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- Administration
![FGV EBAPE expands relations with market and forms Alumni Council]( "FGV EBAPE expands relations with market and forms Alumni Council")
On September 23, the FGV´s Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (FGV EBAPE) and the coordinators of its Alumni Network held the first meeting of the Alumni Council. The meeting, held in the school’s main building, was aimed at kicking off the activities planned for the council – composed of former students who...
- Social Sciences
![Talk addresses relationship between skateboarding performance and territoriality]( "Talk addresses relationship between skateboarding performance and territoriality")
On October 3, starting at 4 pm, the Laboratory for Sports Studies (LESP) at the FGV´s School of Social Sciences (FGV CPDOC) will host a talk called “What can a body do? Skateboarding performance and the right to the city.” The guest speaker will be Professor Andréa Casanova Maia, of Rio de Janeiro Federal...
- Economics
![U.S.-China tension and global economic slowdown increase uncertainty in September 2019]( "U.S.-China tension and global economic slowdown increase uncertainty in September 2019")
Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Economic Uncertainty Indicator (IIE-Br) increased 2.7 points between August and September 2019, to 116.9 points, remaining high in historical terms. The six-month moving average rose for the second consecutive time, this time by 1.3 points.
“Like last month, the increase in the Brazilian...
- Administration
![International conference discusses public administration and governance in Latin America]( "International conference discusses public administration and governance in Latin America")
On September 9 and 10, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ international director, Professor Bianor Cavalcanti, participated in the 2019 Annual Conference of the Latin American Group for Public Administration (LAGPA). The event was held in the city of Quito, Ecuador, in partnership with the University of Valle (Colombia...
- Mathematics
![FGV EMAp launches doctoral program in mathematical modeling]( "FGV EMAp launches doctoral program in mathematical modeling")
In order to enable scenario analysis and support decision making in situations involving the intensive use of data and information, the FGV´s School of Applied Mathematics (FGV EMAp) has just launched its Doctorate in Mathematical Modeling program. The selection process for the first group, which will begin in 2020, is open...
- Social Sciences
![Filmmaker discusses ethnographic fashion production process in shantytowns]( "Filmmaker discusses ethnographic fashion production process in shantytowns")
On September 30, at 10:30 am, the Visual Culture Study Laboratory at the FGV´s School of Social Sciences (FGV CPDOC) will host a presentation by anthropologist and filmmaker Emílio Domingos about the ethnographic results of a documentary he directed, “Favela É Moda.” This was the last film in a trilogy by the director about people’s bodies in...
- Law
![Legal regulation of e-commerce and the sharing economy debated in Rio]( "Legal regulation of e-commerce and the sharing economy debated in Rio")
On October 1, starting at 1:30 pm, the FGV´s Rio de Janeiro Law School and FGV´s Sao Paulo Law School will hold an event called “E-Commerce, Consumer Protection and Data Protection.” The aim is to hold a rich and multisector discussion about the challenges of legal regulation of e-commerce practices in the...
- Institutional
![FGV doctoral dissertations receive honorable mentions in 2019 CAPES Dissertation Awards]( "FGV doctoral dissertations receive honorable mentions in 2019 CAPES Dissertation Awards")
Two FGV papers received honorable mentions in the 2019 CAPES Dissertation Awards. They are “Essays on Imperfect Common Knowledge in Macroeconomics,” by a student at the FGV´s Sao Paulo School of Economics (FGV EESP), and “A cognitive approach to scent...
- Institutional
![FGV and CAF launch free online course on Project Management Applied to the Public and Private Sectors in Latin America]( "FGV and CAF launch free online course on Project Management Applied to the Public and Private Sectors in Latin America")
Fundação Getulio Vargas, through its International Affairs Division, in partnership with Latin American development bank CAF, is now accepting applications for a free online course on Project Management Applied to the Public and Private Sectors in Latin America. The aim is to train professionals to spread project management best practices in...
- Social Sciences
![Event discusses management and preservation of humanities research data]( "Event discusses management and preservation of humanities research data")
On September 25 and 26, Fundação Getulio Vargas, the National Archives and the Brazilian Institute for Information in Science and Technology (IBICT) will hold the First Meeting on Management and Preservation of Humanities Research Data. The event will promote discussion among players that deal with research data in the human...
- Institutional
![Public officials and experts debate Latin American agriculture’s difficulties and prospects]( "Public officials and experts debate Latin American agriculture’s difficulties and prospects")
Latin America now accounts for a quarter of global agricultural exports. To further strengthen the region’s participation in international agricultural trade and keep up with the dynamism characteristic of modern agro-industrial production, new investments, research and development and...
- Economics
![Preliminary industrial survey signals deterioration in business people’s expectations]( "Preliminary industrial survey signals deterioration in business people’s expectations")
The preliminary industrial survey for September 2019, released by the FGV´s Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV IBRE), signals a 0.2-point drop in the Industry Confidence Index (ICI) in relation to the final number for August, to 95.4 points. In terms of moving quarterly averages, ICI fell 0.1 points, for the sixth...
- Energy
![International seminar brings together public officials and experts to debate energy transition and integration]( "International seminar brings together public officials and experts to debate energy transition and integration")
The shift to models that prioritize the use of renewable, sustainable sources and energy integration is an increasingly important subject on governmental agendas and it has been widely debated by sector specialists. To further develop knowledge of the topic by discussing innovative initiatives, the Ibero-American Association of...
- Administration
![Companies debate urgent need for digital transformations]( "Companies debate urgent need for digital transformations")
Within 15 years, artificial intelligence will be able to express emotions. Objects will be connected via the 5G internet. In some countries, robots will perform more diagnoses than human doctors, and they will also be capable of handling other routine tasks. Houses, clothes and toys will be made by 3D printers. More than 10 million drones will...
- Institutional
![Yellow September: awareness-raising events to promote life in Sao Paulo]( "Yellow September: awareness-raising events to promote life in Sao Paulo")
As part of an awareness-raising campaign to prevent suicides and promote life, the Professional and Emotional Guidance Program run by the FGV´s Sao Paulo School of Economics (FGV EESP) will be hosting three talks in September. On the 23rd, there will be two presentations: “We need to talk about mental health...
- Administration
![Startup born during classes at FGV EAESP wins 2019 Santander Entrepreneurship Award]( "Startup born during classes at FGV EAESP wins 2019 Santander Entrepreneurship Award")
There were 914 entrants in the 2019 Santander Entrepreneurship Awards in the Startup category, and the winner was Rafael Belmonte, who obtained an undergraduate degree in business administration from the FGV Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (FGV EAESP) in 2012. Thanks to his company Netshow....
- Mathematics
![Study on timeless multiple series analysis model is subject of seminar]( "Study on timeless multiple series analysis model is subject of seminar")
On September 19, at 4 pm, the FGV´s School of Applied Mathematics (FGV EMAp) will hold a seminar called “A dynamic Bayesian nonparametric autoregressive model for multiple time series analysis.” The event will take place in Auditorium 537 in FGV’s main building (Praia de Botafogo, 190, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro).
The...
- Economics
![Argentinean crisis cuts 0.5 points off Brazilian GDP, shows FGV IBRE study]( "Argentinean crisis cuts 0.5 points off Brazilian GDP, shows FGV IBRE study")
The crisis in Argentina is having a strong impact on Brazil’s gross domestic product. According to a study by economists Luana Miranda and Mayara Santiago of the FGV´s Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV IBRE), the crisis in the neighboring country will reduce Brazil’s GDP by 0.5 points this year, to around 1.1%.
The reason is the 40%...
- Economics
O Brasil está, por assim dizer, em reforma. O Senado está próximo de aprovar a reforma da Previdência. A Câmara dos Deputados avança com a discussão da reforma tributária, que também é objeto de outras propostas: do Executivo, de empresários, dos governos estaduais e do próprio Senado.
Com o intuito de...
- Institutional
![FGV, CAPES and IIASA hold Systems Analysis and the Americas conference]( "FGV, CAPES and IIASA hold Systems Analysis and the Americas conference")
A regional conference on Systems Analysis and the Americas was held recently to present and discuss current global challenges and the contributions that research based on a methodology that presupposes integrated analysis of these challenges can have for public policymakers and stakeholders. The event took place on September 5 and 6, in...
