FGV is the single Brazilian representative at the Global Network for Advanced Management

FGV is the single Brazilian representative among the 21 undergraduate institutions whose business schools comprise the Global Network for Advanced Management ? an initiative by the Yale University, connecting schools, students, directors and deans with the purpose to educate leaders for the global economy and society.Being the first business school network, the Global Network for Advanced Management is comprised of institutions from developed and emerging nations. ?We are building a more representative voice for the challenges faced by leaders today and a more innovative way to educate future global economy leaders?, explains the dean of Yale's Business School, Edward A. Snyder, on the Yale School of Management's news website.São Paulo Business Administration School of Fundação Getulio Vargas (EAESP) is FGV's school selected to be part of the network, along with institutions like the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Insead. The initiative is considered to be inclusive by Director Maria Tereza Fleury, who spoke to O Estado de São Paulo newspaper about the network, its purposes and its characteristics of connectivity, collaboration and co-responsibility. ?The group's agenda has been defined, but it will bear actions of various natures: commingled elaboration of cases, short term exchange programs, development of projects made by post-graduation and MBA students, among other initiatives?, said Maria Tereza Fleury.Among the planned actions is the new Master's course in Advanced Administration, with 12 to 15 vacancies for the best post-graduation students of the network to study at Yale for one year. The university is also developing an online catalog of business cases that will be available to partner institutions for use in classroom.For further information on the network, go to here.