From March 28 to March 30, Cohort 2 students traveled to the city of São Paulo, one of the most important cities of the Americas and home of about 20 million people. The students visited many famous spots like the Museum of Portuguese Language, Vila Madalena and the Paulista Avenue, meeting different people and different cultures …
On February 15th, 2014, the Portuguese Flagship Program (PFP) held the Pre-Departure Orientation for cohort 2 students and parents. The orientation was hosted at Dr. Robert Moser’s house. A lecture was given by Dr. Robert Moser, PFP director, and Fernanda Guida, PFP Brazil internship coordinator. The purpose of this event was to inform students about …
The Cohort 1 Students finished their internships this December, 2013. Students had an opportunity to intern at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Moodys, Imagem Corporativa and Museu da Língua Portuguesa. An Internship Meeting was held from December 4-7, 2013. In this meeting, students presented their outcomes from the internship experience.
On September 23rd, 2013, the Portuguese Flagship Program sponsored the BSA Lecture Series, an event promoted by the Brazilian Student Association. The lecture, entitled The Federal Rural University of Amazonia: teaching, research and extension for sustainable development in the Brazilian Amazon, introduced to UGA students the Federal Rural University of Amazonia (UFRA) – Brazil, its graduate programs …
On October 28th, 2013, the Portuguese Flagship Program, in cooperation with the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute, featured the film “Noel, Poeta da Vila” at the UGA Tate Center Theater. The feature of the film was followed by a “Samba” presentation performed by Andrea Moreira, a lead dancer from Dance Brasil Entertainment.
From May 18th to May 21st, the Portuguese Flagship Program leaders participated in the Language Flagship Annual Meeting, held in Oxford, Mississippi. Dr. Robert Moser, Program Director, along with Overseas Resident Directors Solange Aranha and João Telles, and Program Coordinators Laurie Williford and Amanda Mendes, attended the meeting. The topics presented in the event included assessment, Student …
On April 19th, the Portuguese Flagship Program, in cooperation with the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute and the Department of Romance Languages, promoted the lecture “Skipping Stones on the Creamy Lake: Translating James Tate into Portuguese.” The lecture was presented by Dr. Marcus Vinicius de Freitas, Professor of Literary Theory at Federal University of Minas Gerais, …
From April 5 to April 10, Portuguese Flagship Program Director, Dr. Robert Moser, and Portuguese Flagship Program Coordinator, Laurie Williford, conducted a site visit to Brazil. Dr. Moser and Laurie, along with Amanda Mendes (Overseas Administrative Associate), Lucia Granja (professor of Brazilian culture), and Rubia Bragagnollo (TA of Portuguese language) accompanied the 12 students of …
The first cohort of PFP students has been living in Brazil since February 2013 for its Capstone Year. The Capstone Year consists of intensive Portuguese instruction and university coursework at UNESP (Universidade Estadual Paulista), and an internship in a field related to each student’s major and professional interests. For example, in this first cohort, the …
On March 20, 2013, fifty students from North Cobb High School and Sprayberry High School visited UGA. During their visit, the students learned about the Portuguese Flagship Program and Teletandem. They also took a campus tour. This visit was made possible through the collaboration of the Portuguese Flagship Program with the International Welcome Center in Cobb …