioned factors and conducting the research, one will be in a position to achieve the goal of determining the best university in Brazil for the achievement of the set educational goals.
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