O ensino superior e a internacionalização na Universidade de São Paulo

Abstract

This article aims to analyze and discuss the internationalization of higher education in Brazil and, in particular, at the University of São Paulo. The objective is to analyze the different conceptions of internationalization of higher education, understanding the implications and ideologies contained in each of them; discuss the impacts that internationalization promoted by international organizations has on Brazilian universities; analyze the internationalization model exercised by the University of São Paulo and the consequences of this policy in the academic reality. The theoretical contribution is based on Ortiz (2007), Santos (2001) and Mignolo (2000), to reference the concepts of and globalization; Mignolo (2000) and Pennycook (2007) who outline a historical overview of the globalization process in America and its relationship with academic knowledge; Slaughter and Leslie (2001), who discuss the concept of academic capitalism; Gibbons et al. (1997), which analyzes the conversion of universities into knowledge industries that generate billions of dollars; Altabach (2001) and Miúra (2006), who analyze the internationalization of universities; Morosini (2011), Didriksson (1997), Lima and Maranhão (2009) and Vuilletet (2005), who discuss existing internationalization models and concepts. The methodologies used were: bibliographical research on the topic, descriptive and exploratory research in which we analyzed the internationalization of the University of São Paulo. As a result, it was possible to infer that the internationalization models proposed by rankings and international organizations aim to privilege institutions that hold academic leadership and do not reflect the reality of the majority of Brazilian universities. It was also possible to verify that the University of São Paulo reproduces the current model that does not necessarily match the academic reality of the university itself.