The Brunel Brazil Initiative

The Brunel Brazil Initiative is a showcase of Brunel University London's collaboration with Brazilian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and partners.

Spotlighting Human Rights and Climate Change, this event will champion current transnational education projects and research collaborations, creating opportunities to further international partnerships, capture research funding, and enable student mobility.

Join us for a programme of lively sessions unpacking the challenges and opportunities, with plenty of opportunity to network and enjoy some African-Brazilian music and culture.

Event Schedule

You can attend for the duration or you can choose when registering the sections of greatest relevance to you.

2:00pm
Arrival/registration
Eastern Gateway building

2:15 - 2:45pm
African-Brazilian drums Workshop
Eastern Gateway Auditorium

In this drum workshop you will learn how to play Samba using a variety of instruments. You will also learn about African-Brazilian cultural heritage directly from Marcos Santana - former Timbalada musician, and leader of Tribo (selected as “Best Brazilian Band” in Notting Hill Carnival 2024). With luck, you should learn the basics to join our Samba parade, later during the day - don’t miss it!

2:45-4:00pm
Global Partnerships Panel: Human Rights and Climate Change in transnational education and research
Eastern Gateway Auditorium

This panel will discuss the future of academic collaboration between Brazil and the UK, focusing on the possibility of joint research and educational projects. What are the current challenges and opportunities for international collaboration between higher education institutions in both countries? It will also share the experience and the findings of the project “Human Rights & Climate Change: transnational education, research and innovation between Brunel, UERJ and UFRJ,” funded by The British Council - under its Going Global Partnership (HE Connects: UK – Americas Partnerships for TNE and Internationalisation), and CAPES Foundation.

4:00 - 4:30pm
Coffee Break

4:30 - 5:45pm
Research Panel: Global challenges for Human Rights Law and Theory
Eastern Gateway Auditorium

Dr Daniela Barcellos (UFRJ): “The decisions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and their influence in overcoming violence against woman in Brazil”

Professor Juliana Neuenschwander Magalhaes (UFRJ): “Globalization, Presentism and the Future of Law”

This research panel will showcase the leading research of two Brazilian scholars on human rights law, regional courts and legal theory. This session will also highlight the global challenges to women's rights and indigenous people’s land rights, and the relation of both topics with the future of humanity.

5:45 - 6:15pm
African Brazilian Music Parade
Eastern Gateway Atrium

Join Marcos Santana and his crew in this incredible cultural and musical experience.