Boost Brazilian science, technology, innovation and competitiveness through the expansion of international mobility. (100.000 fellowships in 4 years)

1. Science without borders:
The new Brazilian scientific international
mobility program
Glaucius OlivaGlaucius Oliva
CNPq/MCTICNPq/MCTI
Jorge GuimarãesJorge Guimarães
CAPES/MECCAPES/MEC

2. Science without
Borders
Landscape of the
Brazilian Higher
Education System
Institutions (Universities and Colleges) 2,377
Undergraduate enrolments 6,4 million
Undergraduate conclusions per year 1 million
Graduate students (MSc+PhD) 180,000
MSc conclusions per year 40,000
PhD conclusions per year 12,000

3. Science without
Borders
Number of Enrolments in Higher Education
(only undergraduates, includes distance education)
2001-2010
Fonte: MEC / Inep
-
1.000.000
2.000.000
3.000.000
4.000.000
5.000.000
6.000.000
7.000.000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
6.379.299

4. Science without
Borders
0
5.000
10.000
15.000
20.000
25.000
30.000
35.000
40.000
45.000
87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
11,400 PhD in 2009
38,800 MSc in 2009
Masters and PhD Degrees
awarded per year

5. Science without
Borders
National Development Strategy
• Invest in people: development of skills and
competences needed to the full insertion in
the knowledge-based economy
• Focus on the national strategic challenges
− Engineering and other technological areas
− Strategic areas
• Promotion of industrial R,D&I

6. Science without
Borders
Science Without Borders
Program
• Boost Brazilian science, technology, innovation and
competitiveness through the expansion of international
mobility. (100.000 fellowships in 4 years)
• Increase the presence of Brazilian researchers and students of
various levels in institutions of excellence overseas;
Brazilian institutions will open similar opportunities for foreign
scientists and students;
• Increase the innovative expertise of personnel from the
technological industries;
• Attract young scientific talents and highly qualified researchers
to work in Brazil.

7. Science without
Borders
Priority Areas
•Engineering and other technological areas;
•Natural Sciences
•Health and Biomedical Sciences ;
•Computing and Information Technology;
•Aerospace;
•Pharmaceuticals;
•Sustainable Agricultural Production;
•Oil and gas;
•Nuclear Energy
•Renewable Energy;
•Minerals;
•Biotechnology;
•Nanotechnology and New Materials;
•Technology for prevention and mitigation of natural disasters;
•Biodiversity and bioprospection;
•Marine Sciences;
•Technologies for the green economy;
•New technologies for constructive engineering;
•Capacity building for technical personnel.

8. Science without
Borders
“Sandwich” - Undergraduate 27.100
“Sandwich” – PhD 24.600
Full PhD abroad 9.790
Post-Doctoral Fellowship abroad 8.900
Sabbactical Fellowship abroad 2.660
Fellowships for industrial scientists and engineers 700
Young talents to Brazil 860
Visiting Leading Scientists to Brazil 390
Total 75.000
Modalities of Fellowships and
Target Numbers (govt. only)

9. Science without
Borders
Company Additional Fellowships
Febraban 6.500
CNI 6.000
ABDIB 5.000
Petrobras 5.000
Eletrobras 2.500
VALE 1.000
TOTAL 26.000

10. Science without
Borders
Brazilians going abroad
• Support the travel and scholarships for
living and installation expenses and
health insurance;
• Undergraduate students for 6 months,
or up to 12 months if an internship in
laboratory or in industry is included;
• Support for doctoral degrees abroad,
either in complete PhD programs or in
12 months “sandwich”stayssandwich”stays;
• Postdoctoral fellowships: For
candidates with a doctorate, and
accepted in leading international
institutions abroad. Minimum of 6
months and maximum of 24 months.
• Sabbatical fellowships for senior
researchers

11. Science without
Borders
Strategies (1)
• Estimulation of spontaneous demand from
Brazilian students and researchers:
– SWG fellowships to Scientific Initiation Programs
– SWE fellowships to Post-graduate programs
– Regular calls for GDE, PDE and ESN fellowships
– Highly selective criteria
– Stimulate bilateral agreements between Brazilian
and foreign universities

12. Science without
Borders
Strategies (2)
• Agreements with Institutions and
Universities:
– Define nr of places, tuition/bench fees,
selection processes
– Induced national calls for applications
– Identify ways to facilitate the sending of
Brazilian students to American Universities
(lodging, visas, etc..)
– Support for prior development of language
skills

13. Science without
Borders
Young talents to Brazil
(Brazilian or foreigners)
• Payment of fellowship and resources to
2 to 3 years of work in Brazil with a
local group;
• The host research group receives funds,
as a bench fee;
• International calls of proposals in
leading international journals.
• Up to 200 young researchers per year.

14. Science without
Borders
Special Visiting Researchers
(Brazilian or foreigners)
• Senior researchers to perform joint
projects with research groups in Brazil
and to work in Brazil for one or two
months every year;
• Doctoral students and post doctoral
personnel will be supported to work in
the project;
• Very attractive fellowship + funding
for the local laboratory;
• Distinct ways of collaborating with
Brazilian scientists may be proposed.

15. Science without borders:
The new Brazilian scientific international
mobility program
THANK YOU !!!THANK YOU !!!
Glaucius OlivaGlaucius Oliva
CNPq/MCTICNPq/MCTI
Jorge GuimarãesJorge Guimarães
CAPES/MECCAPES/MEC