During the month of July, Insper is welcoming students from 19 countries, turning into a truly globalized space. The first edition of the Global Academy will provide four short courses during the vacations and promises to be an exchange opportunity focused on impactful topics for society.

 

The format aligns with the international practice of offering summer courses integrated into the global context and open to students from other countries. With the concern of ensuring the enrollment of students from more nationalities, Insper had the partnership of the Ministry of Education. The calls were made through the Exchange Program for Undergraduate Students (PEC-G), which offers higher education opportunities to citizens of developing countries with which Brazil maintains educational and cultural agreements.

 

“By connecting with PEC-G, we broadened the range and managed to go beyond the partnerships that Insper already has. We have the support of the program’s communication to talk about the Global Academy and we attract a diverse audience in terms of ethnicity and knowledge”, says Ana Carolina Souza, Insper’s International Relations coordinator.

 

In addition to Brazilian students, the institution is receiving people from the following countries: Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo, Ivory Coast, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Israel, Jamaica, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Syria and Afghanistan, including refugees who have been in the country for less than a year.

 

As well as the diverse nationalities, some students also come from courses that are not on Insper’s curriculum, such as medicine, dentistry, and some types of engineering. “We managed to create a very interesting blend of cultural diversity,” says the coordinator.

 

For Ana Carolina, in addition to the exchange experience provided by the diverse profiles, the interest of foreigners was also motivated by the correctness of the courses offered. “These are themes that have an impact on society globally, themes identified through a lot of research with partner institutions,” she says.

 

The themes of the four courses offered by the first edition of the Global Academy are: entrepreneurship, ESG (environmental, social and governance aspects), climate finance and urban mobility. “These topics align with the school’s internationalization agenda for 2030. The planning included the presence of a faculty member from Portugal. It is like having an international experience within Insper itself”, says the coordinator.

 

Master class with experience

 

The foreign and Brazilian students were welcomed in a master class, which took place on July 1st. In addition to the opening speech by the Global Academy coordinator, Flavia Piazza, who welcomed the participants, they were joined by Matheus Marotzke, 27, a former Insper student, who graduated in Computer Engineering in the school’s inaugural undergraduate class.”

 

He shared his entrepreneurial trajectory and said that he is co-founder, CTO and CPO of Klubi, a fintech that has raised more than 12 million dollars and is the only one authorized by the Central Bank of Brazil for consortium management.

 

The former student recalled that during his time at Insper, he won several national and international innovation competitions, including MegaHack, L’Oréal Brandstorm and IXL’s Innovation Olympics, which fueled his determination to create impactful solutions.

 

As a co-leader of the São Paulo chapter of the Facebook Developer-Circle, he has collaborated with industry experts and undertaken exciting projects with renowned companies such as Motorola, Cesar, and SKY-TV, expanding his skills and perspectives.

 

The young executive shared his journey with Global Academy students and concluded with the message that both positive and negative experiences have evaluated and empowered him, turning him into the determined person he is today.

 

Stories like Matheus’ will not be the only opportunity to encounter inspiring journeys. During the Global Academy program, students will visit companies and institutions to deepen their market knowledge and participate in extracurricular activities that foster international experience and socio-cultural awareness.

 

The classes are intensive, full-time, taught in English and with at least 40 contact hours per course. Students may have equivalencies to elective courses at Insper or according to the policies of their respective educational institutions.