The trip, organized by the undergraduate programs department of the School of Government, featured six students who had the opportunity to visit and attend classes at the Universities of Brasília and São Paulo. It also provided an opportunity to visit government institutions and cultural landmarks.

“Brazil welcomed us with questions, memories, and many lessons to learn. Looking at the world again from a different perspective, with new languages, cultures, and history, is one of the things I value most about studying International Relations,” explained Sofía Walker Escartín, one of the students who participated in this first edition of the trip, which took place from May 11 to 18. Bautista David, also a third-year student in the program, added: “Brazil was an enriching experience that allowed me to reflect on the strategic importance of the bilateral relationship between our two countries. Argentina and Brazil share not only a common history, but also political, economic, and cultural challenges and opportunities.”

The students visited the Ipiranga Museum.

“We believe it is essential that students of Political Science and International Relations have a Latin American perspective, from the Global South, on local and global problems,” explained Dr. Said Chaya, director of the Political Science and International Relations programs at the Universidad Austral“In that sense, this study trip to Brazil complements the training they receive in the first three years of their studies,” he added.

The activity was facilitated by Camila Cereghetti Carvalho, a graduate of the International Relations program at the University: “The students were able to learn about Brazil’s history, culture, politics, and society. Above all, they learned about the main areas where Argentina and Brazil cooperate internationally.”

At the Brazilian Library “Guita and José Mindlin” of the University of São Paulo.

At the University of São Paulo, they attended classes with Brazilian students, visited the Guita and José Mindlin Brazilian Library, and the Ipiranga and Art Museums (MASP). In Brasília, they shared a class with students from the university of the same name, toured the city, were received by authorities at the Itamaraty Palace, visited the Congress building, and went to the Argentine Embassy in Brasília, where they met with Ambassador Daniel Raimondi. The Brazilian Embassy in Argentina supported the trip.

Together with Ambassador Daniel Raimondi and officials at the Argentine Embassy in Brasilia

Students with Karin Wallensteen, Sweden's ambassador to Brazil, during a class at the University of Brasilia.