The MCI Program is in its second edition. Thanks to the Brazilian commitment to innovation, research, scientific knowledge disclosure and human resources training in the recent years, CONFAP has consolidated its relationship with EU and European States through several agreements. The first edition of MCI program started on 2017 and it lasted four years, from 2017 to 2021. It allowed the opening of three calls by CONFAP, offering scholarships to Brazilian young researchers to move to Italy for an exchange period. Italian Universities facilitated these exchanges providing information about research opportunity in the partner universities and offering services for Brazilian visitors.
The Mobility Confap Italy started from the cooperation between CONFAP (Conselho Nacional das Fundações Estaduais de Amparo à Pesquisa) and a Network of Italian Universities. CONFAP is a non-governmental organization which aims to promote the best articulation of the interest of the State agencies to support the scientific and technological research and innovation in Brazil. It congregates the 27 State Funding Agencies (known as FAPs in Portuguese). The Network of Italian Universities is a group of Italian Universities who join the Program, offering a vast array of research opportunities for Brazilian candidates. The Italian Network is coordinated by the University of Bologna (UNIBO) who acts as a Technical Secretariat.