The Board of Directors of the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom began a series of meetings aimed at expanding partnerships with UFMG this Monday, the 6th. The program was launched by a group composed of Maria Norton, Director of International Relations, Ruihua Hu, Director of Relations at the Institute’s Faculty of Medicine, and Sabu Padmadas, Director of the India Center for Sustainable Development. Dean Sandra Regina Coulard indicated a meeting in the morning with Almeida and Director of International Relations Aziz Saliba.
“We have a well-established partnership with Southampton, mainly in areas such as telehealth, with a very significant funding and artificial intelligence program. The scope for expansion is huge. So we will soon have an influx of managers in the legal area,” says Aziz Saliba. Another opportunity discussed with Sandra Goulart and Aziz is the call opened by Fapemig to support projects in the field of intelligence Royal Society FundIt maintains a tripartite call for funding for collaborative projects developed by centers in the United Kingdom, Brazil and South Africa.
After the meeting with the dean, the group met with Prof. Fernando Reyes, Rector for Research. The meeting helped to deepen the dialogues on open declarations which are consistent with the cooperation maintained by the two organizations in the field of health.
The group’s activities conclude this afternoon with a visit to the Natural History Museum and Botanical Gardens.
On Tuesday, Southampton leaders will host a roundtable discussion with professors from the Faculty of Medicine who will present their projects and areas of research interest in the field. Director Maria Norton will organize information by topic and identify potential partnership opportunities. The meeting will conclude with a presentation on international funding opportunities in the UK for collaboration with Brazil.
initiatives
UFMG and the University of Southampton intensified their relationship in 2019 when they approved a construction training program through distance learning, following an invitation from the British Council. The following year, the hospital Das Klinikas Telehealth Center received a visit from Professor James Batchelor from Medical Informatics and Healthcare Innovation to launch the project. Control of hypertension and diabetes in Minas Gerais. In 2022, Dean Sandra Goulard Almeida and Professor Peter Smith signed an agreement to teach movement, which focuses on interdisciplinary research.
Other evidence of strengthening relations in recent years is the mutual visits of trips of the two universities and meetings of managers and researchers.
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