US-Brazil Higher Education Program in Microelectronics Program Description Subject Area Brazilian and USA Partners Objectives Applications Useful Links 9/19/2018

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. 9/19/2018

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 (2007-2 to 2011-1). 1st year is preparatory phase 9/19/2018

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. 9/19/2018

US students will start enrollment in Brazilian institutions in 2009-1 Program Description Brazilian students will start enrollment in US partners institutions in 2008-2 (1 or 2 semesters) US students will start enrollment in Brazilian institutions in 2009-1 9/19/2018

Subject Area Special Consortium for Higher Education in MicroElectronics (SCHEME): - device physics; - VLSI design; - analog and mixed-signal design. 9/19/2018

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. 9/19/2018

Brazilian and USA Partners 9/19/2018

USA Partners USA partners - long-standing strengths in device physics (ASU and SUNY), VLSI design (ISU),and analog and mixed signal design (TAMU). Table 1. 2005-2006 Enrollment in the U.S. Partners University Total Headcount Electrical Engineering ASU 61,033 1,202 SUNY 27,836 580 ISU 25,023 1,148 TAMU ~45,380 ~1,360 9/19/2018

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. 9/19/2018

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 9/19/2018

Links www.capes.gov.br http://www.ed.gov/programs/fipsebrazil http://www.asu.edu/ http://www.iastate.edu/ http://www.tamu.edu/ http://www.buffalo.edu/ http://engineering.unl.edu/specialty-units/studyabroad/ 9/19/2018