A Diretoria de Relações Internacionais recebeu, nos dias 20 e 21 de novembro, as visitas de uma delegação com quatorze representantes de universidades neozelandesas, e de um grupo de vinte gestores de relações internacionais de instituições parceiras da UFMG na Europa, América do Norte e Austrália, que estão na UFMG nesta semana por ocasião do seminário Construindo parcerias para o fortalecimento de cooperações internacionais, organizado pela PRPG, PRPq e DRI.

Os diretores de relações internacionais da UFMG, Prof. Aziz Saliba e Prof. Dawisson Lopes, anfitrionaram as duas reuniões e discutiram os aspectos institucionais das relações entre a UFMG e as instituições visitantes, bem como as ações prospectivas para o aprofundamento das colaborações existentes e o fomento de novas iniciativas com base em áreas de interesse comuns.

Participaram da reunião do dia 20 de novembro, realizada na Sala de Reuniões da DRI, representantes da Auckland University of Technology, Lincoln University, Massey University, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, Victoria University of Wellington e Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence. Atualmente, a UFMG tem um acordo de cooperação firmado com a Victoria University of Wellington e há interesse em ampliar o escopo das colaborações com a Nova Zelândia.

Reunião na DRI com representantes de universidades neozelandesas

No dia 21, estiveram presentes representantes da Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (Alemanha); Universität Münster (Alemanha); RWTH Aachen (Alemanha); University of Queensland (Austrália); University of Technology Sydney (Austrália); Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Bélgica); University of Alberta (Canadá); Universidad de Sevilla (Espanha); Université de Lille (França); Institut National de La Recherche Agronomique (França); Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata” (Itália); University of Southampton (Reino Unido); University of Glasgow (Reino Unido); University of Warwick (Reino Unido); Queen Mary University of London (Reino Unido); University of Leeds (Reino Unido); University of Sheffield (Reino Unido); Zurich University of Applied Sciences (Suíça).

Reunião realizada no CAD 3 com representantes de universidades estrangeiras

Além das discussões para alinhamento das atividades de cooperação internacional, os pesquisadores e representantes institucionais das universidades visitantes, juntamente aos membros dos programas de pós-graduação da UFMG, têm participado de painéis temáticos com o intuito de calibrar ações conjuntas que promovam a expansão das atividades de internacionalização da UFMG nos eixos de ensino, pesquisa e extensão.

On November 20 and 21, the Office of International Affairs received the visit of fourteen representatives from New Zealand universities and a group of twenty representatives from partner institutions in Europe, North America and Australia, who were at UFMG attending the seminar Building Partnerships for Strengthening International Cooperation, organized by the Office of Graduate Studies, the Office of Research and the Office of International Affairs.

Professor Aziz Saliba, Dean for International Affairs, and Professor Dawisson Lopes, Deputy Dean for International Affairs, hosted the two meetings and discussed the institutional aspects of the relations between UFMG and the visiting institutions, as well as forthcoming actions to deepen existing collaborations and foster new initiatives based on areas of common interest.

The first meeting was attended by representatives from Auckland University of Technology, Lincoln University, Massey University, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, Victoria University of Wellington and Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence. Currently, UFMG has a cooperation agreement already signed with Victoria University of Wellington, and in the meeting the participants discussed actions to expand existing collaborations.

              Meeting with representatives of universities from New Zealand

On November 21, another meeting was held with representatives of the Brandenburg Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg, Universität Münster and RWTH Aachen, from Germany; University of Queensland and University of Technology Sydney, from Australia; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, from Belgium; University of Alberta, from Canada; Universidad de Sevilla, from Spain; Université de Lille and Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, from France; Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”, from Italy; University of Southampton, University of Glasgow, University of Warwick, Queen Mary University of London, University of Leeds and University of Sheffield, from United Kingdom; and Zurich University of Applied Sciences, from Switzerland.

Meeting with partner universities on November 21, 2018

In addition to the discussions to align international cooperation initiatives, researchers and institutional representatives of visiting universities, along with members of UFMG graduate programs, have participated in thematic panels to debate joint actions for promoting the expansion of teaching, research and extra-mural activities at UFMG.