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- International relations intership report: experience at Porto Accounting and Business School’s (Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto) International Relations Office (GRI)Publication . Laya Alonso, Maria Veronica; Santos, Clara Maria Laranjeira Sarmento eThe continuous competition for organizations to become differentiated and competitive in the eyes of the world has driven an inevitable growth and need for the internationalization of businesses and services. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are no exemption from such influences, but rather a major driver for it, claiming that the internationalization of higher education is a mechanism for quality assurance. The biggest effect generated by the internationalization of higher education can be noticed by its creation of a large community of momentarily emigrating students, otherwise called mobility students, which has more than doubled over the past decade. The push for internationalization of HEIs and the prominence of mobility students has, in some countries and areas, generated a series of reforms. Some of these have focused on the implementation of English as a common language, and others have led to the standardization of educational curriculums across Europe, i.e., the Erasmus program. However, the biggest modification produced by the mobility of students is the mobility of cultures and the promotion of interculturality. The following report documents and describes, in a detailed manner, all of the knowledge obtained and the functions and events carried out during a curricular internship held at the International Relations Office of the Porto Accounting and Business School (Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto, ISCAP-P.PORTO). During the course of the internship, the intern worked on the internationalization strategies of ISCAP, having as main responsibilities event planning and organization, the creation of useful resources for future international students, and the analysis of internationalization trends at ISCAP. The methodologies present in this report integrate theoretical and practical competencies acquired during the Masters in Intercultural Studies for Business. The detailed descriptions of the internship experiences will be accompanied by a critical analysis.