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Rede CsF: the Science without Bordes alumni network

The current outlook is evermore globalized, demanding strategies for effective growth and development. Brazil, in this context, is sending thousands of students abroad to international academic mobility, as the Science Without Borders program. The students committed with the investment that have received from society to study abroad, after returning to Brazil with a more critical, transformative spirit. Motivated and instigated by the contrasts between Brazil and host countries; by the scarce integration among scholars; and also by the lack of a robust proposal for continuing to pursue program objectives after the exchange period, they start joining together to contribute to Brazil through an alumni network: the Rede CsF. Currently, after one year of effort, the network has almost 2000 members, 9000 followers on social media and important partners, more than 50 volunteers working in 4 projects producing material for virtual media, and students working in other 14 Rede CsF’s centers of academic internationalization, distributed in Brazilian universities. Finally this present work is to instigate actions between society, academia, business and government to boost the achievement of the objectives of the Science without Borders program and the expectations post-exchange period. In addition, this can significantly increase the return on the investment in academic mobility programs as well as bring benefits, growth and conscientious development to all of society.

Author(s):

Luciano Telesca Mota    
Rede CsF - Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Brazil

Deborah de Moura Celestrini    
Rede CsF - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

Elias Rolim Junior    
Rede CsF - Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Brazil

João Paulo de Almeida Barbosa    
Rede CsF - Universidade Federal de Itajubá
Brazil

Guilherme Rosso    
Rede CsF - Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil

Monique Gasparoto    
Rede CsF
Brazil

Natalí Batista de Menezes de Araujo    
Rede CsF - Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
Brazil