A validação de diplomas estrangeiros nas faixas de fronteira do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

The present study has as theme the foreign diploma validation in border cities in Rio Grande do Sul. The legal definition for this validation is featured on the Law of Directives and Bases of National Education (LDB). Carolina Bori Platform is the tool used by the students to carry out the protocols required for the validation in Brazil. The acceding universities carry out the processes analyze and their approval, as the diploma validation is a higher education internationalization theme. The border cities are the major focus of this study keeping in sight the number of universities that validate foreign diplomas, in addition to the physical, legal and cultural proximity to bordering countries. Furthermore, Mercosur agreement contemplates actions directed to its pillar of generating and disseminating knowledge, where there are as specific goals the intraregional promotion and investigation that objective the problematic of Mercosur higher education area and the contribution to the regional inclusion. Therefore, this study seeks to clarify how the policies of higher education democratization and interiorization in Rio Grande do Sul borders are contributing to the foreign diploma validation process. To answer to the proposed objective data of three universities was collected and a technical-professional seminary carried out with the participation of Mercosur institutional actors which made possible the discussion about education internationalization aiming the accomplishment of Mercosur action plan objectives, the discussion about the difficulties faced and the actions the countries have been developing for the diploma validation. As final results it was possible to conclude that some specific actions carried out by the countries institutional actors may facilitate regional integration, among them the possibility of reducing institutional processing time, automatic agreement for some universities, presentation of works by competence and not hourly load and the creation of assessing commissions.