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Webinar discusses education challenges during coronavirus pandemic
On March 27, the FGV´s Sao Paulo Law School’s Center for Education and Research in Innovation (CEPI) will hold a webinar called “Education: Reconstructing paths and learning from adversities.” The aim of the event, which will be posted on YouTube, is to debate and take questions from students, professors and employees from education...
Administration
Center for Entrepreneurship offers free online classes giving advice on how to cope with the crisis
Next week, the Center for Entrepreneurship and New Ventures (FGVCenn) at the FGV´s Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (FGV EAESP) will hold an “Anti-Crisis Program.” The aim is to help owners of micro and small businesses to cope with the crisis caused by the coronavirus. The classes will take place live, at 8 pm, between Monday, March...
Institutional
COVID-19: Notice from Fundação Getulio Vargas
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and in order to reduce the risk of the disease spreading, Fundação Getulio Vargas, following the health authorities’ recommendations, announces the following:
- In-person undergraduate, graduate and executive education classes have been suspended since March 16. The FGV schools and units...
Law
Telecom regulator recognizes new internet access model, citing study by FGV´s Rio de Janeiro Law School professor
The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has officially recognized community networks as an internet access option in Brazil. In its announcement, the regulator mentioned a study titled “The Community Network Manual: How to Build the Internet Yourself,” organized by Professor Luca Belli of the FGV´s Rio de Janeiro Law School.
This...
Law
Tax reform needs to focus on reducing inequality, specialist argues
Eloísa Machado de Almeida, a professor and the coordinator of the Supreme Federal Court Analysis project at the FGV’s Sao Paulo Law School, took part in a seminar titled “The role of tax reform in reducing inequality in Brazil,” held in Brasilia on March 11 by Oxfam Brasil and the National Federation of State and District Tax Authorities (...
Mathematics
Coronavirus: new study addresses role of timely and effective national health surveillance
Professor Flávio Codeço of the FGV´s School of Applied Mathematics (FGV EMAp) has just had an article published in the Public Health Journal of the Sergio Arouca National Public Health School (ENSP), which is part of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Titled “The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) emergency and...
Law
FGV´s Sao Paulo Law School launches WoMENTOR, a mentoring program that addresses gender issues
On March 10, the FGV´s Sao Paulo Law School’s Legal Practice Coordination Office launched its Mentoring Program for Women, or WoMENTOR for short. The aim of the program is to connect female alumni (including recent graduates) with female students to conduct a six-month period of one-on-one mentoring. The program is also open to female students...
Administration
Work by female FGV students about women’s soccer rated in global top three by FIFA study center
A final paper about the management of women’s soccer, written by female students at FGV, was rated the third best in the world by the FIFA International Center for Sports Studies (CIES), which supports a sport management course at 17 universities across the world.
The paper, titled “Women’s soccer – a study of national and...
Public Policy
Chinese consul general talks about economic and social challenges tackled in fight against coronavirus
China’s consul general in Rio de Janeiro, Li Yang, visited FGV on March 6 to talk about the challenges faced by the Chinese government in the fight against coronavirus, its impact on China’s economy and society, and measures that have been taken by the country to control the epidemic’s propagation. The event was organized by the FGV´s Rio de...
Public Policy
Congress debates Family Grant Program and poverty
Marcelo Neri, the director of FGV Social, recently gave a presentation to Congress, in Brasilia, after being invited to appear before the special committee that is analyzing a bill to reformulate the financial benefits offered by the Family Grant (“Bolsa Família”) Program (Bill 6,072 of 2019). The bill aims to ensure that the...
International Students
Why Brazil?
Why not? Some great reasons why you shouldn’t miss the opportunity to study in Brazil:
Administration
Talk presents tax planning trends in light of new OECD rules
On March 18, at 2 pm, FGV IDE – Executive Education will host a talk called “New tax planning trends in light of mandatory disclosure rules.” The presentation, given by FGV’s tax executive education coordinator, Professor Felipe Dutra, will be streamed live on the internet.
Dutra will address tax...
Institutional
FGV launches unified catalog for its three libraries
Fundação Getulio Vargas has just unified the archive databases of the three libraries in its Library System, in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Brasilia. As of now, the public can consult the system using a single online catalog.
The unification of these databases will bring about various benefits for the FGV community. For example, it...
Administration
ETFs - New Funds, More Alternatives
O FGVcef realizará a palestra ETFs - Novos Fundos, Mais Alternativas com Eduardo Torrescasana (Third Party Distribution Associate) e Alexandre Frade (Portfolio Manager) como parte do Projeto Difusão da Indústria de Fundos, patrocinado pela Itaú Asset Management, no dia 17/03, às 11h, no Salão Nobre da EAESP, e será aberto aos...
Administration
2nd Impact Business Fair
O FGVcenn promove a 2ª Feira de Negócios de Impacto, com o intuito de impulsionar o tema de negócios de impacto e empreendedorismo social. Estarão presentes startups, investidores e aceleradoras com impacto social para compartilhar seus conhecimentos sobre como ampliar possibilidades de carreiras em negócios de impacto. O objetivo é...
Economics
Global Economic Barometers: International Economy in Grip of the Coronavirus Epidemic
On March 10, FGV´s Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV IBRE) in collaboration with the KOF Swiss Economic Institute of ETH Zurich in Switzerland, launch the Global Economic Barometer. In the first issue of March 2020, both global indicators, the Leading Barometer and the Coincident...
Administration
Program presents financial markets’ needs and trends to Banco Safra professionals
This year, FGV In Company was chosen again to deliver part of Banco Safra’s trainee program. The first edition of the course, called “Trainee FGV – learning experience,” had a blended format, including both in-person and online classes. Thirty-one bank employees took the course between July 2016 and December 2019.
The...
Public Policy
Event discusses modernization and regulation of logistics, transportation and foreign trade
FGV Transportes will participate in the 26^th edition of Intermodal South America, an international logistics, freight transportation and foreign trade fair, which will take place in Sao Paulo from March 17 to 19. The event, scheduled at a time of recovering market confidence, will debate the modernization and...
Administration
Experimental Class | Executive Education in Finance Management
Os programas de Educação Executiva da FGV preparam os profissionais para todos os momentos de transição de carreira, fazendo com que estejam prontos para o mercado e para a vida.
Por esse motivo, convidamos você para um evento na FGV sobre um assunto de seu interesse. Será o momento exclusivo para que você possa explorar a...
Law
Technology and Disruption: New Markets and New Careers in Law
A revolução provocada pelas novas tecnologias no mercado jurídico promete novos horizontes de atuação para profissionais do direito no setor privado e público. Inteligência artificial, big data, dados na nuvem e automatização de tarefas criam oportunidades inovadoras de atuação, permitindo um leque de novas carreiras e perfis de...