The international student/USP iFriend did not respond to my messages – what can I do?

Sometimes, the international student/ USP iFriend may not respond to your messages from for various reasons, such as considering withdrawing from the exchange program, participating in another buddy program at USP, or simply not wanting to continue with the USP iFriends Program. If there is no response after three attempts, we suggest that the international student/USP friend contacts the iFriends Team to report the situation. If there is still an interest in participating, you can check the iFriends Facebook group (link) to see if there are students in this situation.

E-mail: ifriends@usp.br

Phone: +55 11 3091-0512

Website: https://internationaloffice.usp.br/index.php/usp-ifriends/

Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/112748965489904/

The contact details for the selected international student /USP iFriend are not available when I register. What should I do?

If the contacts are not available, send a message to ifriends@usp.br to inquire about the situation of the international student.

There are no international students available for selection when I register. What should I do?

The USP friend may have found few (or no) options of available international students for selection in the USP iFriends Program, possibly due to the low number of international students in the program (from the same campus) or because these students have already been selected before (bearing in mind that an international student can have up to 03 USP friends). This happens because the choices of international students by USP friends are based on the availability of the former in the system: usually, registrations made early in the process have a higher probability of selecting international students, while registrations made towards the end of the process may have fewer options.

To avoid this problem, it is suggested that the USP friend registers for the program as early as possible and does not wait until the last days of the registration period. The earlier the registrations are done, the more international students will be available for selection. Still, if there are no alternatives for selection during registration, if there is still an interest in hosting international students, it is possible to check the iFriends Facebook group (link) to see if there are international students available.

E-mail: ifriends@usp.br

Phone: +55 11 3091-0512

Website: https://internationaloffice.usp.br/index.php/usp-ifriends/

Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/112748965489904/

I missed the deadline for registration in the program but would like to participate. Is it possible?

If you miss the registration period and still want to join the program, you can establish contact with USP friends and/or international students already participating in the program by joining our Facebook group.

Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/112748965489904/