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Abstract The present study aimed to analyze the contributions that international student mobility can provide for initial training, also identifying the main motivations and challenges encountered by students during the period abroad. Sixteen students from undergraduate and bachelor's degrees in Physical Education from the Federal University of Pelotas/RS participated in the study, who answered a semi-structured questionnaire sent online. The results showed that the desire to get to know a different country, the encouragement of teachers and the search for professional qualification were the main reasons for achieving mobility. The main difficulties encountered were meeting the bureaucracy of the public notice or family/financial problems faced. Regarding the main contributions to training, the knowledge of new and different cultures, the qualified structure enjoyed at the foreign university, and the establishment of networks of scientific collaboration with professors and research groups abroad stand out.

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