The Internationalization of Education Process in a Public Higher Education Institution of Northeastern Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this research is to promote an evaluation of the strategic positioning of the Federal University of Piauí (FUP) in relation to the internationalization of education process. Therefore, it was done a review of the literature about the proposed theme, which was carried out until a case study done in the institution mentioned. By a research in the strategies and internationalized actions used by FUP, the research provoked a critical positioning with the theoretical references. As a result, it was verified that FUP has academic actions of embryonic internationalization contemplated from issues such as: education, research, technical cooperation and exchange. Then, it is necessary that FUP has created more effective strategic actions in order to consolidate its internationalization project as a public higher education institution.