The BRICS Policy Center\/PUC-Rio recently established four partnerships that expand its national and international cooperation network. The new agreements were signed with the following institutions:
\nNucleus for Studies of BRICS Countries (NuBRICS) (ou BRICS Countries Study Center, nn sei qual o melhor ): associated with the Federal Fluminense University (UFF), Brazil;
\nPolicy Studies Initiative (PSI): one of Ethiopia’s leading think tanks;
\nTRENDS Research & Advisory: a prominent research center in the United Arab Emirates;
\nDAKSHIN Global South Centre of Excellence: a leading research center in India.<\/p>\n
These partnerships add to the extensive collaboration network that the BRICS Policy Center\/PUC-Rio maintains with universities, think tanks, civil society, and other institutions around the world. The agreements aim to promote, primarily, cultural and academic exchange between the parties, the exchange of technical knowledge, collaboration in academic activities, and joint researches on relevant issues of contemporary geopolitics \u2013 with a focus on the BRICS and the Global South.<\/p>\n