The geographical and academic diversity of our student body fosters highly enriching cultural and educational exchanges.  However, the group as a whole clearly shares a single goal: qualifying as researchers and lecturers who are academically productive and that’s well able to work at leading educational institutions in Brazil and elsewhere in the world.  Focused on this common goal, students study full-time in this program, with heavy work schedules encouraging them to help each other surmount the challenges raised by the inspiring academic context around them.