title: [Academic international cultural exchange: an experience of personal and scientific growth].
abstract: This study aimed to describe the student experience to integrate an international academic mobility program during undergraduate nursing. It is reported academic experience in Portugal, Algarve University, made possible by the Federal University of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The experience of exchange performed within six months, enabled the acquisition of new scientific knowledge and cultural rights, including innovations in healthcare technology, development of research and academic links. As contributions are expected to stimulate and intensify the international mobility especially at undergraduate level, considering its importance to the improvement of academic excellence and the Brazilian higher education through scientific and cultural exchange abroad.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Centro de Educação Superior Norte, Curso de Enfermagem (Graduanda). Santa Maria-RS, Brasil. indiarasartoridalmolin@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Indiara Sartori
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Dalmolin
authors.forename: Eliane Ramos
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Rose Mary Costa Rosa Andrade
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Maria José Baltazar
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gouveia
authors.forename: José Júlio
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sardinheiro
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003469:Culture; D004506:Education, Nursing; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D011174:Portugal