{"id":806,"date":"2024-08-26T13:33:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T16:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/global\/?page_id=806"},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:00:12","slug":"undergraduate-pec-g","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/global\/undergraduate-pec-g","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate PEC-G"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"806\" class=\"elementor elementor-806\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e89d9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e89d9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38e3462\" data-id=\"38e3462\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d000b9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d000b9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/app\/uploads\/sites\/906\/2024\/08\/Group-142-2-1536x400.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-814\" alt=\"Undergraduate PEC-G\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/app\/uploads\/sites\/906\/2024\/08\/Group-142-2-1536x400.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/app\/uploads\/sites\/906\/2024\/08\/Group-142-2-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/app\/uploads\/sites\/906\/2024\/08\/Group-142-2-1024x267.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/app\/uploads\/sites\/906\/2024\/08\/Group-142-2-768x200.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/app\/uploads\/sites\/906\/2024\/08\/Group-142-2.png 1793w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c69850 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c69850\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2bfa31\" data-id=\"f2bfa31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a1a407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a1a407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What is it?<\/b><\/p><p>The Brazilian Program for Exchange Students \u2013 Undergraduate Level (PEC-G) offers international students free admission to complete undergraduate degrees in Brazil. Courses are available in all fields of knowledge. There are no tuition or admission fees. PEC-G is an official initiative of the Brazilian government coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) and the Ministry of Education (MEC) in partnership with participating Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), including UFSM.<\/p><p><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: circle\"><li>Free admission to a full degree program.<\/li><li>Medical, dental, and pharmaceutical assistance through the Brazilian Public Health System (SUS).<\/li><li>Free legalization or apostille of your diploma (by the Brazilian embassy or consulate where you applied for the program).<\/li><li>In some cases, scholarships from MEC and MRE, as well as additional aid from UFSM.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>PEC-PLE<\/strong><\/p><p>All applicants must demonstrate proficiency in Portuguese to be enrolled in PEC-G. The Celpe-Bras certificate is an official exam that assesses your fluency in Brazilian Portuguese. The test is available in several countries, including Brazil.<\/p><p>If you need the Celpe-Bras certificate to apply to PEC-G and cannot take the exam in your country, you must apply to the Brazilian Program for Exchange Students \u2013 Portuguese as a Foreign Language (PEC-PLE), in addition to applying to PEC-G.<\/p><p>As a PEC-PLE student, you will spend your first year in Brazil taking a free Portuguese language and Brazilian culture course in order to prepare you to take the Celpe-Bras exam. After obtaining the certificate, you can begin your undergraduate course as a PEC-G student.<\/p><p>For more information on PEC-G, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.br\/mre\/pt-br\/assuntos\/cultura-e-educacao\/temas-educacionais\/programas-de-estudo-para-estrangeiros\/pec-g\/processo-seletivo\">MRE website<\/a>.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.295;text-align: justify;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 8pt\"><b><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-295 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/app\/uploads\/sites\/906\/2024\/02\/Docs-300x288.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"156\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/app\/uploads\/sites\/906\/2024\/02\/Docs-300x288.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/app\/uploads\/sites\/906\/2024\/02\/Docs-768x737.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ufsm.br\/app\/uploads\/sites\/906\/2024\/02\/Docs.png 881w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/b><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.295;text-align: justify;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;color: #000000;background-color: transparent;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;text-decoration: none;vertical-align: baseline\"><b>H<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;color: #000000;background-color: transparent;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;text-decoration: none;vertical-align: baseline\"><b>ow to apply?<\/b><\/span><\/p><p>Application is completely free and occurs annually at Brazilian embassies and consulates in participating countries. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.br\/mre\/pt-br\/assuntos\/cultura-e-educacao\/temas-educacionais\/programas-de-estudo-para-estrangeiros\/pec-g\/sobre#pais\">here<\/a> to see the list of participating countries (in Portuguese).<\/p><p>Calls for Applications are published every year on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.br\/mre\/pt-br\/assuntos\/cultura-e-educacao\/temas-educacionais\/programas-de-estudo-para-estrangeiros\/pec-g\/processo-seletivo\">MRE website<\/a>.<\/p><p>For specific questions regarding admission through PEC-G, please contact us at: <a href=\"mailto:dri.multilateral@ufsm.br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dri.multilateral@ufsm.br<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is it? The Brazilian Program for Exchange Students \u2013 Undergraduate Level (PEC-G) offers international students free admission to complete undergraduate degrees in Brazil. Courses are available in all fields of knowledge. There are no tuition or admission fees. 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