International research experiences through doctoral internships

Twelve PUCRS-PrInt students headed abroad in first semester of 2020

Carolina Luft is one of the 12 doctoral students who headed abroad in 2020 / Photo: Personal archive

The Institutional Project of Internationalization (PUCRS-PrInt) gives doctoral students the chance to have an international experience from 6 to 12 months in an institution outside of Brazil. In 2020, 12 students from different graduate programs headed to the project’s partner institutions abroad.

The way Carolina Luft, a doctoral student in the Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology sees it, the international experience will have an impact on her doctoral dissertation, especially since the University of Barcelona, the student’s host institution, is one of the most prestigious institutions in Europe. “We are looking for scientific developments and the consolidation of a partnership with excellent perspectives for the development of joint projects”, she adds.

The students and their destinations in 2020

Health in Human Development:

Research in this area addresses the clinical, psychosocial and educational aspects associated with the different stages of human development, in an integrated way. Five different sub-areas: child development, neglected diseases, adult health and neurodegenerative diseases. Find out more about it.

World in Motion:

Research in this area addresses how society adapts to the rapid changes of the modern world, involving aspects associated with social and economic development, migration, violence and human rights, as well as the use of technology without violating ethical and human aspects, individual privacy right. Find out more about it.

Eduardo Baldissera is in Spain on a PUCRS-PrInt grant / Photo: Personal archive

Eduardo Baldissera Carvalho Salles – Universidad de Sevilla – Spain

Technology and Biodiversity:

Research in this area focuses on how new technologies can contribute to the advancement of the study of biodiversity and the environment. It also analyzes how these technological advances can assist in the development of materials, products and processes that allow enable the rational use of natural resources with low impact on the environment. Find out more about it.

New calls for doctoral research internships by PUCRS-Print are open until Jun 21, 2020. For more information about it, please click here. Please, feel free to contact us at [email protected].