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- Economics
![CEO of Caixa talks about state-owned bank’s strategies]( "CEO of Caixa talks about state-owned bank’s strategies")
The CEO of Caixa Econômica Federal, Pedro Duarte Guimarães, will give a talk on “Caixa’s Strategy” on October 23, at 3 pm, in the 12th-floor auditorium in FGV’s main building (Praia de Botafogo, 190, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro). The event, organized by the FGV´s EPGE Brazilian School of Economics and Finance (FGV EPGE...
- Economics
![FGV GDP Monitor points to 0.9% growth in economic activity in August 2019]( "FGV GDP Monitor points to 0.9% growth in economic activity in August 2019")
According to seasonally adjusted figures from the FGV GDP Monitor, economic activity in Brazil grew 0.9% in August 2019 compared with July, and there was growth of 0.6% on a moving quarterly basis (comparing June-August with March-May). Year-over-year, the economy expanded 0.2...
- Economics
![German consul general participates in debate on challenges of democracy in age of digitalization]( "German consul general participates in debate on challenges of democracy in age of digitalization")
On October 28, at 2 pm, the FGV´s EPGE Brazilian School of Economics and Finance (FGV EPGE) will host a talk by the German consul general in Rio de Janeiro, Klaus Zillikens. The guest will talk about “The challenges of democracy in the age of digitalization.” The event will take place at the...
- Law
![Project brings together professionals and academics from BRICS countries to produce knowledge about legal systems across the bloc]( "Project brings together professionals and academics from BRICS countries to produce knowledge about legal systems across the bloc")
In 2030, the bloc composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will account for more than half of the global economy, according to projections. Despite this, there has been little academic output in Brazil to help regulators and legal professionals understand the real differences and similarities across these...
- Social Sciences
![“Magic and Power” film, based on anthropologist Yvonne Maggie’s archives, is shown at FGV]( "“Magic and Power” film, based on anthropologist Yvonne Maggie’s archives, is shown at FGV")
On October 23, at 5 pm, the Audiovisual and Documentary Center at the FGV´s School of Social Sciences (FGV CPDOC) will host a showing of “Magic and Power: frontiers between the sacred and the profane.” The film uses materials from the archives of anthropologist Yvonne Maggie, donated to FGV CPDOC, produced in the 1970s and 1980s during...
- Administration
![Study on social class and charitable giving wins award from international institution]( "Study on social class and charitable giving wins award from international institution")
Yan Vieites, an administration PhD student at the FGV´s Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (FGV EBAPE), has won a prize from the ACR/Sheth Foundation for his dissertation, titled “Your need does not appeal to me. How social class shapes charitable giving across causes.” This is the first time that a...
- Law
![Professors take part in international BRICS forum and foster relations with Chinese organizations]( "Professors take part in international BRICS forum and foster relations with Chinese organizations")
The dean of the FGV´s Rio de Janeiro Law School, Sergio Guerra, and the coordinator of its Brazil-China Study Center, Evandro Carvalho, went to China to take part in the BRICS Forum on International Rule of Law in September. As well as this event, organized by the China Academy of Social...
- Administration
![International guest lectures on financial tools for effective business management]( "International guest lectures on financial tools for effective business management")
Experience helps managers to deal with everyday business problems. As well as learning from their own professional experience, good managers can also benefit from following general financial rules for effectively managing their organizations. In this context, the FGV´s Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (FGV EAESP) and Alliance...
- Law
![Seminar on empirical research on regulation brings together international specialists]( "Seminar on empirical research on regulation brings together international specialists")
In order to debate empirical research in the field of regulation with regulators, academics and market players, the FGV´s Rio de Janeiro Law School will hold the Regulation in Numbers Project’s Second Seminar on October 14, at 2:30 pm. The event will take place in the auditorium in FGV’s main building (Praia de Botafogo, 190, 12th...
- Institutional
![FGV undergraduate courses come top of Folha University Ranking in administration, law and economics]( "FGV undergraduate courses come top of Folha University Ranking in administration, law and economics")
Fundação Getulio Vargas has performed strongly in another ranking of undergraduate course quality. Once again, the institution was rated among the best higher education institutions in the country in the Folha University Ranking, produced by newspaper Folha de S.Paulo. In this year’s edition, FGV came top among private-sector universities in...
- Mathematics
![International workshop discusses optimal control and mean field games]( "International workshop discusses optimal control and mean field games")
From October 14 to 18, the FGV´s School of Applied Mathematics (FGV EMAp) is holding a Workshop on Optimal Control & Mean Field Games. The event will take place in Auditorium 537 in FGV’s main building (Praia de Botafogo, 190, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro). It will bring together researchers who work in the areas of optimal control and mean...
- Economics
![FGV IBRE launches software that forecasts business results one year ahead]( "FGV IBRE launches software that forecasts business results one year ahead")
Understanding the situations that a company may encounter a year from now can be crucial to its expansion or even its survival. Based on business people’s need to predict what might happen in future and to help them make better decisions, the innovation team at Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV IBRE) has created...
- Administration
![Graduate Seminars 2019 with Eduardo Henrique Diniz (FGV EAESP)]( "Graduate Seminars 2019 with Eduardo Henrique Diniz (FGV EAESP)")
Eduardo Henrique Diniz (FGV EAESP) is the next guest speaker at the 2019 Graduate Seminars series, on October 16th at 10am. Prof. Diniz will present the seminar “The emergence of solidarity cryptocurrencies”. More information about our guest speaker is available here...
- Social Sciences
![Researcher presents study on construction of national soccer narratives]( "Researcher presents study on construction of national soccer narratives")
On October 10, the Laboratory for Sports Studies (LESP) at the FGV´s School of Social Sciences (FGV CPDOC) will host a talk titled “Style narratives: a history of national frontiers involving soccer.” The event will take place in Auditorium 406 in FGV’s main building (Praia de Botafogo, 190, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro). The guest...
- Economics
![Brazilian Economy Magazine gains new digital version]( "Brazilian Economy Magazine gains new digital version")
Starting in October, The Brazilian Economy Magazine has a new digital version. As a result, the publication will remain aligned with trends adopted by the country’s leading newspapers and magazines.
“The aim is to enable faster and easier navigation, in line with readers’ everyday lives, which are...
- Social Sciences
![The color of cinema: researcher analyzes black presence in highest-grossing Brazilian movies]( "The color of cinema: researcher analyzes black presence in highest-grossing Brazilian movies")
On October 9, at 10:30 am, the Laboratory for Visual Culture Studies (LECV) at the FGV´s School of Social Sciences (CPDOC) will host a talk by social scientist Luisa Santana titled “The color of cinema – an analysis of black people’s presence in highest-grossing Brazilian movies.” The event will be held in room...
- Administration
![FGV professor receives PMI-Rio award for contribution to project management teaching]( "FGV professor receives PMI-Rio award for contribution to project management teaching")
The coordinator of FGV’s Project Management MBA Program, André Barcaui, was declared the Professor of the Year in the 2019 PMI-Rio Awards. The awards ceremony was held during the 16th Regional Project Management Meeting, on September 12, when the winners in each of the seven categories were announced...
- Institutional
![Maximum rating in National Student Performance Exam: FGV’s undergraduate courses among best in Brazil]( "Maximum rating in National Student Performance Exam: FGV’s undergraduate courses among best in Brazil")
Once again, Fundação Getulio Vargas has stood out in the National Student Performance Exam (ENADE). Nine FGV undergraduate courses assessed by the Education Ministry’s National Institute for Education Studies and Research (INEP) obtained the maximum rating (5) in the 2018 evaluation, putting them among the best...
- Law
![Event to present research results and debate internet diversity challenges]( "Event to present research results and debate internet diversity challenges")
On October 9, starting at 7 pm, the results of a study titled “Converging Dissonant Voices,” by the FGV´s Sao Paulo Law School’s Center for Education and Research in Innovation (CEPI), will be presented in the school’s auditorium (Rua Rocha, 233, lower level 2, Bela Vista, Sao Paulo). The study examines internet use as a tool...
- Public Policy
![Annual event at Office of Federal Prosecution in Sao Paulo discusses democracy in the digital age]( "Annual event at Office of Federal Prosecution in Sao Paulo discusses democracy in the digital age")
On October 2, the director of Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Department of Public Policy Analysis (FGV DAPP), Marco Aurélio Ruediger, participated in an event called “Democratic Dialogues,” hosted by the Office of Federal Prosecution in Sao Paulo. The debate, organized by the Federal Public Prosecutors’ Office Higher Education School, was about “...
