The U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortium Program

Open to TTU Undergraduate and Graduate Students

We are looking for students who are interested in an exciting exchange opportunity in Brazil. The program consists of course work in Brazil and/or professional internships with industrial partners in Brazil. There is an opportunity for you to impact your professional career by gaining cultural, social and academic experience in Brazil. Undergraduates may choose from semester - or year-long exchange programs. Grad students are eligible for short-term, research-based exchanges.

The students selected for this exchange will get a $3,000 stipend to help defray the costs of travel, room and board in Brazil, and health insurance. Students in the program will need to pay normal Tennessee Tech tuition and fees.

Criteria for selection of students for this program are:

• interest to study in Brazil in the topical areas of geological engineering, geology, environmental sciences, earth sciences, agriculture (other areas will be considered);

• at least one foreign language course, preferably Spanish or successfully complete an intensive language course in Portuguese;

• grade point average of at least 2.5 in the major discipline;

• commitment to abide by the rules and regulations of the program.

A language course in Portuguese will be offered at Tennessee Tech prior to participation for students in this program.

Tennessee Tech is part of a U.S.-Brazil Consortium funded by the U.S. Department of Education through FIPSE (Funds for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education).

Participating Institutions:

• Tennessee Technological University

• New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

• Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

• Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Consortia members include the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and TTU in the U.S., and Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. TTU's participation under the terms of agreement of this program is made pursuant to a sub award agreement between NMIMT and the US Department of Education (under Grant Award P116M010029). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and technology or the U.S. Department of Education.