Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RIO)

The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) is a private Catholic university in the Gávea district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It describes itself as a doctoral and research-intensive university more than 85 years old. Teaching and research are organised in four academic centres, and the university also runs distance learning and continuing education programmes:

• Center for Theology and Human Sciences
• Center for Science and Technology
• Center for Social Sciences
• Center for Health and Biological Sciences

International students are served by the Central Coordination for International Cooperation (CCCI). Options include exchange semesters, double degree programmes, courses taught in English, and Portuguese as a second language in regular and intensive courses. The Brazilian Seminars every July are open to individual participants. Customized and faculty-led programmes are designed on demand for partner institutions, are taught in English and commonly cover Portuguese language and culture, politics, business, engineering, energy and the environment.

For housing, the CCCI helps arrange homestays, hostels and hotels for faculty-led groups, and partner providers offer student housing and coliving, with benefits for exchange students.