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- Economics
![FGV brings together experts to discuss basic sanitation]( "FGV brings together experts to discuss basic sanitation")
FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE), through the Revista Conjuntura Econômica (Brazilian Economy Magazine), will bring together experts to discuss Sanitation: high-impact social investment on June 29, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. The agenda will include topics such as the main obstacles faced by the industry, such as...
- Institutional
![Environment is addressed at FGV seminar]( "Environment is addressed at FGV seminar")
Fundação Getulio Vargas will host the seminar titled ‘Post-Paris, post-Trump: the new paths of climate change’ in partnership with the Brazilian Academy of Administration Science (ABCA), featuring former Brazilian Minister of the Environment, Izabella Teixeira, on June 22 (Thursday), at 3 p.m. The event will...
- Institutional
![New British Ambassador in Brazil talks about Brexit and general elections, at FGV]( "New British Ambassador in Brazil talks about Brexit and general elections, at FGV")
FGV welcomed the new UK Ambassador in Brazil, Vijay Rangarajan, on June 19. Appointed by Queen Elizabeth II, the diplomat addressed topics such as the results of recent Parliament elections in the UK, the country’s current post-Brexit stance in the international market, and the internal...
- Administration
![FGV event promotes development of Brazilian startups]( "FGV event promotes development of Brazilian startups")
The Alumni network of FGV’s Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (EBAPE) will host the Startup Club Meeting on June 22, at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of the event is to spark initiatives from institutions and investors, in addition to promoting the work developed by EBAPE’s students and alumni.
Focused on...
- Administration
![Urban mobility lecture debates technology, big data and development]( "Urban mobility lecture debates technology, big data and development")
FGV’s Group for Infrastructure Economics & Environmental Solutions (GEI-SA) will host another debate on Urban Mobility on June 21, in partnership with Arq.Futuro. This edition of the event will discuss Technology, Big Data and Urban Planning. This is the second debate held this year, and two others are...
- Economics
![Average price of Brazilian June Festival products remains below inflation]( "Average price of Brazilian June Festival products remains below inflation")
Green soup, corn cake and sweet hominy are some of the delicacies found in typical Brazilian June Festival dishes. Those who can manage to balance the use of ingredients won’t have to shell out as much: the average price of typical foods rose 2.70%, below the inflation rate for the last 12 months (4.05%),...
- Institutional
![FGV Startup Club]( "FGV Startup Club")
The goal of the FGV Startup Club is to help create more innovative ideas with great chances of success. Two Thursdays a month, members gather at the FGV to present and discuss new businesses in their different stages. There are also special lectures with members and guests.
The group is made up of several investors and deals...
- Administration
![Takeoff 2017: Social Impact, Technology and Incentive Laws]( "Takeoff 2017: Social Impact, Technology and Incentive Laws")
The Social Symbiosis Acceleration Process promotes the development of the capacities of fundraising and social projects, so that they can obtain independent and sustainable financing in the long term. This event is the last stage of the process where projects are presented to the public.
Special Guest - Marcelo Tas...
- Institutional
![Lecture: "Text analytics of sensitive historical documents: trust and scalability"]( "Lecture: \"Text analytics of sensitive historical documents: trust and scalability\"")
In this lecture, a new methodology will be presented to deal with the analysis of large-scale confidential document collections in complete safety.
- Economics
![FGV researchers assess Brazil’s economic outlook amidst political uncertainty]( "FGV researchers assess Brazil’s economic outlook amidst political uncertainty")
FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE) held the second 2017 Economic Outlook Seminar on June 12. The event held at FGV’s Cultural Center brought together IBRE researchers to discuss Brazil’s economy amidst an uncertain scenario, prompted by the political crisis outbreak in the last month.
The coordinator of the Brazilian Institute...
- Public Policy
![FGV and OKBR will expand cities analyzed by the Open Data Index]( "FGV and OKBR will expand cities analyzed by the Open Data Index")
With the purpose of broadening the scope of the Open Data Index (ODI) in Brazil and, particularly, achieving better knowledge of the situation of transparency and open data policies in other Brazilian cities, FGV’s Public Policy Analysis Division (DAPP) and Open Knowledge Brazil (OKBR) are mapping groups of people and...
- Administration
![FGV hosts Technological Innovation Management course for Brazilian Army officers]( "FGV hosts Technological Innovation Management course for Brazilian Army officers")
FGV’s Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (EBAPE), Paulo N. Figueiredo, recently taught the Innovation Management course for officers from the Brazilian Army’s Technological Innovation and Management Agency (AGITEC).
The course provided participants with fundamental and applied training on the...
- Public Policy
![Mobility Series: Technology, Big Data and Urban Planning]( "Mobility Series: Technology, Big Data and Urban Planning")
FGV, in partnership with Arq.Futuro, will hold another debate on Urban Mobility, this time on Technology, Big Data and Urban Planning.
- Administration
![Assessment of Social Impact in the Housing Sector]( "Assessment of Social Impact in the Housing Sector")
Two cases of successful impact businesses, and an FGV survey and the CDE Plan conducted with these organizations in the housing sector in Brazil will be presented.
- Administration
![Graduate Seminars - Centralized Admission and the Student-College Match]( "Graduate Seminars - Centralized Admission and the Student-College Match")
The Graduate Seminars program is designed to foster high-level discussions of research projects under way in the Administration field and related areas. Although these Seminars are intended for all MSc and PhD students, researchers and PhD Students from outside the EBAPE are welcome. Graduate Seminars are held throughout the entire...
- Administration
![The Buying Experience: The New Consumer Journey]( "The Buying Experience: The New Consumer Journey")
The event aims to discuss the new consumer journey and the role of technology in this context, as well as present cases of retail success.
- Administration
![Challenges in the field of Public Administration: Education, professionalization and research]( "Challenges in the field of Public Administration: Education, professionalization and research")
The event includes the Government Schools Network Meeting 2017 and 50th anniversary celebration of the Brazilian Journal of Public Administration - RAP by FGV EBAPE.
- Law
![FGV hosts book launch for publications on Latin America and the International Court of Justice]( "FGV hosts book launch for publications on Latin America and the International Court of Justice")
FGV’s Rio de Janeiro Law School (Direito Rio) held a book launch event for two new publications on Latin America and the International Court of Justice on May 31. Published through a partnership with Cambridge Scholars and Routledge, the books are available in English.
The launch event of “A Latin American Guide to the...
- Public Policy
![FGV participates in international conference on public administration and migration, in France]( "FGV participates in international conference on public administration and migration, in France")
From May 30 to June 2, FGV’s Department of Public Policy Analysis (DAPP) participated in a congress held by the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), in Aix en Provence, France. Researcher Wagner Oliveira represented DAPP and presented his work titled “Analysis and Evaluation of Brazilian...
- Administration
![Study assesses impact of Sebrae services on entrepreneur compliance in communities]( "Study assesses impact of Sebrae services on entrepreneur compliance in communities")
Fundação Getulio Vargas has conducted a study in the largest communities of the city of Rio de Janeiro to learn which type of service offered by Sebrae/RJ (guidance, consulting, courses, and workshops) have a significant effect on the compliance rates of individual micro-entrepreneurs (MEI). According to the...
