Afya Ji-Paraná | International Relations Coordination

Afya Ji-Paraná

International Relations Coordination

Prof.ª Dr.ª Raquel Páscoa da Veiga Frade Santana

Presentation

Hello, do you already know CRI?

We are the International Relations Coordination of São Lucas Ji-Paraná, but you can call us CRI.

CRI was created on January 22, 2021, and is responsible for implementing internationalization programs at Centro Universitário São Lucas Ji-Paraná through cooperation agreements and international partnerships. It promotes teaching, research, and extension initiatives for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, and faculty members.

Our mission is to position São Lucas Ji-Paraná on the international stage by strengthening interaction with international institutions and promoting a culture of exchange and information sharing in the academic environment. CRI provides students and faculty members with opportunities to expand internationalization processes by promoting events and cooperation projects with institutions abroad across the various fields represented by the undergraduate programs at São Lucas Ji-Paraná.

Where is CRI located?

CRI is located in Building B of the institution.

Who does CRI serve?

CRI serves undergraduate students, faculty members, and graduates of São Lucas Ji-Paraná.

What does CRI do?

The International Relations Coordination of São Lucas Ji-Paraná is committed to promoting international exchanges, projects, and events for our students and faculty members.

We recognize that the internationalization process within our institution has contributed significantly to the academic development of our students by providing opportunities to discover new cultures in an international setting.

Areas of expertise

Promoting interaction between São Lucas Ji-Paraná and teaching and research institutions abroad;
Promoting student and faculty exchanges with international institutions;
Establishing cooperation agreements, partnerships, and interinstitutional programs in Brazil and abroad;
Providing our faculty members with opportunities to interact with professors from other international institutions;
Promoting the development of joint research with institutions abroad;
Sharing national and international scholarship opportunities with the academic community of São Lucas Ji-Paraná.

Prof.ª Dr.ª Raquel Páscoa da Veiga Frade Santana

Coordinator

E-mail: [email protected]

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Agreements and partnerships

Get it Academy

Today the Get It Academy group is the largest network of Callan method schools in the world, with units distributed from north to south of Brazil and an exclusive center for teacher training for the Callan method. Get it Academy aims to contribute effectively to the development of people in order to insert them in a globalized world.

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U.Experience

In January 2019, the Afya group joined the U. Experience Consortium, which includes 20 educational institutions in Brazil and 25 international institutions. Thus, UNITPAC opens the doors to the new challenge: internationalization.

This partnership with the Consortium will provide opportunities: institutional cooperation actions, prioritizing international partnerships; promoting the exchange of experiences between students, teachers and managers with foreign institutions, through exchanges, courses, events, internships (paid or not); enabling the implementation of agreements with foreign institutions; encouraging the development of new collaborative projects with partner institutions; supporting the forwarding of projects to different international development agencies to obtain financial resources; scheduling visits to other institutions to identify potentialities and develop joint projects; maintain an updated database with information on the foreign partner institutions; disseminate information on issues of interest to all sectors of the university in the field of international relations; encourage the teaching staff and students to explore possible participation in international activities; identify opportunities for international partnerships of interest for the development of the institution; support foreign students and teachers participating in international exchange programs in the regularization of their situation, such as: visas, accommodation, means of transportation, leisure activities, etc.