Centers and Directorates

The Research Network was created in 2016 with the goal of encouraging excellent, high-impact and innovative research, thereby contributing to FGV’s mission. To achieve this objective, the unit has fostered links between research activities in the public and private sectors and encouraged the formation of research networks in Brazil and abroad. The Research Network also helps disseminate knowledge produced by FGV’s schools and research centers. In addition to the Research Network, the governance structure of FGV’s research activities includes the Research and Innovation Commission, the Quality Center for Applied Research (CQPA) and the Committee for Ethical Compliance in Research Involving Human Beings (CEPH). Created in 2016 in order to analyze the methodological rigor and potential impacts of applied research projects conducted by FGV’s different units, the Research and Innovation Commission has worked to expand the institution’s research production capacity. There is a structure of incentives focused on this type of project. This is an essential component for the development and execution of multidisciplinary research projects with high social impacts. FGV has created an internal fund to finance research projects selected by the Research and Innovation Commission. Since 2014, FGV’s Applied Research Fund (FPA FGV) has financed more than 251 applied research projects selected by the Research and Innovation Commission. Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Quality Center for Applied Research (CQPA) was created in 2020 within the scope of FGV’s Research and Innovation Commission with the goal of ensuring the technical quality and execution of proposals and reports associated with the work of applying the knowledge developed by the institution’s centers, schools and units. CQPA also aims to promote technical integration and the application of new methodologies, technologies and practices to improve the technical quality of work in order to foster integration between the generation and application of knowledge and to support initiatives for the dissemination of research results. FGV’s Committee for Ethical Compliance in Research Involving Human Beings (CEPH), created in 2016, is one of Brazil’s first ethics committees with a focus on the humanities. In order to guarantee the highest ethical standards in research, this committee complies with the strictest standards established by the national and international scientific community. In this way, FGV meets the requirements of national and international institutions for the publication of articles and for the execution of research projects through partnerships.

The Internal Control Division (DCI) was created, within the Presidency, in 2016, with the objective of implementing a system of internal controls at FGV. The area has the following guidelines: - FGV not only wishes to know that it is in compliance with laws, norms, procedures and other rules to which it is subject at a given moment, but to trust that the existing controls will show the need for adjustments with regard to legal aspects as well as administrative processes, research, teaching, & technical advice; - The culture of processes with controls must permeate FGV and is crucial to the continuous growth of activities as well as expansion on different fronts; including the realization of activities in an interconnected way (one depends on the other) and complementary way (one can be used by the other), all within the just need of resources (without wastage); - A base of processes with controls associated with the sentiment, already latent, of being part of FGV are essential points for the generation of an atmosphere of responsibility towards the common objectives of the institution; - In a chain of responsibilities all are previously approved, even if a certain matter depends on another instance of decision; the certainty that there is prior care following approvals expands the possibility of delegation, avoids rework and prevents risks to the image and other apects.  

The Business Studies Division focuses on the development of activities that support FGV in strengthening its positioning as a national and international think tank. DENN works for the advancement and promotion of research, partnerships and cooperation with institutions in Brazil and abroad.

The Operations Division is responsible for the entire administrative support and service infrastructure for FGV units in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Sao Paulo (SP) and Brasilia. It is comprised of the following areas: - Information Technology and Communications; - Superintendency for Operations and Services (Rio de Janeiro); - Superintendency for Operations and Services (Sao Paulo); - Superintendency for Human Resources and Center for Professional Allocation; - Construction Office (Oscar Niemeyer Tower and Cultural Center); - Superintendency for Legal Matters; - Academic Support Management (Rio de Janeiro); - Center for Educational Support (Rio de Janeiro); - Academic Support Management (Sao Paulo); - Purchasing Management; - Admission Coordination for Regular Courses and Sectoral Controlling.

The Division for the Development of Public Management and Educational Policies – FGV DGPE is intended to promote the development of municipalities’ management, as well as support teaching systems in the improvement of educational management, aligned with Fundação Getulio Vargas’ mission to stimulate Brazil´s socioeconomic development. FGV DGPE started its activities at the end of the first semester of 2018.

FGV's Provost Office was structured to create academic synergy between all of FGV’s schools. In the face of requirements from the Higher Education Personnel (Capes) and the National Institute for Educational Studies and Research “Anísio Teixeira” (Inep), the objective of the Provost Office is to guide, support, evaluate and monitor the academic performance of FGV’s schools, as well as to assist FGV’s Senior Management when necessary.  FGV's Provost Office is also responsible for overseeing and reviewing reports required by the Ministry of Education (INEP, CNPq and Capes – all Brazilian institutes for research funding) and other public entities, ensuring the following: - Legal compliance by FGV’s Schools regarding the academic area, taking into account the recommendations of the National Council of Education (CNE) and MEC (Inep and Capes), with respect to accreditation and re-accreditation of schools; and the authorization, recognition and subsequent renewals of courses, covering all lato/stricto sensu undergraduate and graduate courses. - Guiding FGV’s Schools in sharing and promoting best education and research management practices on a global scale. - Consolidating information regarding all of FGV’s Schools. - Overseeing, guiding and updating the information rendered to entities responsible for supervising Brazilian education institutions. - Monitoring and addressing of Academic Ombudsman demands, as defined by the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC) Assessment Tools, applied to all FGV Schools and the Institute for Educational Development (IDE).