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Brazil: Update on Its Educational Brazil: Update on Its Educational

System, Effective Recruitment and System, Effective Recruitment and

Destination for Studying AbroadDestination for Studying Abroad

Lou Nunes, Ph.D.

Academic Evaluation Services

Tampa, FL

[email protected]

AACRAO 92nd Annual Meeting

April 17-20, 2006

San Diego, CA

Educational StructureEducational Structure

EducaEducaçção Bão Báásicasica (Basic (Basic

Education)Education)Educação Infantil / Early Childhood

Education

Ensino Fundamental / Fundamental Education

•9 years starting at 6 (aproved in 2005; mandated from 2007 on; to be implemented by 2010)

•Phase I (grades 1A/1B-4; new 1-5)

•Phase II (grades 5-8; new 6-9)

Ensino Médio / Middle Education)

•academic programs / 3 years

•technical programs / 3 or 4 years

8 [9]

7 [8]

6 [7] ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL

5 [6]

4 [5] (Fundamental Education)

3 [4]

2 [3]

1B [2]

1A [1]

Educational StructureEducational Structure

EducaEducaçção Bão Báásicasica (Basic (Basic

Education)Education)

GRADE EDUCAÇÃO BÁSICA (Basic Education)

[4]

3 ENSINO MÉDIO

2 (Middle Education)

1 academic - technical/vocational – teacher training

Basic Education CredentialsBasic Education Credentials

Diploma or Certificado de Conclusão de Ensino Fundamental [Supletivo*] / Diploma or Certificate of Conclusion of Fundamental Education

Diploma de Ensino Médio [Supletivo*]Middle Education Diploma

Certificado de Conclusão de Ensino Médio de Nível TécnicoCertificate of Conclusion of Technical Middle Education

Diploma de Técnico de Nível MédioMiddle Education Technician Diploma

Diploma de Curso Normal (Professora Primária)Normal School Diploma (Elementary Teacher)

*adult education program

Access to Higher EducationAccess to Higher Education

Diploma de Ensino Médio / Middle Education Diploma / equivalentPLUS

Vestibular / university admission examination

•classificatory nature

•does not yield post-secondary creditOR

ENEM - Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio /

Middle Education National Exam

Direct access: graduates of secondary

technical programs into higher

education technology programs

Institutions of Higher Education Institutions of Higher Education

São Paulo, Brazil

institutos ou escolas superiores / higher education institutes or schools

centros de educação tecnológica / technology education centers

centros universitários / university centers

universidades especializadas / specialized universities

faculdades integradas / integrated colleges

universidades / universities

faculdades / colleges

2,329 IHED (2005)

Higher Education StructureHigher Education Structure

YEAR GRADUAÇÃO (Undergraduate)[6]

5

4 Licenciatura (licentiate - teaching)3 Bacharelado (bachelor's)2 Curso Tecnológico (Technology)1 Curso Sequencial (Sequential) no exam

YEAR PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO (Graduate)[6] Doutorado (Doctoral)[5]

[4] Mestrado(Master’s)3

2 Mestrado Profissional (Professional Master’s)

1 Especialização (Specialization)

Cursos Sequenciais / Sequential

(non-degree programs)

Cursos de Tecnologia / Technology

(2 to 3 years)

Cursos de Bacharelado / Bachelor’s

(3 to 6 years)

Cursos de Licenciatura / Licentiate

(4 years; include teaching

component)


GraduaGraduaççãoão / Undergraduate/ Undergraduate

lato sensus (professional certificates, not graduate degrees)

Cursos de Aperfeiçoamento / Professional Development

Cursos de Especialização /Specialization

strictu sensus (graduate degrees)

Mestrado Profissional / Professional Master’s Degree Program

Cursos de Mestrado / Master’s Degree Programs

Cursos de Doutorado / Doctoral Programs


PPóóss--GraduaGraduaççãoão / Graduate/ Graduate

Higher Education Credentials Higher Education Credentials

•título de tecnólogo / title of technologist

•título or grau de bacharel / bachelor's degree (title of Bachelor)

•título de licenciado / title of licentiate - teaching degree

•título profissional de / professional title of

•título or grau de mestre / master's degree (title of Master)

•título or grau de doutor / Ph.D. degree (title of Doctor)

Professional EducationProfessional Education

Certificado de Habilitação Básica*

Basic Professional Qualification Certificate

Certificado de Qualificação Profissional em (…)*

Certificate of Professional Qualification in (…)

*professional education certificates (not academic

credentials)

Técnico / Technician (middle education – 3 or 4 years)

Tecnólogo / Technologist (undergraduate – 2 or 3 years)

Mestrado Profissional / Professional Master (graduate–1 year)

http://www.gestaouniversitaria.com.br/index.php

Choose: Graduação (graduate programs)

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Curso / program: Todos os Cursos (all programs) OR

choose program listed on transcript

Instituição / Institution: (example: Universidade de Sao Paulo)

Estado / State: (blank if you don’t know)

Cidade / City: (blank if you don’t know)

Localizar / Locate: (click on)

ACCREDITATION OFACCREDITATION OF

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMSUNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

Sample CredentialsSample Credentials

Bachelor’s DegreeBachelor’s Degree


CursoCurso de de EspecializaEspecializaççãoão


MBA MBA –– lato sensuslato sensus

CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superiorhttp://www.capes.gov.br/capes/portal/

INEP - Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionaishttp://www.educacaosuperior.inep.gov.br/funcional/busca_instituicao.stm

CnPq – Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

http://www.cnpq.br/

CNE - Conselho Nacional de Educaçãohttp://portal.mec.gov.br/cne/

MEC – Ministerio da Educaçãohttp://portal.mec.gov.br/

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