Coordinating Committee

The Program Coordinating Committee (CCP) is composed of 4 (four) full members – full supervisors accredited in the Program – one of whom is the Coordinator and one is the Coordinator’s alternate, and 1 (one) student representative, with each full member having his/her respective alternate.

The teaching members are elected by the Program’s full supervisors and the students by their peers.

Composition

Coordinator: Octávio Marques Pontes Neto

 

Vice-Coordinator: Prof. Dr. João Pereira Leite

 

Mandate: 30/07/2024 to 29/07/2026

 

Teacher Representatives
Holder: Profª Drª Claudia Ferreira da Rosa Sobreira
Substitute: Profª Drª Elaine Ap. Del Bel B. Guimarães

Holder: Prof. Dr. João Pereira Leite
Substitute: Profª Drª Cristina Marta Del Ben

Holder: Prof. Dr. Norberto Cysne Coimbra
Substitute: Profª Drª Valéria de Paula Sassoli Fazan

Holder: Prof. Dr. Norberto Cysne Coimbra
Substitute: Profa. Dra. Valéria de Paula Sassoli Fazan

Holder: Prof. Dr. Octávio Marques Pontes Neto
Substitute: Profª Drª Millene Rodrigues Camilo

Mandate: 25/07/2024 to 24/07/2026

Teacher Representatives:

There were no registered candidates for the election called in 2024.

Skills

Among the CCP’s responsibilities, as established in the USP Postgraduate Regulations and Program deliberations, the following stand out:

  • Proposing to the CPG the accreditation and re-accreditation of disciplines and their responsible persons;
  • Proposing to the CPG the accreditation and re-accreditation of its advisors and co-advisors;
  • Submitting to the CPG for approval the specific selection criteria for the Postgraduate Program courses;
  • Coordinating the Postgraduate Program selection process and appointing the members of the selection committee, when necessary;
  • Forwarding to the CPG the list of selected candidates for approval and publication;
  • Endorsing the acceptance of the advisor chosen by the student;
  • Deciding on a change of advisor;
  • Deciding on student withdrawals;
  • Deciding on requests for counting of credits obtained in disciplines taken outside USP;
  • Deciding on the student’s registration for the qualifying exam and the appointment of members to compose the examining committee;
  • Approve the report of the qualifying examination committee within a maximum period of forty-five days, counting from the date of the examination;
  • Suggest to the CPG, after consulting the advisor, the composition of the judging committee for the defense of the Master’s dissertation or Doctoral thesis;
  • Deliberate on the academic and scientific performance of the student regularly enrolled in the Program, through an annual activity report, presented by the student and notified to the advisor;
  • Indicate members to compose selection committees for admission to the Program or of another nature;
  • Authorize the holding of remote selection tests – for admission to the Program or of another nature – through videoconferencing or equivalent media that exist or are to be created.