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BE_a_DOC | Brazil – Europe Doctoral and Research
Programme
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Brief Introduction
Founded in 1985 and formally constituted by Charter in 1987, the Coimbra Group (CG) is an association of long-established European comprehensive, multidisciplinary research universities of high international standard committed to creating special academic and cultural ties in order to promote, for the benefit of its members, internationalization, academic collaboration, excellence in learning and research, and service to society. It is also the purpose of the Coimbra Group to influence European education and research policy and to develop best practice through the mutual exchange of experience.
The Coimbra Group of Brazilian Universities (CGBU) is a civil association of private, non Profit purpose assets, academic, scientific and cultural character, composed of 77 Brazilian Higher Education Institutions, founded on October 29, 2008 in Brasilia DF. The CGBU’s mission is to promote academic, scientific and cultural relations between the partner institutions and partner s International, through programs, projects and actions of international cooperation, bilateral and multilateral. The CGBU activities are developed in partnership with International Organizations, Universities, University Networks, Rectors Councils and Government Agencies of more than hundred countries, in five continents. In Brazil, CGBU actions are supported, among others, the Ministry of Education (MEC), (SESu) and Higher Education Personnel Improvement Coordination (CAPES); the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication (MCTIC), especially the National Scientific and Technological Development Council (CNPq); and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE), through the Division of Educational
Themes (DCE).
The Coimbra Group and the Coimbra Group of Brazilian Universities (CGBU) have built a solid cooperative relationship, in particular to support mobility between Europe and Brazil. The Be_a_DOC Programme aims at fostering existing cooperation between European and Brazilian institutions linked to the two networks, through the publication of Sandwich PhD exchange or research period offers in the universities of both networks.
This call aims to regulate the application and selection processes for candidates to obtain a placement in the CG and the CGBU´s member universities within the framework of the BE_a_DOC programme, starting in 2018.
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