The protocol that concretizes the collaboration with the Instituto Federal do Maranhão has been signed.
In early 2026, between February and March, the University of the Republic of San Marino will host two Brazilian students from the Instituto Federal do Maranhão. This will give new impetus to the collaboration between the two academic institutions, initiated last April through a memorandum, with the signing of an implementing protocol that opens the doors to arrivals from South America.
The document was signed on San Marino's shores on Wednesday, October 29, by Rectors Carlos Cesar Teixeira Ferreira and Corrado Petrocelli, following the presence of a Brazilian delegation at the inauguration ceremony for the 2025-26 Academic Year of the University of San Marino, held the previous day at the Kursaal Congress Centre with a keynote address by Luciano Canfora, Director of the History and Law Department.
Specifically, students from the Instituto Federal do Maranhão will attend the University of San Marino as part of the degree programs in Design and Communication and Digital Media, which will involve them in a short program. The initiative takes on a broader scope given the mutual interest in joint cultural and artistic projects, with a view to an academic and scientific partnership: both Mount San Marino and the city of São Luís, where the institute is based, are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The implementing protocol represents the basis for all future exchanges and collaborations.
Spread across 29 campuses, the Instituto Federal do Maranhão offers educational programs in fields such as Applied Technologies, Visual Arts, Agriculture, Information Technology, Health, and Medicine. The University of San Marino's undergraduate programs, along with specialized programs and doctoral programs, focus on Design, Communication and Digital Media, Civil Engineering, Management Engineering, Construction, and Land Management.