The American Academy (AA) is a dual-enrollment program offered jointly by Kent State University and the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), located in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Curitiba is pronounced “Kr-uh-CHEE-buh” and PUCPR is called “Pookie-Purr” or just “Pookie,” for short.
February 13-17 is I Heart Travel Week at Kent State, celebrating Kent State's Education Abroad Program with fun and informative activities each day. View the event schedule here.
![PUCPR - Kent State's academic partner in Brazil. PUCPR - Kent State's academic partner in Brazil.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/221204-Campus-day-two-030.jpg?VersionId=DKDFNMLp0kcbdQ069RBhepCmLoHil5jp)
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