The International Affairs Office (DRI) at UFSM promotes and supports actions for internationalization, strenghtening the image of UFSM abroad and its global relevance. DRI is responsible for establishing international agreements with other teaching, research, and extension institutions, presenting UFSM as a potential destination for studying and researching, and facilitating the arrival of foreign students, professors, and staff. Additionally, SAI guides the internal community on international opportunities.
You can find our contact information below:
This is our main contact channel, available for a wide range of inquiries and questions.
E-mail: dri@ufsm.br
Phone: +55 (55) 3220-8774
Director of International Affairs: Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves
Email: bayard@ufsm.br
Phone: +55 (55) 3220-8774
Deputy Director of International Affairs: Julio César Cossio Rodriguez
Email: julio.rodriguez@ufsm.br
Phone: +55 (55) 3220-8774
Supports both foreign and local professors, researchers, and students in establishing international partnerships.
Email: dri.bilateral@ufsm.br
Phone: +55 (55) 3220-8774
Contact Person: Ariane Rossi
Supports both foreign and local professors, researchers, and students to participate in bilateral international academic mobility.
Email: dri.bilateral@ufsm.br
Phone: +55 (55) 3220-8774
Contact Persons: Ariane Rossi and Patrícia Fernandes
Supports both foreign and local professors, researchers, and students to participate in international academic mobility on institutions that are part of:
– Montevideo Group Universities Association (AUGM): Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay
– Latin American Academic Exchange Program (PILA): Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, Uruguay, Paraguay
Email: dri.americalatina@ufsm.br
Phone: +55 (55) 3220-8774
Contact Persons: Caroline Mello and Patrícia Fernandes
Supports both foreign and local professors, researchers, and students to participate in international academic mobility on institutions that are part of multilateral programs, including the Coimbra Group of Brazilian Universities (GCUB), the Undergraduate Student Agreement Program (PEC-G), and the Brazilian Association of International Education (FAUBAI).
Email: dri.multilateral@ufsm.br
Phone: +55 (55) 3220-8774
Contact Person: Gracielli Mainardi
Supports both foreign and local students in carrying out international internships.
Email: dri.multilateral@ufsm.br
Phone: +55 (55) 3220-8774
Contact Person: Gracielli Mainardi
Supports foreign professors, researchers, and students that come to UFSM;
Plans and follows procedures to welcome foreigners together with other comittees, teaching units, and programs offices;
Guides international students in the arrival process and stay at UFSM.
Email: dri.acolhe@ufsm.br
Phone: +55 (55) 3220-8774
Contact Person: Angélica Iensen
Offers the translation of official documents for the Central Administrative Offices, Provost Offices, and teaching units; Supports the Language Courses at UFSM; Translates the curriculums of Programs at UFSM.
Email: dri.traducoes@ufsm.br
Phone: +55 (55) 3220-9322
Contact Persons: Daniela do Canto and Amy Lee
Supports all institutional communications related to internationalization, including webpages, events, and promotional materials.
Email: dri.comunicacao@ufsm.br
Phone: +55 (55) 3220-8934
Contact Person: Mariana Buss
