Exchange Program Factsheet 2016
General Information
Institution University of São Paulo
Rector Prof. Dr. Marco Antonio Zago
School School of Economics, Business and Accounting
University of São Paulo
Coordinator
Incoming and Outgoing students and Agreement issues E-mail Telephone Internet Address Main Addresss Vice - Coordinator
Profa. Dra. Kavita Miadaira Hamza Prof. Dr. Joshua Onome Imoniana Wilton Cesar Odorico de Oliveira Marcio Fernandez Cuzziol
Thaís Leonardi Merino Rios Team
[email protected] + 55 11 3091 6075
http://www.portalfea.fea.usp.br/internacional Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, 908
FEA 1 - Sala A103
05508-010 São Paulo, SP Brazil
Contact FEA International Office
Semester Dates for the Bachelor Programs (4 years)
Deadlines
Semester Dates for Master of Research and Doctorate Program
Orientation Session for Exchange Students 1st Semester 2016 2nd Semester 2016 February 15 - June 30 August 01 - December 10 1st Semester 2016 2nd Semester 2016
End of February - End of June (Dates to be Confirmed)
Early August - Early December
1st Semester 2016 2nd Semester 2016
February 04 - 05
July 27 - 28 (Dates to be Confirmed)
1st Semester (Feb-July) 2nd Semester (July-Dec) November 01 - Nomination November 15 - Application April 15 - Nomination May 01 - Application
Application for Exchange
All exchange students must be nominated first by our partner universities, before we start the application process.
Nominations should be sent by email to [email protected] including students’ name and email address. Moreover, if it’s a Master applicant, we would like to know if he/she will be a Master 1 or Master 2 student by the time the exchange begins.
Once we have students’ contact information, an e-mail will be sent directly to them containing information on application procedures, accommodation, health insurance among other issues related to the exhange program. Nominated stu-dents should send by email the following documents before the deadline:
Application Form A Passport-type Photo Passport Copy
Transcript of Grades
Post-Graduate applicants (Master of Research or Ph.D./Doctorate) also need to send the following documents (to be sent by e-mail as well):
Current Master Transcript Diploma of Bachelor degree Curriculum Vitae
FEA-USP Bachelor programs last 4 years. To take Post-Graduate courses a stu-dent must be enrolled at least in the second year of a Master program in his/ her home institution (MSc 2) or attending a research-based post-graduate pro-gram (Master of Research or Ph.D./Doctorate program). Post-Graduate programs are research-based, demanding a lot of reading and writing exercises, not to men-tion class debates, for a good knowledge of the Portuguese language is required. At FEA-USP, Doctoral stu-dents and Master of Research stustu-dents share the same courses.
Academic Information
We recommend students to complete 12 USP-CREDITS (30 ECTS) per Semester. There is a limited number of places available in each course. Registration is done on a first come, first served basis. This way we are not able to guarantee that all students will be placed according to their first preferences, and we expect some flexibility on their choice of courses.
First year courses and most second year core courses are not available for Ex-change Students.
Grading System:
1) Bachelor: Grading system at USP ranges from 0,0 (zero) to 10,0 (ten). To pass a course, a student must fulfill two conditions: minimum score of 5,0 (five) and minimum attendance of 70%. The score represents an average of all work devel-oped by student.
2) Post-Graduate: grading system is based on four grades: A, B, C and R, where A, B and C are passing grades, and R is a failing grade. Minimum attendance re-quired is 75%. Registration in Post-Graduate courses is allowed only for foreign students attending the M2 in their home institutions.
Final Assessment:
Exchange Students will take their exams in the same conditions as regular students.
Exchange students are not authorized to organize their exams individually with their professors.
Academic Information
FEA USP Bachelor Programs (4 years) Business Administration;
Economics; Accounting;
Actuarial Sciences.
Post-Graduate Programs (Master of Research and Doctoral) Business Administration:
Management, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Production & Operations, Quantitative Methods, Entrepreneurship.
Economics:
Development Economics, Economic Theory. Controllership and Accounting.
Language Requirements Bachelor level
Recommended Portuguese A2 for courses thaught in that language.
Post-Graduate level
The number of English thaught courses in the Post-Graduate program is still limited. Considering that Post-graduate cours-es are rcours-esearch-based, and demand a lot of reading, writing ex-ercises, and class debates, a very good knowledge of the Por-tuguese language is essential. Recommended PorPor-tuguese B2.
Courses offered in English
Bachelor programs
1st Semester (February 15 - June 30)
EAC0225 Accounting Measurement and Disclosure; EAC0226 Decision Making for Accountancy;
EAC0229 Assurance and Attestation;
EAC0522 International Management: Doing Business in Brazil; EAC0560 History of Accounting;
EAD0740 Topics in Marketing;
EAD0750 Topics in Quantitative Methods: Strategic Analysis Technics; EAD0780 Management of Orgnaizations in Brazil.
2nd Semester 2016: August 1 - December 10 EAC0227 Accounting Institutions and Regulation; EAC0228 Accounting Control Systems;
EAC0522 International Management: Doing Business in Brazil; EAD0720 Topics in Human Resources: Career Studies;
EAD0740 Topics in Marketing: Sustainability and Ethics in Marketing; EAD0750 Topics in Quantitative Methods: Techonlogies for the Infor-mation Society.
Important Informations
Accommodation A temporary visa for studies (normally names
VITEM IV) is absolutely MANDATORY for all nationalities. A tourist visa will not be considered under any circumstance, and it’s impossible to change the visa status after ar-rival. Students who come without the correct visa will not be allowed to register for courses. Application for the RNE card (a kind of residence permit) is also mandatory, and it has to be completed within 30 days af-ter arrival. Students receive orientation about this in the beginning of the semester.
Recommendable websites: www.airnb.com;
www.housinganywhere.com; www.urban-student-housing.com A Housing List will be sent to the students around one month before the beginning of each semester. Cost of Living
Accommodation (on average): R$ 800 - 1200 monthly a single room; Each meal at University central restaurant: R$ 1,90;
Each Bus or Metro ride: R$ 3,50. After arrival students can apply for a Student Ticket Card which grants half price;
Portuguese Foreign Language course: R$ 108 / semester;
Federal Police fees (for the mandatory residence permit application): R$ 311,22.
CAVC - Centro Academico Visconde de Cairu (Students’ Union)I
Organ responsible for the representativeness of the students within FEA. Developer of both leisure and academic activities destined to enhance each student’s shaping. For more information visit: www.cavc.com.br
Associacao Atletica Academica Visconde de Cairu (AAAVC) is re -sponsable for organizing Sporting and Leisure events at FEAUSP! Throughout the year it organizes two big competitions (Economiadas and InterUSP) between other universities and faculties that take place in different cities, during 4 days with a lot of games and entertainment. For more information visit: www.aaavc.com.br
FEA Student Organizations
FEA Social is an organization created by FEA-USP students, with the objec-tive of connecting college, the social sector (profit and non-profit) and the labor market. The entity offers advisory services to non-profit organizations, companies with so-cial area and new companies with innovative and social proposals. It also of-fers some volunteer acts, which aims to bring the student closer to the social sec-tor. FEA Social also works in some lectures, trainings and workshops, with the ob-jective of instigate the development of social enterprise in students and to bring them clos-er the concept of “Social Business”. For more information visit: www.feasocial.org
USP Infrastructure
USP offers to all students restaurants, Sport Center, libraries, BUSP card (to take a free bus from and to the subway) and Internet access.
