ABSTRACT:
This paper has the purpose to understand the significance of the creation project of the Federal University of Latin American Integration (UNILA) as a university that aims to foment regional integration for Latin America and the Caribbean through knowledge and culture. The research assumes the character of theoretical essay and combines resources of bibliographical and documentary research. The article explores concepts and makes a comparison of regional integration between Latin America and the European Union (EU). Next, it identifies the direction of the international relations of the Brazilian government between 2003-2010 to finally characterize the central elements that compose the original UNILA project to discuss its potentialities, tensions and limitations for its existence.
Keywords:
Regional integration; Brazilian university; Internationalization of higher education; Federal University of Latin American Integration