Internationalization

Internationalization

The encouragement of international cooperation by the PPGCTA has contributed to the expansion and consolidation of partnerships and the formation of international research networks, with the goal of improving the quality of scientific output and the training of human resources. The PPGCTA, with institutional support (DRI – Office of International Affairs) and funding agencies (CAPES and CNPq), has promoted the mobility of faculty and students to foreign institutions. A number of PPGCTA/UFV professors completed part of their academic training abroad and continue to maintain ties with their host institutions.

During the four-year period, the PPGCTA undertook several efforts to strengthen its international collaborations. Highlights include the offering of courses in English and the increase in the number of international student enrollments.

The internationalization actions are detailed in the sub-items below, among which the following stand out:

• The PPGCTA participates in the CAPES-PrInt Institutional Internationalization Project. During the four-year period, three faculty members received postdoctoral training abroad.
• Signing of international cotutelle agreements for dual degrees with Université de Lorraine – ENSAIA, in France, and Università di Catania, in Italy.
• Acquisition of funding through projects approved in partnership with international institutions.
• Since 2020, the university has established a cooperation agreement with the pan-African organization FARA (Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa) to host Nigerian students. Between 2021 and 2024, five students were received through this program.
• In addition, during the four-year period, doctoral sandwich programs were carried out by students; international funding was obtained through partnerships; and there were visits by foreign researchers as well as visits to international research groups.

PPGCTA/UFV stands out for its international collaborations, which enhance the visibility and recognition of the program’s excellence. Noteworthy are the partnerships with international researchers, cooperation agreements, international mobility programs, and the publication of joint articles with foreign institutions.

Actions:

Cooperation agreements for sandwich PhD/Master’s programs for students and postdoctoral programs for faculty members:

1. Laise T. Paes (PhD sandwich, 2023–2024), at Purdue University, under the supervision of Prof. Bruce Hamaker (Purdue University) and advisement of Prof. Frederico Barros.
2. Larissa L. R. Borges (PhD sandwich, 2023–2024), at Texas A&M University, College Station, under the supervision of Prof. Stephen Talcott (Texas A&M University) and advisement of Prof. Paulo César Stringheta.
3. Camila G. Teixeira (PhD sandwich, 2021), at Université Lille Nord de France, under the supervision of Prof. Djamel Drider (Université Lille Nord de France) and advisement of Prof. Antônio Fernandes de Carvalho.
4. Mirian Aparecida de Campos Costa (PhD sandwich, 2021–2022), at Purdue University, under the supervision of Prof. Bruce Hamaker (Purdue University) and advisement of Prof. Frederico Barros.
5. Cíntia Tomaz Sant’Ana (PhD sandwich, 2021–2022), at the Department of Food Science, Purdue University, under the supervision of Prof. Kee-Hong Kim (Purdue University) and advisement of Prof. Frederico Barros.
6. Tarsila Rodrigues Arruda (PhD sandwich, 2023–2024), at the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging, Germany, under the supervision of Prof. Peter Muranyi (Fraunhofer Institute) and advisement of Prof. Nilda de Fátima Ferreira Soares.
7. Caroline Woelffel Silva (PhD sandwich, 2024), at Cornell University, under the advisement of Prof. Frederico Barros.
8. Luís G. L. Nascimento (PhD sandwich, 2020–2021), at Université Lille Nord de France, under the advisement of Prof. Antônio Fernandes de Carvalho.
9. Raiane R. da Silva (PhD sandwich, 2024), at the Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC), affiliated with Vilnius University, Lithuania, under the advisement of Prof. Antônio Fernandes de Carvalho.
10. Andressa Fusieger (PhD sandwich, 2021–2022), at the University of Catania, Italy, under the supervision of Prof. Cinzia Caggia (University of Catania) and advisement of Prof. Antônio Fernandes de Carvalho.
11. Prof. Frederico Barros (Postdoctoral fellow, 2023–2024), at the Food Science Department, Purdue University, USA.
12. Prof. Érica Nascif Rufino Vieira (Postdoctoral fellow, 2023–2024), under the supervision of Prof. Marleny Saldaña, University of Alberta, Canada.
13. Prof. Antônio Fernandes de Carvalho (Postdoctoral fellow, 2020–2021), at Université Lille – Sciences et Technologies, France.

Projects – Researcher Exchange

1. Prof. Jane Coimbra, Institut National des Sciences et Industries du Vivant et de l’Environnement, collaboration visits, 2023.
2. Prof. Jane Coimbra, Université de Lorraine – École Nationale Supérieure d’Agronomie et des Industries Alimentaires, collaboration visits, 2023.
3. Prof. Eduardo Basilio, L’Institut National d’Enseignement Supérieur pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement – L’Institut Agro, Montpellier, collaboration visits, 2023.
4. Prof. Eduardo Basilio, Université de Lorraine – École Nationale Supérieure d’Agronomie et des Industries Alimentaires, collaboration visits, 2023.
5. AGROPARISTECH Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences, France. Agreement: 1870/2019. Period: 2019–2024. Faculty: Eduardo Basilio.
6. AGROPARISTECH, France; SEI Process: 23114.907801/2024-00, Agreement: 155/2024. Period: 2024–2029. Faculty: Eduardo Basilio.
7. L’Institut Agro, France; SEI Process: 23114.902071/2023-61, Agreement: 039/2023. Period: 2023–2028. Faculty: Eduardo Basilio.
8. Université de Lorraine – ENSEM, France. Agreement: 024/2019. Period: 2019–2024. International Affairs Office (DRI).
9. Université de Lorraine – ENSAIA (general and dual-degree), France; SEI Process: 23114.908708/2023-23. Agreement: 209/2024. Period: 2024–2024. Faculty: Eduardo Basilio.
10. Consorzio per la Ricerca nel Settore della Filiera Lattiero-Casearia e dell’Agroalimentare – CoRFiLaC, Italy; SEI Process: 23114.912806/2024-46. Agreement: 208/2024. Period: 2024–2029. Faculty: Antônio Fernandes.
11. Università di Catania (dual degree), Italy; SEI Process: 23114.905550/2022-59. Agreement: 073/2022. Period: 2022–2027. Graduate Program/Department of Food Technology (PPG/DTA).
12. Academic Mobility Agreement. SEI Process: 23114.913817/2024-43. Agreement: 203/2024. Period: 2024–2029. Graduate Program/International Affairs Office (PPG/DRI).
13. Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas, Peru; SEI Process: 23114.905577/2024-11. Agreement: 108/2024. Period: 2024–2029. Faculty: Paulo Stringheta – Department of Food Technology (DTA).
14. Iowa State University, USA – Agreement: 005/2018. Period: 2013–2023. Coordination: International Affairs Office (DRI).
15. Universidad de Lleida, Spain – Agreement: 019/2012. Period: 2013–2023. DRI.
16. Universidade do Minho, Portugal – Agreement: 05/2016. Period: 2016–2021. DRI.
17. Purdue University, USA – Agreement: 054/2017. Period: 2017–2022. DRI.
18. University of Arizona, USA – Agreement: 27/1992. Period: 1992–2023. DRI.
19. Universidad Nacional, Colombia – Agreement: 030/2018. Period: 2018–2023. DRI.
20. Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal – Agreement: 20/2017. Period: 2017–2022. DRI.
21. Universidad de Pamplona, Spain – Agreement: 86/2019. Period: 2019–2024. DRI.

PPGCTA-DTA Program – Foreign Institutions:

1. Living Lab Biobased Brazil – The Netherlands: Eng. Freek Bomas (Period: started in 2019 and is ongoing; Avans University of Applied Sciences / The Netherlands). Development of research and supervision of undergraduate students under the supervision of Prof. Frederico Barros (PPGCTA-UFV) and guidance from Prof. Erik Lammers and Prof. Jappe Hinco (Avans University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands) and Prof. Robert Reurd Bakker (HAS Den Bosch University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands).
2. CAPES-Brafagri/UFV Program (Agreement 170/2005), between École Nationale Supérieure d’Agronomie et des Industries Alimentaires (ENSAIA) and DTA/UFV: joint supervision and bilateral exchange of undergraduate Food Engineering students from DTA. Coordinator: Eduardo de Oliveira. Started in 2003 and continues to the present day.
3. CAPES-PrInt Program (CAPES Call 41-2017 PrInt). Project: UFV – Traceability systems, quality improvement, and certification in the food production chain of tropical agriculture from farm to table. Coordinator: Bruno Ricardo de Castro Leite Junior. Duration: 11/01/2018 – 10/31/2024. Internationalization actions: researcher mobility and training at the international level.
4. FARA Program (2021–2024), aimed at training Nigerian professionals at the MS level at UFV within the scope of the FARA Cooperation Program (Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa; https://faraafrica.org/help/), TETFUND (Tertiary Education Trust Fund; https://tetfundserver.com/), and UFV (https://atlanticoonline.com/brasil-e-nigeria-juntos-pela-agricultura/; https://www2.dti.ufv.br/noticias/scripts/exibeNoticiaMulti.php?codNot=31780). The program hosted the following students during the period: Adamu Muhammad Alhaji (Nigeria), Joy Chinenye Mba (Nigeria), Jonathan-Itua Folasade (Nigeria), Oluwaseyi Olalekan Sanya (Nigeria), Simeon Oladapo Moses (Nigeria).