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UniGou is an organization established by Brazilian and Czech researchers with the purpose to connect Brazil and Czech Republic through high-quality academic and cultural exchange. The academic internship program has been founded in a way to promote bilateral academic mobility of students and straighten up research activities among both countries. UniGou program focuses on the academic development always bearing in mind the high-level standards of involved institutions.

History

Unigou program was founded in the year 2011 by enthusiastic Czech and Brazilian researchers expecting to promote a higher academic connection between both countries. Since then, the program has established strong cooperation with main universities in both countries promoting a high-standard academic exchange between involved institutions, students and researchers.

Academic Exchange Program

Participating students take part in on-going academic projects at cooperating universities and research centers in both countries. The main idea is to connect keen students with progressive departments and researchers in Brazil and Czech Republic in a way to bolster up the exchange of knowledge, information and culture between both countries and to support international activities among participating universities. Since 2011 Unigou program has connected more than 30 undergraduate students from some of the top Brazilian universities with research departments in the Czech Republic through academic projects developed in cooperation between them. Most of Brazilian students had their graduation programs been developed in Brazilian universities such as University of São Paulo, University of Campinas and Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Czech main cooperating institutions are Charles University in Prague, Czech Technical University in Prague, University of West Bohemia and Membrain Research Center.