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Associated Higher Education Institutions (HEIs): These are the institutions to which students will be affiliated. Initially, the Associated HEIs are UFJF, UNIFEI, UFU, and UFV.

Coordinating Institution: It is UFMG, which will not have affiliated students, but will offer various activities, including classes, for students in the program.

Multicenter Doctorate: This is a form of graduate program organization that involves more than two universities. In the case of our program, it involves four Associated Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), to which the students will be affiliated, and one Coordinating HEI, UFMG.

Question: Are the classes for the Multicenter Doctorate program in-person, blended, online, or hybrid?

Answer: Classes are held in person at each Associated Institution. Some subjects will also be offered in a hybrid format, meaning that the instructor will conduct classes in a room equipped with complete equipment for transmission and interaction with students who will be in another location.

Question: Which subjects will be offered next semester?

Answer: As soon as the courses are determined, they will be available here on the website. The courses for each semester are determined shortly before the end of the previous semester, always taking into account the diversity of courses among the Associated Higher Education Institutions and those offered by UFMG in a hybrid format.

Question: What activities must students complete to finish their doctorate?

Answer: Obtain credits in subjects, pass the oral qualifying exam, pass the thesis project defense, pass the English language proficiency exam, complete a Teaching Internship, and pass the thesis defense. The deadlines and number of activities are specified in the course regulations ( link ).

Question: Which university will issue my doctoral diploma?

Answer: The diploma will be issued by the Associated Higher Education Institution (HEI) to which the student is affiliated.

Question: Can I apply to more than one Associated Higher Education Institution in the Selection Process?

Answer: No, initially each candidate must choose only one Associated Higher Education Institution (HEI) at the time of registration.

Question: Can I pursue my doctorate entirely at the Associated Higher Education Institution where I will be enrolled?

Answer: No, according to the course regulations, each student must take at least one course at another higher education institution within the Multicenter Program. This course can be taken in a hybrid format, meaning the student is physically located in the city where their course is offered and participates in in-person classes in another city, using synchronous transmission equipment and participating via audio and video with the instructor and the class.

Question : What is a hybrid class?

Answer: These are classes that are taught in a traditional, in-person manner in a room equipped with audio and video equipment for direct transmission and reception of audio and video from the student attending in another location.

Question : Is the diploma awarded at the end of the course different from other doctoral diplomas in Brazil?

Answer: No, it is an Academic Doctorate Degree in Mathematics like those from other academic programs in Brazil.

Question : During my course, can I spend a semester or a year at another affiliated higher education institution or at UFMG?

Answer: Of course, this is encouraged to establish or strengthen partnerships between researchers from these universities. Furthermore, the student can pursue a sandwich doctorate at an institution abroad, depending on securing funding.

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COORDINATOR

ASSISTANT COORDINATOR

Secretariat

Renata Pereira Rocha
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