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Brazil campus: first semester of 2019 launches

Published on 31 January 2019

​From January 14 to 18, the SKEMA Welcome Week took place on SKEMA's  Belo Horizonte campus for 440 students, of 18 different nationalities.

SKEMA's campus in Brazil has been refurbished, providing a better experience for students.   
Orientation Day: January 14, students arrived at the Aloysio Faria campus. They received relevant information about local habits, law and general tips. Campus head, Geneviève Poulingue, welcomed students and presented special guest speakers. 

Coordinator Gabriela Sampaio gave info about campus life, health, codes of behaviour and gave instructions about federal police registration procedures. She also shared info about sports. Presenting the SKEMA Brazil sports union with student Aman Agrawal, president of the union, they spoke about how to get involved with the student association and how to join the SKEMA sports club.    

A police officer gave a presentation on the Brazilian legal system, gave tips on how to behave safely on the streets and safe places to visit.  

For the Belo campus traditional Orientation Day finale, the capoeira group ABADA gave a performance. 

For the campus head, Geneviève Poulingue, this semester is a special moment for the campus, which has been increasing its numbers of students semester by semester. Also, this year SKEMA is preparing to welcome our first BBA in Global Management  students to the South American campus.    
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