1. US-Brazil Higher Education Program in Microelectronics
Program Description
Subject Area
Brazilian and USA Partners
Objectives
Applications
Useful Links
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2. Program Description
The program is jointly administered by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) and the Brazilian Ministry of Education, provides grants to from Brazil and the US.
The program fosters the exchange of students and faculty within the context of bilateral curricular development.
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3. Program Description
The purpose of the program is to promote student-centered cooperation between the US and Brazil to increase cross-national education and training opportunities in a wide range of academic and professional disciplines.
The funding period will be for four years ( to ). 1st year is preparatory phase
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4. Program Description
The program aims to improve the quality of students in education in both countries and to explore ways to prepare students for work through:
- the mutual recognition and portability of academic credits among U.S. and Brazilian institutions;
- the development of shared, common, or core curricula among U.S. and Brazilian institutions;
- the acquisition of the languages and exposure to the cultures of the United States and Brazil;
- the development of student apprenticeships or other work related experiences; and
- an increased cooperation and exchange among academic personnel at U.S. and Brazilian institutions.
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5. US students will start enrollment in Brazilian institutions in 2009-1
Program Description
Brazilian students will start enrollment in US partners institutions in (1 or 2 semesters)
US students will start enrollment in Brazilian institutions in
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6. Subject Area
Special Consortium for Higher Education in MicroElectronics (SCHEME):
- device physics; VLSI design; analog and mixed-signal design.
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7. Brazilian and USA Partners
Brazilian partners:
- UFSC: Electrical Eng.
- UFRGS: Electrical & Computer Eng.
- UFRN: Electrical Eng.
USA partners
- Arizona State University: Electrical Eng.
- State Univ. of New York (S.U.N.Y.-Buffalo):
Electrical Eng.
- Texas A&M Univ.: Electrical & Computer Eng.
- Iowa State University: Electrical Eng.
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8. Brazilian and USA Partners
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9. USA Partners
USA partners long-standing strengths in device physics (ASU and SUNY), VLSI design (ISU),and analog and mixed signal design (TAMU).
Table Enrollment in the U.S. Partners
University Total Headcount Electrical Engineering
ASU 61, ,202
SUNY 27,
ISU 25, ,148
TAMU ~45, ~1,360
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10. Objectives
The overall theme in the consortium is a collaboration on microelectronics education. This collaboration will involve sending students from the three Brazilian universities to the four U.S. universities and sending students from SCHEME to the Brazilian universities.
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11. Applications – not open yet
Requirements:
1 – Proficiency in English (TOEFL or other)
2 – Good grades
3 – CV
4 – Experience & Interest in Microelectronics
5 – Basic courses in Physics, Calculus, Circuits, Electromagnetism
6 – Basic courses in Electrical (Semiconductor) Materials, Electronics, Quantum Mechanics (Physics, Materials Engineering) and System (VLSI) Design
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12. Links www.capes.gov.br http://www.ed.gov/programs/fipsebrazil
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