This paper discusses how research education is influenced by the dynamics of knowledge production and use within a given context of application. It is argued that the graduate policy in Brazil, driven to academic career and performance as determined by Capes' evaluation model, does not enable the development of new competences and roles expected from doctorate holders in the current scenario marked by the intensification of relations and exchanges within scientific, economic and cultural realms, both nationally and mainly internationally.
International research networks; Scientific collaboration; Doctorate students; Graduate programs evaluation; Capes
