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Internationalization of Vocational and Professional Education: The Brazilian Federal Institute

The “federal institute of education, science and technology” is a uniquely Brazilian approach to meeting pressing social needs -- including the development of intercultural and global competencies, a necessity of the 21st century. Federally funded, with programs beginning at secondary school and continuing on to tertiary and post-graduate levels, these institutions offer opportunities to an unparalleled range of students, yet there are also challenges. This presentation explores both the opportunities and the challenges, and is based in large part on a study currently under way looking at approaches to internationalization of the curriculum in federal institutes across the entire country.

Author(s):

David Shallenberger    
SIT Graduate Institute; Fulbright Specialist
United States

Marcelo Camilo    
IFRN
Brazil