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Escola Superior de Agricultura (ESALQ)

ESALQ Piracicaba

Country

Brazil

City

Piracicaba

Agreement

Bilateral

Study places

3

About

Escola Superior de Agricultura (ESALQ)is located in the city of Piracicaba in the state of São Paulo, which is also the name of the capital. Just under 400,000 people live in the city of Piracicaba, and the city is home to Brazil's oldest agricultural university, Escola Superior de Agricultura (ESALQ), which belongs to the University of São Paulo. NMBU has an exchange agreement with ESALQ/University of São Paulo, but exchanges to other units can also be arranged upon request.

  • Agreement

    The agreement applies for students from most subject areas

    Length of stay

    1 til 2 semester.

  • Who can apply

    Applicants are ranged according to their average grade scores upon applying.

    All exchanges require a completion of 60ECTS prior to a stay abroad.

  • Language of Instruction

    Portuguese

    Knowledge of Portuguese is required if the applicant is to take courses. Knowledge of Portuguese is not required for assignment supervision or fieldwork.

  • Semester timing

    Fall semester: august - december
    Spring semester: february - march

  • Tuition fees

    Students travelling through the agreement are exempt from tuition fees.

  • Recognition of credits

    Bachelor level : 28 - 32 credits is equal to 30ECTS
    Full-time students take approximately 375 to 450 hours per semester.

    Please note that the information about the number of credits is indicative.

  • Housing

  • Courses

    B-BIOL

    Tropical Bio-Based Production Systems
    LCF0290 Forest Certification
    LCF0577 Biodiversity Management
    LCF0637 Tropical Forest Management
    LEA0615 Supervised Internship in Entomology and Acarology
    LSO0360 Restoration of Degraded Lands
    LCF0590 Wildlife Management and Conservation
    LCF0615 Supervised Internship in Forestry
    LCF0644 Management of Renewable Natural Resources
    LCF0678 Forest Watershed Management
    Supervised Internship in Pathology and Microbial Control of Insects
    LCB0390 Mammals: Origin, Evolution and Biogeography
    LEA0592 Applied Entomology
    LEA0615 Supervised Internship in Vertebrates
    LCF0104 Applied Ecology
    LEB0244 Energy Recourses
    LFN0225 General Microbiology

    B-MINA

    LES0213 Principles of Economics, Politics and Development
    LES0456 Microeconomic Theory I
    LES0458 Microeconomic Theory II
    LES0557 Macroeconomic Theory II
    Tropical Based Production Systems
    LCE0180 Environmental Chemistry
    LCF0637 Tropical Forest Management
    LEB0410 Climate Change and Agriculture
    LCE0108 Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry