The Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF) is located in the State of Minas Gerais, about 200km away from RIo de Janeiro and 300km away from Belo Horizonte, the state capital. We are a comprehensive university with around 20.000 students and strong undegraduate programs. On the graduate and reasearch level we have obtained impressive progress on the last 5 years, with many programs reaching the CAPES excellence level. Our most well evaluated programs are History, Health and Linguistics, but we also have strong research and internationalizations levels in the areas of Environment and Biodiversity, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Food Science, Theology and Social Work. On the internationalization level, we have an international mobility call that runs every year, with study abroad scholarships offered by the university itself (https://www2.ufjf.br/piigrad/). There is also The Global July Program, our internationalization at home program which offers international courses from our Faculty and partner Faculty from abroad all taught in foreign languages for undergraduate and graduate students. More information at: https://www2.ufjf.br/globaljuly/

The Directorate of International Affairs of The State University of Tocantins is responsible for coordenating international actions, projects and partnerships with both public and private institutions, offering study, management, research and extention opportunities. Our Directorate represents the University internationally and aims at promoting social and educational improvements for the State of Tocantins and Brazil. Also, we have been comitted to the UN's 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. The State University of Tocantins's main campus is located in Palmas, the capital of Tocantins, but we have campus and units all over the state.

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I am a Forestry Engineering, M.Sc in Economy and Forestry Policy, Dr in Production Engineering and Post Doctor in Payment for Environmental Services and I have worked in Rural Engineering and Socioeconomy Department, in School of Agriculture (FCA), in Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), campus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. My expertise field has been Environmental Damage Assessment and Public (Environental, Forestry) Policies and critical analysis of sustainability

We are really involved in materials development, nanoparticles, photocatalysis, green chemistry, theoretical chemistry, education in chemistry and sciences, environment, GC, HPLC, Thermal analysis, etc

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Insper is a non-profit, triple-accredited university: AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS. Its mission is to transform Brazil through applied research and educating innovative leaders. Insper transcends traditional academic courses and seeks to accelerate transformations of high economic and social value through applied research, promoting academic excellence and an integrated vision of knowledge. The institution offers Undergraduate programs in Business Administration, Economics, Law, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics Engineering.

The University of Brasilia, since its foundation in 1962, along with the construction of the new Capital of Brazil, has been developing innovative educational policies based on multidisciplinary and transversality. Within this environment, the Centre for Asian Studies (NEASIA), as part of the Centre for Advanced Multidisciplinary Studies (CEAM) was founded in 1987 to bring together researchers and enthusiasts in Asian Studies. NEASIA functions in a different way to faculties and departments, having a multidisciplinary nature that embraces (regular and retired) professors, students, and volunteers from different backgrounds and institutions. It aims to deepen Asian Studies in Brazil, as well as promote Asian culture and knowledge. Therefore, NEASIA has established partnerships with Embassies and lately has coordinated an educational agreement – JICA Chair – between UnB and JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency).

The IPESC is a research and education institute founded by directors`s Santa Cruz Japanese Hospital with the purpose of promoting exchanges and propagation of advances mainly in health area.

The Paula Souza Center has partnerships with several universities, companies and research centers around the world, in order to improve the training of its students and teachers. In 2016, the International Relations Office was created, a department whose actions are exclusively aimed at promoting exchanges of all kinds with institutions from various countries. As a result, the exchange of students and professors has increased, whether through travel and the acquisition of valuable experiences, or virtually, as many projects are developed online. Students at Centro Paula Souza can participate in various activities promoted by the Office of International Relations.

The Scientific Initiation Laboratory in Basic Education (Lic-Provoc) of the Joaquim Venâncio Polytechnic School of Health (EPSJV), which is a Collaborating Center of the World Health Organization for Health Technician Education, is responsible for coordinating the Scientific Vocation Program at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Since its establishment in Rio de Janeiro in 1986, this program has been providing high school students with the opportunity to engage in scientific initiation activities in the areas of Biological, Health, Human, or Social Sciences.

The professionals from Lic-Provoc have conducted qualitative research on the formative process of Provoc-EPSJV/Fiocruz students. Their studies have explored gender issues related to academic and professional choices, considering the historical predominance of female students in the program. They have also investigated the mentoring relationships that develop during the formative process of these young people, with an emphasis on the relationship between students, advisors, and co-advisors. In addition, some studies have analyzed the relationships between students and economically disadvantaged areas located in the urban region of Rio de Janeiro. Recently, the Laboratory has also conducted research on the role of emotions in scientific initiation activities, giving voice to students, alumni, advisors, and co-advisors.

In terms of internationalization activities, meetings were held in 2021 and 2022 with Rodrigo Fernandes, the regional vice-coordinator of the Study in Japan Global Network Project South America office located in São Paulo. These meetings provided an opportunity to exchange knowledge and interact with academic institutes in Japan. Initially, Bruna Navarone Santos, Dr. Isabela Cabral Félix de Sousa, and Dr. Anme Tokie attended the meetings. On November 9, 2022, Rodrigo Fernandes visited Joaquim Venâncio Polytechnic School of Health and was welcomed by the director, Dr. Anamaria D' Andrea Corbo, the coordinator of International Cooperation, Dr. Carlos Eduardo Colpo Batistella, the coordinator of the Scientific Vocation Program, MSc. Cristiane Nogueira Braga, Dr. Isabela Cabral Félix de Sousa, and Bruna Navarone Santos.

IFES is a Federal Education Institution with 25 campus in the State of Espirito Santo. It has 1543 vocational/superior teacher, 1336 administrative technicians and 36.000 students. IFES has courses from vocational high school to doctor degree programs.

The Graduate Program in Design at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (PPGD-UFRJ) has its main focus on the cultural and technological relationships established between the field of imagery and design. It is dedicated to academic research and the improvement of teachers and professionals working in the regional and national markets. It is a young program that came to fill a gap in the field of design in a school (Fine Arts) and university (UFRJ) with 200 years of history.

The PPGD-UFRJ was recommended by CAPES at the 164th Meeting of CTC-ES on June 3, 2016, and became part of the National Postgraduate System. Research in the program is organized around two lines of research, in a single area of concentration, Visual Design. This concentration area applies to the study of the processes of transformation of apparatus, mechanisms, and services identified in the production, experimentation, and interaction with visual artifacts. To do so, it considers theoretical-practical aspects in projects developed in the field of the changing nature of design in the context of the post-industrial era.

The Asian Business Studies Center (NENA) aim is to provide opportunities for students to develop research on a variety of topics (culture, economics, politics, international relations, security) of Asian countries that can impact international business. And Japan is one of the countries analyzed by the students. Besides the research activities, the NENA also promotes seminars, visits to diplomatic representative offices, and international exchanges. The NENA is open for international students’ participation.

Postgraduate Program in Public Health was approved by Capes in 2005. In addition to Epidemiology, the Program now includes studies in Social Sciences and Humanities in Health, and Policy, Planning and Management in Health. The main objectives of the Program are to train students to act as teachers or researchers in public health area, to qualify professionals already working in the area and contribute to the formation of new research centers in the public health area. International grants:-Use of illicit drugs. Brazil-Cuba Agreement. (Financial support: Capes); Urbanicidade, trauma na infância e psicopatologia comórbida na adolescência no Brasil e no Chile / Urbanicity, childhood trauma and adolescent comorbid psychopathology in Brazil and Chile – Agência Financiadora: Columbia University’s President’s Global Innovation Fund, Valor: US$ 81.168,50;- The Pathologies of Modernity and the Remedies from Humanities. – Agências Financiadoras: Fapesp e King’s College London, UK.

Mauá Institute of Technology (IMT) is a private, non-profit organization that serves a public purpose. Founded on December 11, 1961 in São Paulo, Brazil, the IMT maintains a University Center and a Research and Testing Center in two different campus: São Paulo and São Caetano do Sul.

Covering an area of 130,000 square meters, the São Caetano do Sul Campus is located at 1 Praça Mauá - approximately 12 kilometers from São Paulo city center - and serves as the headquarters for both the University Center and the Research Center. The University Center offers undergraduate programs in Business Administration, Design and Engineering, as well as various graduate programs in the same disciplines.

The Control and Automation Engineer department works in the application and integration of the fields of Mechanics, Electronics and Programming to develop solutions, including, among others: Smart Machines and Devices, Robotics, Autonomous Systems, Integration of Automated Systems, Manufacturing Automation, and Process Control. The students of IMT's Control and Automation Engineering program, besides the multidisciplinary knowledge that makes up the field, develop the different skills required through participation in projects in robotics, autonomous vehicles, smart cities and Industry 4.0. Among the distinctions are the scope and excellent facilities for the development of the course.

The Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC) has a strong focus on internationalization and has been working to strengthen its global partnerships and networks. UFABC has established partnerships with several universities and research institutions around the world, including in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Currently, there are nearly 18,000 students, 800 professors, and 800 administrative staff.

In terms of internationalization activities, meetings were held in 2021 and 2022 with Rodrigo Fernandes, the regional vice-coordinator of the Study in Japan Global Network Project South America. These meetings enabled the exchange of knowledge and interaction with academic institutes in Japan. Initially, the meetings were attended by Bruna Navarone Santos, Dr. Isabela Cabral Félix de Sousa, and Dr. Anme Tokie. Also, Rodrigo Fernandes visited Joaquim Venâncio Polytechnic School of Health on November 9, 2022. He was welcomed by the director, Dr. Anamaria D' Andrea Corbo, the coordinator of International Cooperation, Dr. Carlos Eduardo Colpo Batistella, the coordinator of the Scientific Vocation Program, MSc. Cristiane Nogueira Braga, Dr. Isabela Cabral Félix de Sousa, and Bruna Navarone Santos. Both institutions expressed an interest in carrying out research and exchange activities involving scientific education projects between Brazil and Japan.

One of the newest teaching, research and extension units at USP, EEFERP is only 14 years old and has a wide international presence, with actions by its professors on all continents, including Japan.

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Virtus.Lab is a research laboratory certified by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) that investigates the impact of the built environment on people's lives, where researchers use interdisciplinary research, with different methodological approaches.
It is headquartered at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF) which is a scientific, economic and cultural center of a region of more than three million inhabitants. UFJF hás been classified among the top 100 universities in Latin America and the 1,000 in the world, and it has consolidated its national and international recognition.

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USP is the biggest university in latin american with more than 30k students (Master and PhD). We do have collaboration/double degree with more than 150 students.

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The department to which I belong (Pharmacology) has several researches in the scope of studies in physiology and pharmacology. The contribution of this institution is to be able to contribute to training and to add to collaborative research, allowing other points of view and innovative ideas.

My study group, Animê, Manga, SciFi (Science Fiction) and Pop Culture in Science Teaching (AMSEC-Pop), from the Laboratory of Innovations in Therapies, Teaching and Bioproducts (LITEB) of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/ Fiocruz) was created in 2019 from the submission of a research project to Provoc-Fiocruz, proposing to investigate anime, manga and science fiction in their potential for science teaching. This conception of science contemplates the convergence of the areas of Biological and Health Sciences as well as the Humanities and Social areas around cultural objects of interest to the group. The Scientific Vocation Program of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Provoc-Fiocruz) is the proposal for scientific initiation in high school in Brazil, under the supervision of research advisors from this institution. We intend to expand research and encourage the exchange of experiences between researchers in Brazil and Japan.

Faculdade SEBRAE is SEBRA's Higher Education Institution, which has been supporting Brazilian economic development through entrepreneurship for 50 years. Its internationalization actions are based on 04 Verticals:
VERTICALS OF INTERNATIONALIZATION PROGRAMS AND THEIR ACTIONS WITH FOREIGN HEIs :
A) SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACTIONS
B) PUBLIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACTIONS
C) CREATIVE AND DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACTIONS
D) ACTIONS TO STRENGTHEN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE

Fundação Estudar is a NGO that offers two scholarship programs and build a community from it. Since 1991 we offer scholarships for the future leaders in Brazil, focused on those who have a mission related to supporting Brazil and its challenges. We have almost 800 leaders in our community, who went to study mostly in top schools in USA and UK, but also in other countries. Our goal for the next years is to reach Brazilians in other countries and make sure they are aware about the opportunities we offer for them to study.
We also own the biggest portal about studying abroad in the Portuguese language, Portal Estudar Fora, with over 4 million unique access last year.

I´m researcher and assistant professor from Department of Preventive Medicine at Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Department research field is public health and epidemiology. I will describe some of my colleagues research fields: Rezende LFM in epidemiology of cancer, Sanchez ZM in binge drinking, school-based alcohol and drug prevention program, Demarzo M in mindfulness.

The Innovation and Technology Center (INTEC) of the Hospital Universitario (HU) - Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP) has partnerships with
1.Escola Politecnica USP to develop equipments and devices required by the HU staff to provide the best assistance to the patients
2. Centro Universitario FEI to develop 3D reconstructed images to assist minimally invasive surgeries (training and pre-operative planning) and AI for analyses of data and images in the medical field
3. Translational Medicine Group involving researchers from the Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas USP to bring the bench researcher closer to the front-line physician
4. Japanese and American institutions to provide opportunities to students, researchers and professionals from all institutions to develop research projects and know different realities and cultures as well

Traditionally recognized as an institution specialized in health sciences, Unifesp is responsible for the training of qualified human resources and the development of scientific research in health. Its core is the Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), whose foundation dates back to 1933 and was supported by private funds and government subsidies until its federalization in 1956. With the enactment of Law No. 8957 in 1994, EPM turned into a federal university, keeping the courses in Medial Science, Nursing, Biomedical Sciences, Speech Therapy and Ophthalmic Technology - which now integrates the Health Technologies.

Santos Dumont Institute is a non-profit Social Organization supported by the Brazilian Ministry of Education. Our mission is to promote education for life, forming citizens through integrated teaching, research and extension actions, and to contribute to a fairer and more humanized shift in the Brazilian social reality. Our vision is to be internationally recognized as a hub of Education, Science, and Technology in the fields of Maternal and Child Health, Rehabilitation, Neurosciences and Neuroengineering. Located in Macaiba city, Rio Grande do Norte State, in the Northeast Brazil, our Institute has demonstrated how brain machine interface and neuromodulation researches can improve assistive an technological approaches for neurological disorders. Students from Europe, United Sates, and Latin America have learned in Macaiba several nervous system investigation methods, and now we would like to extend to students from Japan.

Since its foundation, it has contributed to the training of more than 700 masters and doctors. In 2020, already considering some dismissals and accreditations that occurred in the four-year period, the PPG in Pharmacology has 21 advisors, permanent professors (18) and collaborators (3) and 69 master's and doctoral students and 15 active post-doctoral researchers, in addition to of the growing participation of scientific initiation students.Thus, currently, the projects we develop within the scope of the PPG are framed in the lines: Pharmacology and cellular and molecular physiology; Cardiovascular and renal physiology and pharmacology; Neuropsychopharmacology, neuroplasticity and aging; Natural products, drug and biomarker development. Such lines are current and relevant for the Program to act not only on the frontier of knowledge in pharmacology and physiology, but also in interdisciplinarity and innovation.

Through new methodologies and the constant search for the state of the art, new trends in the area have been included in our lines of research. In this perspective, our main objectives are: a) to encourage graduate students in training to develop critical and independent reasoning in their research area, seeking the best conditions to keep them updated in their subject of work, as well as in related fields; b) develop teaching and research activities, seeking the implementation of up-to-date research topics and state-of-the-art methodologies.

The Brazilian Legislative Institute (ILB) is the Senate's School of Government. Accredited by the Ministry of Education, it offers its own graduate program in conjunction with partner institutions such as the Federal Accounting Court, the House of Representatives, and the School for Military Studies, among others. It also commissions advanced research in strategic areas for the Brazilian National Congress and coordinates a federal program to modernize local and State legislature assemblies. I am also in the process of applying for a position as a voluntary researcher at the Center for Asian Studies at the University of Brasilia.

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Insper is a non-profit, triple-accredited university: AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS. Its mission is to transform Brazil through applied research and educating innovative leaders. Insper transcends traditional academic courses and seeks to accelerate transformations of high economic and social value through applied research, promoting academic excellence and an integrated vision of knowledge. The institution offers Undergraduate programs in Business Administration, Economics, Law, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics Engineering.

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Centro Universitário Barão de Mauá’s internationalization efforts are aimed at promoting international experiences to our students and professors. Nowadays, we have over 20 international partners with whom we develop academic and professional mobility programmes. Furthermore, we also encourge the internationalization of the researches made under the aforementioned PIC initative. In this sense, we seek to include the participation of international institutions in our researches in order to develop our programme in terms of quality and impact. Colaborative international researches are currently being developed in association with foreing partners of ours and we believe there are plenty oportunities to also include Japan in these efforts.

architecture and city, design as research, architecture design

Instituto Federal de Sao Paulo has 37 campi in Sao Paulo State, Brazil, over 50,000 students and 3,000 researchers. We have partnership with relevant partners such as Sorocaba Tech Park, CET 4.0 (Center of Excellence in Industry 4.0), Huawei, University of Sao Paulo and several other local universities and startups. Regarding Internationalization Activities we are part of REBRIF (Brazilian Frugal Innovation Network) and part of the IEOM organization committee.
Our research activities include Industry 4.0, Sustainable energy sources, Electric Vehicles, Assistive Tecnologies and Robotics. We hold the first post-graduation course (lato sensu) in Industry 4.0 in our region.

UFPE's Graduate Program in Design is one of the pioneers in design teaching and research in Brazil. The Master's degree in Design (started in 2004) and PhD in Design (started in 2010) were the first to be offered by a federal university in the country.

Since its inception, PPG Design has established itself as one of the national reference programs in design teaching and research. In the last capes evaluation, the program ratified its leadership and commitment to design research, obtaining Concept 4 from the entity.

ESPM is a non-profit association founded in 1951 in São Paulo, whose mission is to generate value for society by forming transforming leaders through education. It has three campuses: Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Porto Alegre. ESPM has a vision of excellence in education with bachelor courses in Management, Communication and Publicity, International Relations, Consumer Science, Information Systems, Cinema, Design, Journalism, and Law. Also, it offers MBAs in Marketing, Master's & Ph.D. programs in Management, and Communication & Consumer Practices.

The Graduate Program in Management offers Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Management with focus on two main research areas: Marketing and Strategy & Innovation.

Public university oriented to regional development

I have been involved with international project supporting by erasmus programme. I am currently working with some european and latin america universities in research project related to business and sustainability. I have been teaching those subjects in virtual exchange program with partners from usa and portugal.

It is an HEI with 4000 students focused on health education and we are interested in integrating students and professors in research projects with international HEIs.

The Laboratory of Bioengineering and Biomaterials was founded in April 5th 2015 in Instituto Federal de São Paulo (IFSP), campus Sao Paulo, Brazil. The main research topics are biomaterials, tribology, numerical simulation, artificial organs, artificial heart, circulatory assistance, left ventricular assistance and cardiopulmonary bypass.
Actually, Bioeng has projects with KIT in Germany and domestic projects in Brazil.

In 1953 the Engineering School of São Carlos was founded, originating a new Campus of the University of São Paulo. The Physics Department of the Engineering School was the linchpin of the upcoming Physics Institute of São Carlos (IFSC). In 1971, the Physics Department become part of the Physics and Chemistry Institute of São Carlos (IQSC), which was split into the São Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC) and Chemistry Institute of São Carlos (IQSC) in 1994. Since then, IFSC has become one of the main Institute of the University of São Paulo and currently has a staff of approximately 70 researchers, and is divided in two departments: Department of Physics and Material Science and Department of Physics and Informatics.