2 3 4 Four years after the launch of Science without Borders, today we can witness the improvement through which the internationalization process of the Brazilian Higher Education has gone through. As an impact of the program, there has been a significant increase in the search for partnerships and international collaboration with Brazilian institutions. However, one challenge remains: to consolidate the image of competence of the country’s educational institutions and to develop cooperation that is equitable and sustainable. The FAUBAI 2015 Annual Conference, with the main theme “Creating sustainable partnerships through an equitable internationalization” aims to foster the discussion of possible ways to reach more balanced relations between countries and institutions in the frame of Higher Education. Furthermore, the conference offers a space to share good practices and international education policies as well as to facilitate contacts between the attending institutions from several parts of the world. The conference program includes 6 workshops, 6 plenary sessions, more than 40 parallel sessions with 114 presentations and 3 institutional matchmaking sessions. I would like to welcome you to the FAUBAI 2015 Annual Conference and to encourage you to make the most of these five days. FAUBAI – Brazilian Association for International Education, founded in 1988, is a non-profit organization with more than 200 institutional members. It is dedicated to improve the internationalization process of Brazilian higher education; to promote the diversity and potential of the Brazilian higher education system abroad and to enhance the professional development of its members. Save the date! FAUBAI 2016 Annual Conference April 16-20, 2016 – Fortaleza, CE, Brazil Join us for the FAUBAI 2016 Annual Conference in Fortaleza, the capital city of the State of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. Check the FAUBAI website for more information: www.faubai.org.br FAUBAI Conference 2015 Organizing Committee José Celso Freire Jr, President Leandro Tessler, Program Chair Vitor Alevato do Amaral, Vice-President Jaime Okamura (J Y OKAMURA Consultoria), Logistics Renée Zicman, Executive Coordination Paulo Teixeira de Sousa Junior, Local Committee Coordination Rosangela Morares, Finances Joíra Martins, Local Committee Maria Carolina de Mello, Technical Support Odilio Virgilio Costa, Local Committee Marcos Antunes, Informatics Claudio Marcelus Teixeira (SOMA), Graphic Design 5 Learn about the role of the United States Mission in Brazil and EducationUSA inviting Partners of the America, NAFSA (Association of International Edu- cators) AASCU (American Association of State Colle- ges and Universities), IIE (Institute of International Education), LASPAU (Latin American Scholarship Pro- gram), ETS (Educational Testing Service) to this exci- ting one-day workshop with hands-on case studies in how to partner with colleges and universities in the United States and how to apply for new opportuni- ties that will foster these partnerships. Workshop 2 - Room 11 Internationalization at Home (I) David Shallenberger, SIT Graduate Institute, USA Jos Beelen, Amsterdam University of Applied Scien- ces, School of Economics and Management Our universities are called upon to comprehensi- vely internationalize. For years, the focus of our attention has been on mobility and exchange. But those activities only directly reach a small percen- tage of our students. This workshop will address particularly education for those students who do Saturday, 25 April 2015 not have the opportunity to travel. Yet, they also need to develop global competences to work and 7:30-17:00 live in an increasingly interconnected world. We Registration will focus on internationalization “at home,” and will take participants from the larger issues of insti- 8:00-12:00 - Workshops tutional policy and readiness to specific strategies, Workshop 1 - Pássaros Auditorium approaches and plans. Central to the workshop Strategic Partnerships with Universities in the Uni- will be drafting an action plan that is built on the ted States (I) particular strengths and challenges of each parti- cipant’s institution and each individual’s own pro- Rita Moriconi, EducationUSA, Southern Cone Countries fessional trajectory. Danna Van Brandt, U.S. Consulate Sao Paulo Arlene Jackson, American Association of State Colle- Session 1: National and institutional policies ges and Universities (AASCU) and NAFSA Session 2: Institutional readiness Rick Rosemberg, U.S. Consulate Sao Paulo Other participants: IIE, Institute of International Edu- Workshop 3 - Room 14 cation, LASPAU, Latin America Scholarship Program, Por um programa multilateral de mobilidades: Ro- CNPq, U.S. Embassy Brasilia and U.S. Consulates in Brazil tas acadêmicas francófonas para estudantes brasi- leiros / Vers un programme multilatéral de mobili- Partnering with U.S. Higher Education Institutions tés: Parcours académiques francophones pour les for student mobility to and from the U.S.: The role of étudiants brésiliens (in French; Portuguese interpre- President Obama’s 100,000 Strong Initiative. tation provided) 6 O workshop será oferecido por alguns dos membros Arlene Jackson, American Association of State Colle- da delegação da AUF na FAUBAI 2015, com apresen- ges and Universities (AASCU) and NAFSA tação de suas experiências de cooperação Sul-Sul em Rick Rosemberg, U.S. Consulate Sao Paulo abordagem bem concreta, enfatizando fatores facili- Other participants: IIE, Institute of International Edu- tadores e dificultadores e valorizando a troca com os cation, LASPAU, Latin America Scholarship Program, participantes. O workshop ocorrerá em francês, com CNPq, U.S. Embassy Brasilia and U.S. Consulates in tradução simultânea para o português. Brazil Workshop 4 - Room 16 Partnering with U.S. Higher Education Institutions Enhancing recognition of degrees and credits be- for student mobility to and from the U.S. for student tween Brazil and Europe: Implications for collabora- mobility to and from the U.S.: The role of President tion, mobility and internationalization (I) Obama’s 100,000 Strong Initiative. Allan Bruun Pedersen, LRC Committee and Danish Learn about the role of the United States Mission NARIC in Brazil and EducationUSA inviting Partners of the Giovanna Filipini, University of Bologna America, NAFSA (Association of International Edu- Pablo Javier Beneitone, University of Deusto cators) AASCU (American Association of State Colle- ges and Universities), IIE (Institute of International Third ALISIOS Project Workshop Education), LASPAU (Latin American Scholarship Pro- The ALISIOS project is an Erasmus Mundus project gram), ETS (Educational Testing Service) to this exci- that is facilitating dialogue between Brazilian and ting one-day workshop with hands-on case studies in European universities, agencies and governments re- how to partner with colleges and universities in the garding higher education and research cooperation. United States and how to apply for new opportuni- It is examining in particular the important impacts ties that will foster these partnerships. that the Brazilian Science Without Borders (SwB) programme is having on Brazilian and European uni- Workshop 2 - Room 11 versity cooperation and internationalisation more Internationalization at Home (II) generally. This workshop will tackle the topic of re- cognition, both of degrees and of credit mobility, David Shallenberger, SIT Graduate Institute, USA as this complex theme is essential for ‘flexibilising’ Jos Beelen: Amsterdam University of Applied Scien- and internationalising the higher education sector. ces, School of Economics and Management As many problems still persist between Brazilian and European universities, the workshop intends to pro- Our universities are called upon to comprehensively vide a number of important case studies, tools and internationalize. For years, the focus of our attention considerations for how universities and systems can has been on mobility and exchange. But those acti- improve recognition procedures and how govern- vities only directly reach a small percentage of our ments, agencies and other networks can support this students. This workshop will address particularly endeavor. education for those students who do not have the opportunity to travel, Yet, they also need to develop 12:00 - 14:00 - Lunch - Minerais Auditorium global competences to work and live in an increasin- gly interconnected world. We will focus on internatio- 14:00 - 16:30 - Workshops nalization “at home,” and will take participants from Workshop 1 - Pássaros Auditorium the larger issues of institutional policy and readiness Strategic Partnerships with Universities in the Uni- to specific strategies, approaches and plans. Central ted States (II) to the workshop will be drafting an action plan that is built on the particular strengths and challenges of Rita Moriconi, EducationUSA, Southern Cone Countries each participant’s institution and each individual’s Danna Van Brandt, U.S. Consulate Sao Paulo own professional trajectory. 7 8 Session 3: Institutional strategies garding higher education and research cooperation. Session 4: Professional development It is examining in particular the important impacts that the Brazilian Science Without Borders (SwB) Workshop 3 - Room 14 programme is having on Brazilian and European uni- Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020 (in Portuguese) versity cooperation and internationalisation more generally. This workshop will tackle the topic of re- Bárbara Costa, Director