Avaliação de programas governamentais: Ciência sem Fronteiras em foco

Abstract

This paper deals with an important program of the Brazilian federal government. The evaluation of public policies and programs has been identified in the literature as capable of developing governmental interventions and controlling their implementation. This recent experience of the internationalization of higher education in Brazil, demonstrated by the program described herein, despite presenting potential benefits, also points out deficiencies that need to be resolved. The results of this study, which obviously cannot be generalized to all benefits already distributed in Brazil, have shown the successful processes, as well as occasional failures, of the Programa Ciência sem Fronteiras [Science without Borders Program]. Although presenting typical limitations of qualitative studies, such as the reduced degree of reproducibility, this study stimulates the reflection and need for further studies on internationalization of higher education public programs in Brazil.