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The reception of international students takes place in the most diverse universities around the world. It happens in several ways, without a ready-made recipe for what is right or wrong, as an extremely versatile process. At the Federal University of Santa Maria-UFSM, until the first semester of 2022, this reception was concentrated in the first week of classes of the period, mainly due to the reduced number of professionals on the International Affairs Office - SAI team. However, welcoming foreigners is not just a week of reception activities. It is necessary to follow up and monitor them throughout their mobility, due to the lack of a support network, cultural differences and language barriers. Therefore, the objective of this work is to present the way in which the Student Relations Unit has been developing its activities and the impact of these actions on the internationalization process of UFSM (which is the number 1 challenge of its Institutional Development Plan). The result of the implementation of the unit and the change in the dynamics of its work is the creation of biannual schedules of activities for international students with innovative cultural actions, such as exchanging experiences with the institution's indigenous students, promoting games and activities typical of the region and the country, with the help and partnership of various sectors of the institution and the city, in addition to health promotion actions. In view of the above, we conclude that effective reception allows greater monitoring and support of foreigners, the identification and rapid fulfillment of their needs, the socialization of foreigners with the academic and local community, provides integration among international students from different countries, creates a support network among them, generates good memories of experiences, enables cultural exchange, presents local culture and promotes the city and state on the international circuit, besides that it must involve not only the institution, but also the external community. The experience of a continuous welcome throughout the year has proved to be important for foreigners at the university, who end up establishing a better and greater bond with the institution and performing better.

This presentation will show and discuss the recent creation of a bureau to support mobility and internationalization actions within the IFPR Curitiba campus in 2024, especially with the aim of making the information, characteristics and demands constituting this type of action more accessible for participation by the student community and professionals (academic and administrative staff). The planning and implementation of projects as the one presented here follow the important approval of IFPR Internationalization Policy by late 2023. Since the creation of this bureau, we have been providing (additional) support so that applications from members of our community are successfully carried out with our help and we have been working hard so that more opportunities for academic mobility abroad are experienced by our students and staff. In addition to the face-to-face services, the bureau offers activities to student groups and the campus collective through theme lectures and assistance sessions in various procedures and registration stages in order to provide greater familiarity with the topic of internationalization. On-line work is also developed so that information reaches our public faster. As evidence of our recent initiatives, the presentation will showcase examples of actions carried out (in-person and on-line) with our students and staff such as: a) Mediation with student community for short-term mobility to Portugal (IFPR-IPB); b) In-person presentations related to Telles Scholarship 2024/2025; c) Creation of channels for direct access concerning Telles Scholarship 2024/2025 forms, procedures and extra support; d) Creation of channels for direct contact with whole campus community concerning info on calls, scholarships, opportunities etc; e) In-person presentations concerning opportunities with Campus France Brasil; f) Selection of 2 local high-school students for study grants concerning activities in the bureau. Also within this scope, the bureau has been developing welcoming activities for foreign students who choose IFPR Campus Curitiba as a destination for their studies outside their countries of origin, particularly through AFS, our current associate, like g) Integration/Induction activities with foreign exchange students currently in our campus; h) Educational and administrative mediation with teaching and registry staff concerning foreign exchange students in our campus. By trying to make internationalization processes better known and more accessible to our community, our focus is to provide consistent and updated information that we receive from both our institutional superiors as well as through constant scanning of calls and offers with various institutions and organizations worldwide, especially the ones that offer financial aid of different sorts and scales. With luck this presentation will get priceless contributions from event participants at FAUBAI and hopefully receive constructive feedback on how to consolidate our efforts to reach a greater number of people at IFPR Campus Curitiba with more quality, free-of-charge services.

Democratizar los procesos de movilidad se erige en un desafìo, sobre todo entre el Norte y el Sur Global. Desde la experiencia de UCASAL buscamos compartir algunos casos exitosos y otros que no prosperaron.
UCASAL como miembro de ODUCAL, ha flexibilizado su oferta de movilidad no tan solo en función de los socios sino de las condiciones en las que se llevan adelante las mismas. Es así que, aún no mediando convenios específicos entre instituciones miembros del consorcio, a través de dicha red se materializan, en el marco del programa Americarum Mobilitas, intercambios por 6 meses en los que se cubren manutención y alojamiento bajo el principio de reciprocidad. Es importante señalar que el componente adicional de una beca amplia, que abarca la cobertura de lo mencionado, no es inherente al programa, sino que este beneficio fue implementado como una estrategia institucional por parte del área Internacional de la UCASAL. Comprender los intercambios estudiantiles bajo esta perspectiva permite resignificar la interculturalidad desde lo humano y no tan solo desde una faz mercantilista.
El staff académico y personal administrativo no son ajenos a la estrategia de movilidad. En el caso de UCASAL encontramos las Becas UCASAL Internacional que fomentan el intercambio de conocimientos y prácticas. 
Una opción más accesible para estudiantes y profesores la encontramos en las estancias cortas en el campus universitario, aspirándose a que operen bajo el principio de reciprocidad. 
A nivel curricular (planes de estudio), la implementación de una movilidad obligatoria, en aquellas carreras con un evidente viso internacional (Relaciones Internacionales, Comercio Internacional, Turismo), debe ser trabajada. Considerando que un porcentaje mínimo de estudiantes tiene la posibilidad de desplazarse físicamente; las opciones más accesibles y horizontales, como por ejemplo una movilidad virtual o una pasantía a distancia, deben ser un must. 
Existen una multiplicidad de estrategias que fomentan la movilidad, tales como ofertar a los socios el combo de un intercambio académico más una pasantía o participación en un proyecto de extensión/investigación; factores como la seguridad, estabilidad, foreign friendly country, zona de no riesgo/desastre natural también son variables a tener en cuenta al momento de "mostrar" a la IES; la utilización del destino como marca (Salta la Linda como destino turístico); facilidades y recursos disponibles para el estudiante en lo referido al alojamiento y la gestión de VISA, facilidades de transferencia de créditos (flexibilidad de las unidades académicas); oferta de un combo especial de asignaturas que proveen un insight a la academia y cultura argentina; participación en las ferias que fortalezcan las redes de cooperación. 
En conclusión, comprender la movilidad bajo la perspectiva de la cooperación es fundamental para poder estrechar lazos con UCASAL. Es parte de nuestra identidad católica y a ella propendemos con acciones concretas.

O Programa Risoflora de Mobilidade Internacional foi desenvolvido com o propósito de promover experiências acadêmicas enriquecedoras e a integração aos diversos cenários internacionais, de acordo com as especificidades de cada área formativa da CESAR School. O programa abrange os cursos de graduação, especialização e pós-graduação stricto sensu, oferecendo diferentes modalidades de mobilidade internacional, como intercâmbio acadêmico, dupla diplomação, experiência profissional, intercâmbio cultural e aprimoramento de uma segunda língua, com durações que variam de curto a longo prazo.
Acreditamos que a formação de profissionais qualificados e sensíveis às demandas sociais é um processo coletivo, que deve estar conectado a parcerias nacionais e internacionais. Como centro de inovação, consideramos a pesquisa uma área estratégica para o desenvolvimento de soluções, e as pessoas são nossos principais ativos na construção de colaborações que amadurecem em cooperações institucionais. Por isso, nosso programa de mobilidade internacional é orientado por uma estratégia de pesquisa que nos permite oferecer oportunidades de forma sustentável e com parcerias genuínas.
Em seus três anos de existência, o Programa Risoflora já viabilizou a mobilidade acadêmica de mais de 45 estudantes de graduação nos fluxos de outgoing e incoming. Além disso, foram realizadas 5 mobilidades de experiência profissional no fluxo incoming, com atuação em projetos de pesquisa aplicada, e 2 mobilidades de pesquisa no âmbito do doutorado profissional. Além dos intercâmbios acadêmicos, co-criamos, em parceria com um colaborador externo, um programa acelerado de imersão no mercado de tecnologia canadense, que inclui o desenvolvimento de competências linguísticas em inglês ou francês.