On Friday (14/09) João Carlos Gomes , the secretary of Sciences, Technology and Higher Education, received the coordinators of the program ’Paraná Speaks English (PFI) – Paraná Fala Inglês, linked to the program ’Paraná Speaks Languages’. The goal was to evaluate the development of the project and discuss future actions. The state’s government invested approximately 3 million Brazilian reais in the program. The secretary tries to increase the interest to keep the program in continuity. „We need to fortify the program, in that we gain the confidence of the university community, start language courses to internationalize universities, increase the quality…

The Governor Beto Richa met the Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie of Quebec, Christine St-Pierre this Thursday (24) in Montreal, Canada. Richa ratified the agreement of cooperation with the province. The proposal seeks a partnership in audiovisual area and French teaching in Paraná. The Consul-General of Brazil, Ambassador Rubens Gama accompanied the meeting. The focus is on the program ’Paraná Speaks Languages’, established in seven state universities to support internationalization in higher education institutions. „It is an essential development for the whole academic sphere, helping professors, students and trainers likewise”, says Richa. The program started in 2014 and…

Last week, Prof. Vanessa Civila of the National University of Jujuy visited the Campus of UENP. On 17th and 18th August, the professor participated in lectures, meetings, discussions with students and professors of the university. CRI’s coordinator accompanied the visit, which was financed by Zicosur University Network (Integration Zone of Southwest and Central America – Zona de Integracion del Centro Oeste Sudamericano). Prof. Eliane Segati Rios Registro, the coordinator of CRI expressed how important this visit has been as all the university members could get into touch with the professor from Argentina. It has been also a cultural and linguistic…