Partner universities in Brazil

ESALQ - Escola Superior de Agricultura

NMBU has one partner university in Brazil, located in the city of Piracicaba in São Paulo state, which is also the name of the capital. São Paulo is the largest city in the southern hemisphere and is the economic and industrial centre in Brazil. Just under 400.000 people live in Piracicaba, and the city houses the oldest agricultural university in Brazil, ESALQ - Escola Superior de Agricultura , which belongs to the University of São Paulo. NMBU has an agreement with ESALQ, but on request it can also be planned exchange to other departments at the University of São Paulo.

Brazil is the world's fifth largest country with one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. The country is the home to about half of the population in South America, and the differences between the rich and the poor is great.

• About the agreement

  The agreement is specifically for exchange to ESALQ - Escola Superior de Agricultura, but exchanges to other units of the University of Sao Paulo can also be planned upon request.

• Number of study places

  Three

• Who can apply

  Applicants are chosen according to average grade scores achieved upon application. A minimum grade of C is required.

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

• Study level

  Bachelor and master.

• Language of teaching

  Portuguese and some English.
  A list of courses in English can be found here (PDF file).

• Language requirements

  Upper secondary school (norsk: videregående skole): Average grade of 4 in English or TOEFL test.

  Portuguese knowledge is demanded if the applicant will take courses. However, it is not demanded for project advising or fieldwork.

• Tuition fees

  Students studying using the exchange agreement are exempt from paying tuition fees.

• Courses

  Courses

  Sample courses taken by previous NMBU students:

  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