The Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) has maintained constant relations with Swedish educational institutions, which has resulted in exchange programs that allow Brazilian students to expand their scientific knowledge. “The exchange programs with Sweden are an excellent opportunity for students to continue their learning process”. The sentence is by Nattan Caetano, professor in the […]
Brazil hosts the 13th workshop of ERCOFTAC association in the area of flow instability. The event was particularly important because it was the first one held outside Europe and brought together important players from around the world. Since 1999, members of the so-called SIG 33 (Special Interest Group on Transition Mechanisms, Prediction and Control) have […]
In April, CISB promoted a course that brought important names related to the Swedish aeronautics sector so that they could present their experience in identifying future scenarios and developing technology for the Defence area to the Brazilian Armed Forces and Embraer. Identifying future scenarios within the Air Defence segment and analysing what is being done […]
The Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) has developed a work in the area of artificial intelligence in partnership with Volvo Cars. The result is a sensor system applied to cars and trucks capable of improving autonomously, giving much more safety to the driver. With the aim of increasing the safety of drivers around the […]
CISB, CNPq and Saab AB are again closing an exchange agreement for researchers focused on the aeronautics sector. In the beginning of March, CISB, CNPq (Brazilian government research incentive agency) and Saab (Swedish aerospace company) signed another cooperation agreement that provides for the exchange of researchers. The action is a new chapter in the history […]
A project for a human-powered aircraft reaches the Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia to increase involvement of mechanical engineering students. CISB participated in the initiative by providing all the institutional support. Since the start of the second semester of this year, the students of the Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia, São Caetano do Sul (SP), have been […]
Participants of the Immersion Program organized by MEI and CISB tell us about their discoveries during their visits to Sweden and reveal the lessons they hope to apply to their business. Between 23 and 27 October, 24 representatives of Brazilian entities had the unique opportunity to attend technical visits at Swedish companies, universities, and research […]
A meeting at ITA rallied professors involved with the chairs programme jointly organised by the CISB, Saab, and Innovair three years ago. The meeting was an excellent opportunity to present the results of this initiative and discuss programme sustainability. Three years ago, a Chair Programme was instituted at the Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA) for […]
The many accomplishments of the 7th CISB Annual Meeting included a schedule of visits by professor Ragnar Larsson to Brazil. Full professor at the Chalmers University of Technology, the professor got a first-hand view of the research being conducted at a number of Brazilian universities in the area of graphene. In October, research groups from […]
The highly successful cooperation between CISB, CNPq, and Saab reaches its 5th anniversary, reinforcing a solid relationship between Brazil and Sweden. In around 2012, the Brazilian government envisioned students venturing into new countries. It created the Science without Borders programme for thousands of university students of all levels, from undergraduate to post-doctorate, to spend at […]
