International Dual Diploma Program in Undergraduate Nursing Programs between Brazil and Portugal

• Autor(a) principal: Amaral, António Fernando Salgueiro
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://web.esenfc.pt/?url=72KuqkDB
• topic: Nursing; Education Nursing; International Cooperation; Global Health.

International Dual Diploma Programs in undergraduate programs is one of the goals established by the internationalization of higher education institutions. Hence, each institution organizes itself in legal, administrative, teaching, political and financial terms in order to implement such a program. Objective: To report the experience of developing and implementing a Dual Diploma Program in undergraduate nursing programs in Brazil and Portugal. Method: Experience report. Results: An International Dual Diploma Program was established between the Undergraduate Nursing Programs of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil and the Nursing School of Coimbra (ESenfC), Portugal. In Brazil, the process was initiated by the Coordination of the Undergraduate Nursing Program at UFSC, was considered by the university's higher boards and by International Relations and Legal offices within the university. In Portugal, at the Nursing School of Coimbra, the International Relations Office together with the Technical-Scientific Council and the Office of the President of the ESenfC prepared the process. Two Brazilian students started attending the program in the second semester of 2018, after being selected through a public selection process. Conclusion: The program is in place and has proven to be feasible.