Brazil: Update on Its Educational System, Effective Recruitment and

AACRAO 92nd Annual Meeting
April 17-20, 2006
San Diego, CA
Brazil: Update on Its Educational
System, Effective Recruitment and
Destination for Studying Abroad
Lou Nunes, Ph.D.
Academic Evaluation Services
Tampa, FL
[email protected]
Educational Structure
Educação Básica (Basic
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
Educational Structure
Educação Básica (Basic
Education)
GRADE
EDUCAÇÃO BÁSICA (Basic Education)
[4]
3
ENSINO MÉDIO
2
(Middle Education)
1
academic - technical/vocational – teacher training
8 [9]
7 [8]
6 [7]
ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL
5 [6]
4 [5]
3 [4]
2 [3]
1B [2]
1A [1]
(Fundamental Education)
Basic 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 Técnico
Certificate of Conclusion of Technical Middle Education
Diploma de Técnico de Nível Médio
Middle Education Technician Diploma
Diploma de Curso Normal (Professora Primária)
Normal School Diploma (Elementary Teacher)
*adult education program
Access to Higher Education
Diploma de Ensino Médio / Middle Education Diploma / equivalent
PLUS
Vestibular / university admission examination
•classificatory nature
•does not yield post-secondary credit
OR
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
institutos ou escolas superiores / higher education institutes or
schools
centros de educação tecnológica / technology education centers
centros universitários / university centers
universidades especializadas / specialized universities
São Paulo, Brazil
faculdades integradas / integrated colleges
universidades / universities
faculdades / colleges
2,329 IHED (2005)
Higher Education Structure
YEAR
[6]
PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO (Graduate)
Doutorado (Doctoral)
[5]
[4]
Mestrado(Master’s)
3
2
Mestrado Profissional (Professional Master’s)
1
Especialização (Specialization)
YEAR
GRADUAÇÃO (Undergraduate)
[6]
5
4
3
2
1
Licenciatura (licentiate - teaching)
Bacharelado (bachelor's)
Curso Tecnológico (Technology)
Curso Sequencial (Sequential) no exam
Higher Education Structure
Graduação / Undergraduate
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)
Higher Education Structure
Pós-Graduação / Graduate
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
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 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)
ACCREDITATION OF
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
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)
Sample Credentials
Bachelor’s Degree
Sample Credentials
Bachelor’s Degree
Sample Credentials
Curso de
Especialização
Sample Credentials
Curso de
Especialização
Sample Credentials
MBA – lato sensus
Sample Credentials
MBA – lato sensus
RESOURCES
CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
http://www.capes.gov.br/capes/portal/
INEP - Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais
http://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 Educação
http://portal.mec.gov.br/cne/
MEC – Ministerio da Educação
http://portal.mec.gov.br/
Questions & Answers
THANK YOU