Spain and Brazil meet in Río de Janeiro to enhance their scientific cooperation

ACEBRA, a young Spanish scientific association unites those of the countries to talk about science and cooperation

The nextJune 16, 17 and 18 The Spanish Minister of Science, Diana Morant, accompanied by the Spanish Ambassador to Brazil, Mar Fernández-Palacios, will meet in Rio de Janeiro at the first major scientific event in Brazil to highlight scientific cooperation actions between both countries. The headquarters of the Cervantes Institute will accommodate theI Meeting of the Spanish Scientific Association in Brazil (Acebra): Brazil-Spanish cooperation strategies in science, culture and innovation organized by Acebra, a young association of Spanish researchers residing in Brazil and working to promote scientific-academic cooperation between both countries and counting on its financingRamón Areces Foundation (FRA) y have been promoted by thereEmbassy of Spain in Brazil y heCervantes Institute.

The event presents itself as aspace for dialogue where the main onesscientific institutions in Spain and Brazil They will discuss opportune ways to promote and encourage policies, agreements and concrete actions to favor the scientific work of its researchers.

Asimismo, the meeting will be attended by representatives ofinstitutionsas:

Coming from Spain:

▪ Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN)

▪ Embassy of Spain in Brazil

▪ Consulate of Spain in Río de Janeiro

▪ Fundación Ramón Areces (FRA)

▪ Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID)

▪ Center for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI)

▪ Fundación Española de Ciencia y Tecnología (FECyT)

▪ State Research Agency (AEI)

▪ Spanish Education Council in Brazil

▪ Network of Spanish Researchers and Scientific Associations abroad (RAICEX)

▪ Cervantes Institute

▪ Spanish Service for the Internationalization of Education (SEPIE)

Coming from Brazil:

▪ Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI)

▪ National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)

▪ Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)

▪ Consejo Nacional de Fundaciones Estatales de Apoyo a la Investigación (CONFAP)

▪ Fundación de Apoyo a la Investigación del Estado de Río de Janeiro (FAPERJ)

▪ Fundación de Apoyo a la Investigación del Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

▪ Federal University of Río de Janeiro (UFRJ)

▪ Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz)

▪ Study and Project Financier (Finep)

European organizations and organizations from other countries:

▪ Association of European Scientists in Brazil (ACEB)

▪ EURAXESS

▪ Spanish Scientific Network in Mexico (RECEMX)