Unesp, one of Brazil’s top universities, will start in August 2013 a new project called International Courses at Unesp (ICU), which will offer 50 courses in English in four different programs: Agriculture, Alternative Energy, Dentistry and Literature and Linguistics – specific areas where Unesp has a high level of scientific competence.

Once Unesp is a public university, the entire program is set to be completely free of charges on the academic credits. The ICU courses have full recognition of credits and each one of the programs will be arranged according to the ECTS guidelines (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System). In that sense, students will have the great advantage of taking ECTS based courses abroad with only being responsible of bearing their living expenses in Brazil.

The ICU project is an effort by Unesp in order to promote international diversity in the classroom and participation of international students in our university programs. This is the first time a brazilian higher education institution offers Master programs in the English language.

ICU will accept Undergraduate, Master’s and PhD students and individuals with a degree. Unesp will offer free courses of Portuguese as a foreign language and Brazilian Culture to enable better integration. Subscriptions are open until 3 June.

All students must apply on-line and the selection process will be based on their previous academic experience. They need to register to attend courses in a single theme and may use the courses as part of their academic exchange program. During their stay in Brazil.

As the second economy in Americas and among the six largest in the world, Brazil is going through a special moment in its history of economic, institutional and social development. The brazilian economy is established in a rich and competitive market and São Paulo state stands as the most developed and powerful economy in the country, recording 33.9 per cent of Brazil’s total GDP.

São Paulo is the nerve main center of the Mercosul economy. The major national and multinational economic groups concerning to industrial companies, farming and services are installed in modern buildings that represent the advanced Brazilian architecture in one of the fastest growing cities in the world. The state also concentrates the most important portion of the ethanol fuel industry in the country.