Abstract
This article aims to analyze how Portugal has hosted its international students. Based on two ongoing research projects related to Portuguese higher education, it will present a comparative study between the reception that Portugal has provided to the natives of Brazil and Timor-Leste, from the point of view of these students. Both investigations, through the method of qualitative analysis (interviews conducted with these students), reached a confluence of interpretations about the way these students have been received in Portuguese universities. In addition, while a research completed this analysis using, also a quantitative method (application of an online questionnaire), the other used the ethnographic method. It is concluded that, in this regard, there is still much to be done, such as greater attention to the difficulties faced by Brazilians and Timorese with Portuguese language from Portugal, more teachers' awareness of students from different educational systems, greater dissemination of available services universities and effective and affective support upon arrival in the country of destination.
Keywords
international student mobility; Brazil; Portugal; Timor-Leste; hostess