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Institutional
FGV discusses the future of the Brazilian wine market
The 2017 Wine & Market Seminar will discuss the opportunities and challenges faced by the Brazilian and international wine markets. Hosted by Fundação Getulio Vargas in partnership with Baco Multimídia on August 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the event will gather professionals from different business...
Economics
Healthcare and safety featured as the worst ranking public services among Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo residents
Residents of Brazil’s two largest cities, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, ranked healthcare (3.2) and safety (3.6) as the public services with lowest quality in a survey conducted by FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE). Survey respondents also ranked the quality of transport (4.7), universities (4.6) and schools and day...
Economics
Brazilian School of Economics and Finance holds selection process for Direct Doctorate in Economics
FGV’s Brazilian School of Economics and Finance (EPGE) announced the exam information for the selection process of the Direct Doctorate in Economics. In this process, candidates can apply without the requirement of having a Master’s degree.
The course aims to train scholars in tune with the latest in relevant fields of...
Institutional
Finance: new risks and opportunities
In a time of economic recession and of searching for effective measures for the country to resume growth, the theme ‘Finance’ is introduced in the FGV Executive Magazine, published by FGV’s São Paulo School of Business Administration (EAESP).
According to the experts, four forces are...
Administration
CGU invites EBAPE professor to talk about transparency and access to information
Gregory Michener, professor of FGV’s Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (EBAPE), was invited to the presentation ‘Transparency and access to information’ on August 4, at 3:30 pm, at Fecomercio, in Rio de Janeiro. The event is part of a series of ten lectures under the theme ‘...
Social Sciences
FGV Press launches work discussing history textbooks
Textbooks have become news in both print and TV media outlets. From time to time, their authors are put on the hot seat, accused of providing inadequate information to readers. It is not by chance that some of the criticism against history books accuses them of ideological bias, as they deal with subjects that are surrounded by ideology, no...
Public Policy
Education in focus: study addresses the effects of armed violence in classrooms
FGV’s Public Policy Analysis Division (DAPP) launched the study ‘Education in focus: the effects of armed violence in classrooms’ this week. The research was developed by crossing data collected between July 2016 and July 2017 about shootings and gun shots, from collaborative records in the Fogo...
Administration
FGV holds the annual event of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program
The Center for Sustainability Studies (GVces) of FGV’s São Paulo School of Business Administration (EAESP) will hold the 2017 Annual Event of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program on Thursday, August 10. The goal of the meeting is to foster a corporate culture of preparing and publishing greenhouse gas (GHG)...
Law
Jean Monnet Chair participates in the launch of the Belgium-Brazil Chair
The Belgium-Brazil Chair, an initiative of Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), was launched on July 6. The launch, held at the residence of the Consul General of Belgium, was preceded by three lectures on the theme ‘Europe and Brazil in a changing world.’
FGV’s Rio de Janeiro Law School (Direito Rio)...
Administration
From Brazil to the world: export of innovative and sustainable solutions featured in ICV Global project
The Innovation and Sustainability in Global Value Chains (ICV) project invites you to the event ‘From Brazil to the world: export of innovative and sustainable solutions’ on August 3, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., at FGV’s 9 de Julho Auditorium in Sao Paulo.
The meeting aims to contribute to the export...
Energy
President of Petrobras participates in debate at FGV
FGV Energy will host a debate with the President of Petrobras, Pedro Parente, in another edition of the series of lectures Energy in Focus – Strategy and Challenges for the Future, on August 1. During the meeting, the President of Petrobras will present his view on the oil and gas industry, highlighting the...
Social Sciences
From dictatorship to democracy: international symposium debates Brazilian history
The “3rd International Symposium Brazil: From Dictatorship to Democracy” will be held between August 9 and 11 in Rio de Janeiro. The event is a joint effort between Brown University’s Brazil Initiative, the Study Group for Social History and Dictatorships of PUC/RJ, and the Laboratory for Labor and Social Movement Studies and...
Administration
EBAPE professor appointed as Edward Laroque Tinker Visiting Professor at Stanford University
Professor Carlos Pereira from FGV’s Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (EBAPE) is the second Brazilian scholar appointed by the Tinker Foundation to the position of Edward Laroque Tinker Visiting Professor at Stanford University – a highly prestigious position in one of the...
Law
First textbook published by FGV Press addresses Human Rights
As the first foray of FGV Press into the world of textbooks, “Direitos humanos e vida cotidiana” [Human rights and everyday life] was written and published in partnership with FGV’s São Paulo Law School (Direito SP), employing a straightforward language and building upon actual cases to address the fundamental concepts...
Mathematics
School of Applied Mathematics professors stand out at 58th International Mathematical Olympiad
The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is the largest, oldest and most prestigious science Olympiad for High School students. The first edition of the IMO took place back in 1959 in Romania, featuring seven participating countries. The 2017 edition, held between July 16 and 22 in Rio de Janeiro, featured more than 600...
Administration
Permanent Forum for Innovation in the Public Sector
The Innovation Forum now turns to the public sector. Brazil must provide effective public services in performance and cost in order to recover its leading role worldwide. The country must leave behind 20^th century models to meet the demands of the 21^st century. This change will be quicker and more efficient if...
Administration
Data Science: the story of a data scientist and a big problem
This lecture describes the challenges faced by a data scientist in his quest for a strategic response for his organization. From the initial problem to the end result, we will present all steps, tools, and methodologies used by the data scientist in his work.
Administration
Revista de Administração de Empresas (Journal of Business Administration) features different perspectives on ‘Dynamic Capabilities’
Dynamic Capabilities are addressed through different approaches by several authors, as well as criticism regarding the boundaries of the concept. This is the central theme of a special edition of Revista de Administração de Empresas (Journal of Business Administration), published by FGV’s São Paulo...
Energy
Research on the Brazilian power industry’s expansion plan presented in Canada
FGV Energy researcher Vinícius Neves Motta participated in the 21^st Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies, held in Canada on July 17-21. During the event, he presented the work ‘Model for power grid optimal planning including renewable energies.’...
Institutional
Ceremony formalizes partnership between FGV and Brazilian Navy
Fundação Getulio Vargas and the Brazilian Navy have formalized a partnership between the two institutions in a ceremony held on July 18, at FGV’s main office in Rio de Janeiro.
The event was attended by the President of FGV, Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal; the Vice-President of FGV, Sergio Franklin...