15/01/2026, 17:00 - 19:00, Essen
What significance does higher education have in Latin America, and Brazil in particular? What challenges does it face? In this lecture, Professor Sandra Regina Goulart Almeida, President of Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil) and a renowned expert in Brazil’s higher education landscape, will discuss the influence of international cooperation on the higher education landscape in Latin America. She will be speaking at the College for Social Sciences and Humanities by invitation from the UA Ruhr Liaison Office Latin America.
A Professor of English and Comparative Literatures, Sandra Goulart Almeida looks back on a career of longstanding commitment to promoting academic excellence and global engagement: following her tenure as Dean for International Affairs, she served as Vice President of her university from 2014 to 2018. She also coordinates the Commission for International Relations of the Association of Federal University Presidents (ANDIFES) and advises the state funding agency FAPEMIG as a member of its Board of Trustees. She also represents UFMG in the World University Network (WUN). As a researcher, her focus areas include feminist literature as well as gender equality and inclusion in higher education policy.
UA Ruhr Liaison Office Latin America
Please register by 14 Jan. 2026: https://eveeno.com/941392475
College for Social Sciences and Humanities, Essen