Co-Tutelage/Co-Tutelle/Dual-degrees/
CO-TUTELAGE AND GRADUATE DUAL PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Co-tutelage is understood as academic cooperation in stricto sensu graduate studies agreed between the UFV and other institutions, in which enrolled students receive shared guidance of faculty members of the institutions involved.
What do we mean by…
a) dual degree – two or more degrees conferred by two or more institutions for the same study program developed separately and implemented in each of the participating institutions;
b) joint degree – degree jointly awarded by two or more institutions or a degree conferred by one institution participating in a specific program that is recognized by the other participants.
For each thesis and/or dissertation developed in co-tutelage, a specific agreement must be signed between UFV and the participating institution. This agreement must be approved by the Council of Graduate Studies of the UFV. Students developing thesis and/or dissertation under co-tutelage agreement in a dual or joint degree program will graduate from the partner institutions. The board of examiners of the defense of thesis/dissertation must have at least one representative from each institution. Proper communication resources can be used to implement the real-time oral examination session.
Theses/dissertations can be written and defended in Portuguese, English, or Spanish, as defined in the co-tutelage agreement.
All intellectual properties issues related to the thesis/dissertation, as well as publication, exploitation and protection of research results originated from the commonly developed degree program should be ensured in accordance with the provisions of the cooperation agreement signed between the parties and specific legislation of each country involved in the co-tutelage agreement.
Applicants must comply with all requirements of the agreement between the institutions to obtain the title in co-tutelage.
OFFSHORE GRADUATE STUDIES
The UFV will offer graduate programs abroad to other institutions through specific agreements. The degree conferred to these programs, either master’s or doctoral degree, will be in offshore degree mode. The offshore degree mode may or may no be held under co-tutelage.
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