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The Commission for the Elaboration of the New Admission Policy for Migrants and Refugees held, in April, its last meeting to define the final draft of the resolution to be voted and approved in UFMG’s Council for Teaching, Research and Community Outreach.

The Commission, composed by representatives of the Offices of International Affairs, Undergraduate Studies, Community Outreach, Cultural Affairs, Student Affairs as well as researchers in the field of international humanitarian law and Portuguese as Additional Language, analyzed resolutions and documents of several Brazilian universities to reflect on an appropriate format for UFMG.

With the new regulations, the main change refers to the public who can apply to  study at UFMG. The previous resolution only considered the entry of political refugees. With the new changes, beyond refugees, political asylum seekers, stateless persons, among other immigrants, will be contemplated.

Another important revision is the creation of an annual selection process for the admission of this group of applicants. In the previous resolution (from the year 2004), it was defined that the entry of refugees depended on specific criteria of each undergraduate program. These programs were able to conduct independent selection processes.  A unified selection will promote a more transparent and uniform process.

With such changes, it is expected that the reception of foreigners in situations of vulnerability will be facilitated, promoting the access to quality higher education to specific groups.