Preparing and negotiating international cooperation agreements;
Contributing to the international mobility within the university community;
Informing students and teachers about foreign exchange opportunities;
Helping teachers and researchers elaborate Agreements of Understanding;
Encouraging teachers and students to participate in higher education international programs;
Keeping an updated data base with foreign accredited universities, as well as national and international financial supporters;
Scheduling visits to other universities, with the objective of exchanging academic experiences;
Assisting students, professors, and researchers with personal issues, such as lodging, visas, leisure activities, sightseeing, trips, etc;
Helping foreign students in their process of course enrollment;
Issuing the acceptance letter of incoming foreign students;
Elaborating the International Student Guide and sending all foreign students information about PUCRS and its campi, including information about Visa, accommodation, registration and studies opportunities;
Managing the arrival of teachers and students;
Booking accommodations in hotels for teachers;
Apart from organizing, elaborating and negotiating international agreements and promoting teachers' and students' mobility, The International Office (AAII) also organizes a "Cultural Social Hour", which takes place monthly, for incoming and outgoing international students, in order to promote adaptation to new culture.
PUCRS collaborates with partners in:
Angola - Argentina - Bolivia - Canada - Cape Verde - Chile - China - Ecuador - England - France - Germany - Guine Bissau - India - Israel - Italy - Japan - Korea - Mozambique - Paraguay - Peru - Portugal - Saint Tome and Principe - Senegal - Spain - Sweden - The United States of America – Uruguay