FGV holds 6th Talent Selection Meeting for outstanding students at government schools in Sao Paulo

Between May 9 and 11, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Center for the Development of Mathematics and Science (FGV CDMC) is holding the “Sixth FGV CDMC Talent Selection Meeting” in Guarujá, Sao Paulo. The event is aimed at outstanding high school students in the second and third grade at federal, state and municipal government schools in the state of Sao Paulo. The meeting will feature professors from the Fundação Getulio Vargas School of Applied Mathematics (FGV EMAp), FGV Rio de Janeiro Law School, University of Sao Paulo, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Sao Paulo Federal Education Institute, Barueri Technical Institute and Paulista University. The event will be attended by 50 students from 19 municipalities in the state of Sao Paulo. The FGV CDMC Talent Selection Meeting aims to stimulate and promote the study of mathematics and foster FGV’s links with high-achieving students in mathematics and related areas. There will be interactive mathematics workshops, mini-courses, competitions involving oral and practical presentations, talks and discussions. About CDMC The Center for the Development of Mathematics and Science (FGV CDMC) carries out the Talent Selection Program in order to select outstanding students at public sector schools across Brazil for FGV’s undergraduate courses in Rio de Janeiro. The program focuses on students’ merit and aims to enrich the pool of highly qualified professionals and leaders that the country needs. About the program The process begins by inviting students selected from among the medal winners in national knowledge Olympiads and other high-performing high school students to take the entrance exam at some Fundação Getulio Vargas schools in Rio de Janeiro. The selected students must either graduate from high school in the year they take the FGV entrance exam or have graduated the previous year. For more information, please email cdmc@fgv.br. To find out more about the program, click here.