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Researcher Connect Professional Development and Engagement Programme

This presentation aims at presenting the results of a Programme developed by Northern Parana State University in partnership with the British Council as an activity to support the Professional Development and Engagement of the researchers. In this context, the key objectives are: improving communication skills of the researchers as a way to develop both the individual researcher’s performance and career, but also improve the institution’s research profile, and the wider society as a whole, through increasing the reach and impact of their research; supporting the individual academic researcher to publish research findings in peer-reviewed and validated journals; supporting institutional goals to communicate research findings beyond the local academic community in order to capture the benefit from research and to justify the use of public funds to support research activity. To achieve our goals, we analyze the data collected during the program, which include the potential areas of research enrolled, their development, considering language and theoretical difficulties, and results obtained. We can conclude that just some researchers are prepared to research and publish internationally and that it is the role of the Brazilian Universities to promote opportunities to strengthen the internationalization process in order to guarantee their place in the scenery of global research and education.

Author(s):

Eliane Segati Rios Registro    
Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná
Brazil