The Institute of Advanced Transdisciplinary Studies at UFMG is member of the University-Based Institutes for Advanced Study (UBIAS). The UBIAS network, started in 2010, currently brings together more than 50 institutes of advanced studies around the world, and has the proposal to promote an environment for the exchange of experiences between researchers from different areas, cultures and backgrounds, creating a productive space for innovative research. In addition to scholarship programs at different academic levels (junior and senior researchers), the UBIAS network holds biennial conferences and joint programs between its member institutes. For futher information about the scholarship programs offered by the member institutes of the UBAS network, click here.

One of the main projects of the network is the Intercontinental Academia, which aims to promote the creation of a global network of future research leaders, through the exchange of young academics with guidance from some of the most eminent researchers from around the world. The Intercontinental Academia is organized in meetings on topics of great relevance that promote scientific exchange between generations, disciplines and cultures.

About ICA

The ICA 1 on the topic “Time” was organized by the Institute of Advanced Research of the University of Nagoya and by the Institute of Advanced Studies of the University of São Paulo. ICA 2 had the theme “Human Dignity” and took place at the Institute for Advanced Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research at the University of Bielefeld, Germany. The ICA 3 meetings, on   “Laws: Rigidity and Dynamics”, was held by the Institute of Advanced Study, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and the Institute of Advanced Study, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. ICA 4 on the theme “Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence” was sponsored by the Institute of Advanced Studies of Paris and the Institute of Advanced Studies of UFMG.

ICA 5 – PLURALITIES OF RESONANT RELATIONS

The 5th edition will be held in two immersion meetings: Max Weber Kolleg, Erfurt, Germany in June and July 2026, at the IEAT of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in March 2027.

The theme of ICA5 addresses the concept of “Pluralities of Resonant Relations,” based on the sociological theory of world relations developed by Hartmut Rosa, one of today’s most influential social theorists. The initiative aims to analyze and understand, from the perspective of different disciplines, how individuals create meaningful and resonant relationships with other individuals, societies, objects, and comprehensive concepts—both theoretically and through practical, real-world case studies.