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University Entrance Exam: FGV launches undergraduate International Relations program
FGV has launched its undergraduate International Relations program in Sao Paulo, with 100 slots for the university entrance exam for the first half of 2019. The program has just been accredited by the Brazilian Department of Education, via an ordinance published on June 28 in the Brazilian Federal Register....
Law
China in focus: FGV professor is selected for academic program in the Asian giant
Evandro Menezes de Carvalho, professor at FGV’s Rio de Janeiro Law School (FGV Direito Rio) and coordinator of the Nucleus for China-Brazil Studies, was selected to join the “Visting Program for Young Sinologists 2018”. The selection process was carried out by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s...
Law
Legal experts will discuss investment facilitation during webinar
Sao Paulo Law School (FGV Direito SP) professor Michelle Ratton Sanches Badin will participate in the webinar “Investment Facilitation – Making sense of concepts, discussions and processes”, on July 10. Organized by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), the initiative will bring...
Administration
Call for papers: Global Conference on Transparency Research will be held in Rio in June 2019
How do transparency policies affect the quality of organizations and the experience of citizens? To what extent are governments, corporations and other entities striving to implement transparency policies and enforce them? To answer these questions, FGV’s Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (FGV EBAPE), Rio...
Law
Book debates relationship between vulnerability and legal language from comparative perspective
Vivianne Ferreira Mese, a professor of Civil Law at FGV Sao Paulo Law School (FGV Direito SP), has recently launched the book "Rechtssprache und Schwächerenschutz" (Legal language and protection of the...
Economics
Inflation for low-income families in Brazil registers 1.52% variation
The Consumer Price Index - Class 1 (IPC-C1), calculated by the Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV IBRE) in June, showed a variation of 1.52%, a rate of 0.92 percentage point (pp) above that calculated in May, when the index recorded a change of 0.60%. With this result, the indicator accumulated a high of 3.03% in the year and 3.59% in the...
Administration
Workshop: Startup from [0] a [1] - How to get your startup off the ground
In this workshop we will study how many startups like Uber, Airbnb, iFood and others began to understand how to select a problem that is important enough to replicate the entrepreneurial journey of these startups to create their own billion dollar company.
Program Content: The workshop will address the three phases of the...
Administration
Effects of e-Social and labor reform on health institutions
The changes in the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT) will certainly impact employer-employee relations, but does that necessarily only mean bad news? Understand the new Law better and how it will affect the day to day health manager. The forum will address impacts on the Hospital Area and Health Services with the changes in the...
Law
FGV announces winners of Esdras Education Award
FGV’s Sao Paulo Law School (FGV Direito SP) has announced the winners of the second edition of the “Esdras Borges Costa Legal Education Award”. The winning work, which will receive a BRL 5,000 prize, is the project “Constitution of the Concrete: Identification of demand for socio-constitutional intervention purposes”, by...
Energy
Experts discuss solutions for energy transition in Ibero-American countries
On June 18, FGV’s International Intelligence Unit (FGV NPII) participated in the event “Perspectivas iberoamericanas sobre transición energética y cambio climático” [Ibero-American perspectives on energy transition and climate change], held by the Real Instituto Elcano, in Madrid (Spain). The meeting aimed to build a ...
Economics
Consumer price inflation rises in Brazil in last week of June
Released on June 30 by FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV IBRE), the Weekly Consumer Price Index (IPC-S) varied 1.19% – 0.02 percentage point (p.p.) above the last published rate. With this result, the index accumulates a 3% increase in the year and 4.43% in the last 12 months.
Four of the eight expense...
Law
Global Fellowship Program offers legal research grants for PhD holders and candidates
FGV’s Sao Paulo Law School (FGV Direito SP) is receiving applications for the Global Fellowship Program. The selection process is intended for PhD holders and candidates in Law, attracting young talents pursuing a career as a professor, in addition to developing global legal insights, contributing to FGV...
Economics
Business Confidence drops in Brazil in June
The Business Confidence Index (ICE), calculated by FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV IBRE), dropped 1.9 points in June, down to 90.5 points. The 2018 second-quarter average also fell 1.9 points compared to the previous quarter.
“The drop in business confidence seen in June confirms the trend indicated in the...
Institutional
University Entrance Exam: FGV opens registration for 2019 selection process
FGV opened registrations for the 2019 university entrance exam on July 2. A total of 1,010 vacancies are available, distributed throughout the schools in Rio de Janeiro (Administration, Social Sciences, Law, Economics, and Applied Mathematics) and Sao Paulo (Business Administration – Day and Evening, Public...
Administration
6th Executive Education Week
FGV Executive Education Sao Paulo invites leaders of large organizations to give lectures in various areas of knowledge. Participate and reflect on current market challenges and opportunities.
Administration
Management of Museums in Rio: Challenges and Proposals
FGV Projetos will hold the debate "Management of Museums in Rio: Challenges and Proposals". This meeting aims to discuss and list some proposals for the recovery of public museums in the city and state of Rio de Janeiro in a context of budget cuts and emptying of the local cultural area. This discussion aims to point out ways to help...
Economics
Despite dropping in June, Brazilian Industry Confidence quarterly results still above Q1 2018
The Industry Confidence Index (ICI), calculated by the Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV IBRE), dropped 1.0 point in June 2018, down to 100.1 points – the lowest since January this year (99.4 points). Nevertheless, the ICI ends the second quarter (100.7 points) 0.2 points above the result of the first quarter (100.5 points...
Law
Jean Monnet Chair opens selection process for free course on compared regionalism
Supported by the European Commission, Rio de Janeiro Law School (FGV Direito Rio) is receiving applications for the next edition of the Compared Regionalism course, within the Jean Monnet Chair. The goal is to encourage teaching, research and reflection on issues related to European integration...
Public Policy
International partnership will tackle disinformation in 2018 elections
The year of 2018 will be a turning point in the political arena not only in Brazil, but in Colombia and Mexico as well. Amidst a scenario of polarization compounded by the phenomenon of disinformation, all three countries are on the verge of presidential elections in October,...
Administration
8th FGV/FIFA/CIES Sports Management Seminar
The event promotes reflections on Sport as an important tool for human, economic and social development, and is part of the FGV/FIFA/CIES Executive Program for Improvement in Sport Management.