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The MEC is now accepting applications for the Professional Master's Degree in Inclusive Education, with 570 places distributed across several regions and support from CAPES. Aimed at public school teachers, PROFEI aims to promote inclusion in the classroom.
Brazil has just opened the doors to a leap in inclusive education.
More than 500 vacancies have been announced for the Professional Master's Degree in Inclusive Education at the Ministry of Education (MEC):, an opportunity that seeks to transform the lives of teachers and, consequently, millions of students across the country.
The program, aimed primarily at public school educators, is aligned with the search for a more equitable school, where everyone, regardless of their needs, can be included and respected in the classroom.
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Applications for the Postgraduate Program in Inclusive Education (PROFEI) are officially open, as announced in Notice 02/2024.
Until November 7, interested parties can register and compete for one of the 570 vacancies, 102 of which are reserved for affirmative action.
The program, recognized by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), unites the efforts of educational institutions from north to south of the country to train a new generation of teachers capable of promoting accessible and diverse education.
How to participate in the Master's in Inclusive Education
To apply for one of the vacancies, the candidate must be a primary school teacher, have a degree in teaching or equivalent and be registered with the Ministry of Education (MEC).
According to the notice, this master's degree is ideal for educators who already work in regular classrooms and in Specialized Educational Services (AEE), offering the opportunity to develop pedagogical techniques that integrate, rather than exclude, students with special needs.
PROFEI also expands its focus to teachers across the country, with vacancies distributed in several regions and renowned institutions, such as federal and state universities, in addition to federal institutes.
The priority areas of activity for teachers will be distributed into lines of research that directly address inclusive and special education.
PROFEI research lines
O masters offers three major areas of research so that participants can contribute in a practical way to the development of inclusive methodologies and strategies:
Special education from the perspective of inclusive education: Focused on understanding the dynamics of special education in order to integrate them with inclusion practices in schools.
Technological innovation and assistive technology: Explores the use of assistive technologies and tools to support students with diverse needs, promoting the use of modern resources.
Training practices and processes of educators for inclusive education: Analyzes and develops teacher training processes, encouraging teaching practices that guarantee accessibility and equity in the classroom.
Distribution of vacancies by institution and region
A PROFEI's vacancy offer covers all regions of the country.
For 2025, the distribution includes 468 vacancies for general competition and 102 vacancies for affirmative actions, guaranteeing access to candidates who self-declare as black, brown, indigenous, quilombola and people with disabilities.
See below some of the vacancies by region and institution:
North: UFRR (36 vacancies), UNIFAP (15 vacancies), IFAM (15 vacancies), UNIR (24 vacancies)
Northeast: UEMA (21 vacancies), UEPB (17 vacancies), UPE (21 vacancies), UNEAL (20 vacancies), among others
Midwest: UNEMAT (30 vacancies), UFMT (10 vacancies)
Southeast: UNESP (40 vacancies), UNIFESP (19 vacancies), UEMG (15 vacancies), UNIMONTES (20 vacancies)
Sul: UEM (40 vacancies), UDESC (28 vacancies), UFS (20 vacancies)
How does the selection process work?
The selection process will be rigorous, according to information released by the MEC.
Candidates will undergo a CV analysis, as well as a written assessment and a test of knowledge about inclusive education.
According to PROFEI, the proposal is to select teachers who can apply what they learn directly in their pedagogical practices, bringing innovation and commitment to inclusion to Brazilian schools.
The importance of the program
PROFEI aims to transform the reality of Brazilian public education, training professionals who will work directly for a more inclusive school committed to differences.
Inclusion in education is essential so that all children and adolescents can have a complete and equal experience, developing skills and integrating socially from school onwards.
This is an important step towards improving the country's education system, ensuring that all students, regardless of their condition, have access to quality learning.
MEC's PROFEI emerges as a unique opportunity for educators who want to make a difference and take the banner of inclusion to schools, respecting diversity and promoting collective growth.
Registration and deadline
Applications for the PROFEI 2025 master's degree can be submitted until November 7, 2024, through the official website https://seletivo.profei.com.br/.
The process is 100% online and has closing deadline until 16:59 pm on the last day, following Brasília time.
Are you a teacher interested in transforming education in Brazil? Tell us in the comments why inclusion is important to you!
Hello, I am a Professor/Tutor of Higher Education at the State University of Maranhão – UEMA, therefore I am a Professor/Trainer who supervises the training of new teachers at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, from the first semester until graduation. My dream is to do a master's degree and I see this as a great opportunity, although I am not a teacher in basic education, but I consider myself a teacher in higher education and we really need to deepen this knowledge through a master's degree like this one, I really want this opportunity and I will enroll in the certainty that I will be successful. I want to learn a lot about inclusive education to work with a focus on the third line of research (Training practices and processes of educators for inclusive education: Analyzes and develops teacher training processes, encouraging teaching practices that guarantee accessibility and equity in the classroom.) which has always been and is my experience in the area of education and it is also my passion to prepare new teachers for teaching, especially from this perspective of inclusive education. Thank you.
It could be open to those who have training, and are not working in the classroom as well, it would be another point on the curriculum.
And teaching nowadays is complicated, because they only hire people who already have experience, another thing that could be thought of: what about us who have just graduated?
Hello, I'm Maiane, a social worker. I dream of taking a master's degree course, but I saw here that it was only aimed at education professionals in terms of being in the classroom. What a shame because I really want this course.
Because it opens paths for this generation of children and teenagers, to have a much more promising future and to be integrated into society. Together we are stronger!!!!
I am a literacy teacher and I would really like to do this master's degree.
I am, as we say, on the “school floor”, and having this opportunity will be essential for my teaching practice.
Inclusion is a way of exercising citizenship, everyone is well, a country is well. Including yesterday, including everyone, is not easy, but we must do it now so that in the near future we will be seen. With a new perspective, inclusion is a way of loving all our citizens, regardless of their social background.