Teacher training in Brazil: the challenges of international partnerships
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There has been an expansion of the internationalization of higher education in Brazil since 2009; this has been translated into programs funded by the federal government through the CAPES Foundation. The International Undergraduate Teaching Program encourages projects aimed at improving instruction and quality in initial teacher training, and promoting the exchange of licenciature students with undergraduate courses at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. There are obstacles that have to be overcome arising from incompatibilities with respect to the curriculum of training courses for teachers in Brazil and in Europe. We will, therefore, discuss the challenges of ensuring compatibility between different systems in order to create a suitable environment for the mobility of teacher trainees in Brazil and allow them to carry out a part of their training abroad.