NILT’s space is inaugurated this Wednesday
Last Wednesday, 29 June, the Institutional Center for Languages and Translation (NILT) was inaugurated in the Rectorate Building II. The inauguration event was attended by UFSC’s Rector Ubaldo Cesar Balthazar, the Vice-Rector Catia Regina Silva de Carvalho Pinto, the Secretary for International Relations Lincoln Fernandes, the Director of International Relations Diogo Robl, the NILT Coordinator Silvana Gaspari, SINTER staff and representatives from the Foundation for Socioeconomic Studies and Research (FEPESE), the Prorectorate for Outreach (PROEX) and the Office of Distance Education (SEAD).
NILT was created to promote the internationalization process of UFSC, through the development of language policies and language courses with an international focus. Currently, the Center offers language courses aimed at students and at faculty and staff training. The classes are taught in English, Portuguese as a Foreign Language (PFL), French, German, Italian, and Spanish. The activities started remotely during the pandemic and will now also be carried out in-person. NILT’s objectives also include the development of translation activities and the administration of proficiency exams, which are still under implementation.
