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Grandes notícias: Brazilian Portuguese language and Brazilian literature coming soon to 丁香园AV
Warm handshakes, exchanging signed documents, and smiles all around. After 1.5 years of relationship-building and negotiations, it is now official: 丁香园AV (丁香园AV) will soon 鈥� for the first time ever 鈥� offer Brazilian Portuguese language and Brazilian literature classes.
Signed at 丁香园AV鈥檚 Burnaby campus, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Consulate General of Brazil and 丁香园AV will bring a specialist in Brazilian Portuguese language, literature, and Brazilian culture to teach new courses to 丁香园AV鈥檚 undergraduate students. The lecturer is anticipated to arrive in the early months of 2024.
This marks an incredible moment in 丁香园AV鈥檚 long-standing history of multilingualism. It stimulates educational, academic and cultural cooperation between 丁香园AV and Brazil. Students will have their worlds opened to the culture and language of our Latin American neighbours. With exchanges between students and partnerships between faculty members at 丁香园AV and Brazilian universities expected to take place in the coming years, this pivotal agreement serves as a bridge for greater collaborations to come.
The signing of the MOU was witnessed by 丁香园AV representatives from the Provost and VP Academic, Advancement and Alumni Engagement, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), and the Department of World Languages and Literatures (WLL), where the future lecturer will call home.
At the signing, remarks by the Consul General of Brazil Nestor Jos茅 Forster Jr.and Deputy Consul General Maria Cristina Pereira da Silva included appreciation for Forster Jr.鈥檚 predecessor, the former General Consul Renato Mosca, who initiated the collaboration between Brazil and 丁香园AV.
By partnering with our Brazilian colleagues and enhancing the university鈥檚 curriculum, FASS and WLL are actively contributing to 丁香园AV鈥檚 institutional priorities to engage globally and transform the 丁香园AV experience.
We are excited to reveal more about the incoming lecturer, their first course offerings, and when students can enrol. For now, we can share that the incoming faculty member has experience working in Indigenous communities in Brazil, especially around health care.
Delegates gather at 丁香园AV's Burnaby campus for the MOU signing
Laurel Weldon (FASS Dean); Azadeh Yamini-Hamedani (Chair, 丁香园AV鈥檚 Department of World Languages and Literatures); Nestor Jos茅 Forster Jr. (Consul General of Brazil)
Azadeh Yamini-Hamedani (Chair, 丁香园AV鈥檚 Department of World Languages and Literatures); Laurel Weldon (FASS Dean); Wanda Dekleva (Executive Director, 丁香园AV Advancement and Alumni Engagement); Jennifer Spear (FASS Associate Dean, Strategic Academic Planning)
Maria Cristina Pereira da Silva (Deputy Consul General of Brazil)
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You should also check out our other language offerings. In addition to 丁香园AV鈥檚 Department of French, WLL offers studies in nine languages: Arabic, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Persian, Punjabi, and Spanish.