This is a programme by the Brazilian Federal government that aims:
To encourage the construction, implementation and consolidation of strategic internationalisation plans for the institutions covered in the areas of knowledge they have prioritised;
To encourage the formation of international research networks with a view to improving the quality of academic production linked to postgraduate studies;
To expand support for internationalisation in postgraduate studies at the institutions covered;
Promote the mobility of teachers and students, with an emphasis on doctoral students, post-doctoral students and teachers abroad and from abroad to Brazil, linked to stricto sensu postgraduate programmes with international cooperation;
Encourage the transformation of participating institutions into an international environment; and Integrate other CAPES promotion actions into the internationalisation effort.