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The coordination of International Relations and DIREITO RIO's Law and Environment Program, in a partnership with Tulane University (New Orleans, USA) carry out the series of international courses Law and International Development 2012 to be given at the FGV Law School in Rio de Janeiro.The courses, which will approach topics such as climate...
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On Wednesday, April 25, Marcelo Neri lectured about his new book The New Middle Class at the Fernando Henrique Cardoso Institute. The invitation made me feel honored for Fernando Henrique Cardoso's invaluable contributions to the country, not only as president but as a great sociologist, said Neri. On the following day, President Dilma...
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FGV's President, Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal, was the main speaker at CIPPEC's annual dinner, Centro de Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento, considered as the main think tank of Argentina.The event, that took place in Buenos Aires on last April 16th, gathered more than a thousand political actors, social leaders...
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CPDOC's International Relations Center, in a partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, carries out the conference ?Perspectives for the Future of the European Union?. The event will gather renowned scholars from Brazil and Europe, as well as diplomatic authorities and policy makers.The conference will be opened by FGV's president, Carlos...
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On April 18, the Superintendence of Communication and Marketing (SCM) carried out the meeting ?Facebook - Challenges and Opportunities for FGV?, addressing FGV's brand business opportunities, innovation and relationship with its fans. According to the Superintendent Marcos Facó, ?the purpose of the event is to introduce the new resources of the...
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DIREITO GV attended the meeting ?The Global Legal Profession?, promoted by Harvard Law School, on last April 12th. Ary Oswaldo Mattos Filho, senior professor at the school, was the moderator of the board that addressed the need of a global education for lawyers.The board was attended by Georges-Albert Dal, former President of the Council of...
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FGV signed on this Monday, April 16, a cooperation agreement with the Argentine Government for the academic education of researchers in Brazil. The event took place at the Argentina's Government House and was attended by the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers Manuel Abal Medina, Argentina's Minister of Science and Technology Lino Barañao, the...
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FGV is one of the higher education institutions chosen by the Brazilian government to participate in the Science Without Borders program, sponsored by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) and the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC).The program is sponsored by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) and...
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The chief economist of FGV's Center for Social Policies, Marcelo Neri, attended a report by the Chinese TV network CCTV, highlighting the importance of the new middle class. The most recent CPS' research on the Class C, Back to the Country of the Future: Forecasts, European Crisis and the Brazilian New Middle Class, was launched last month and...
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In order to create a sustainable design agenda in Juruti, in the Amazon, the company Alcoa (one of world's leader in aluminum production) has partnered with the Center for Sustainability Studies (GVces) of EAESP and the Brazilian Fund for Biodiversity (Funbio). The project, called ?Juruti Sustentável? (Sustainable Juruti) presents a proposal...
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According to a study released by the Center for Sustainability Studies (GVCes), Brazilian companies participating in the Brazilian Program of the GHG Protocol are gradually reducing the emission of gases that cause the greenhouse effect. The report shows that from 2010 to 2011, Brazilian companies registered in the program presented a decrease...
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Last week, the professor and coordinator of CPDOC in São Paulo, Oliver Stuenkel, participated in the 2012 BRICS Think-Tanks Forum. The meeting was held from September 26-28 in the city of Chongqing, in southern China. The forum brought together more than 40 representatives of think tanks from Brazil, India, Russia, China and South Africa to...
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The Herbert de Souza archive - one of the ones that compose the CPDOC's collection - was appointed to be part of the National Register of UNESCO's World Memory Program. The decision was taken by Brazil's National Committee of the World Memory Program - MOWBrasil, in a meeting that took place on September 18 and 19, at the headquarters of the...
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Today, FGV Projetos holds at the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce the III Brazil Infrastructure Investments Forum, which aims to deepen the debate on strategic areas of infrastructure and investment opportunities in Brazil. The event takes place in New York and will feature panel discussions on the latest developments in the airport, rail...
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FGV held on September 12 and 13, the conference Portugal - Brazil: a current outlook in partnership with the Lisbon University Institute (ISCTE) and the House of Latin America (CAL). The conference took place in ISCTE's own headquarters, in Lisbon, with the goal of analyzing the present and the future of the economic, political and cultural...
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From next year, DIREITO RIO will offer its students an opportunity to participate in an exchange: the School will organize the Winter Course on Human Rights and Human Security in partnership with Tilburg University, from The Netherlands, and the North-West University, from South Africa. The course aims to deepen students' knowledge and...
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The EPGE's undergraduate student Eric Vieira attended the TOP UK Program, held at Oxford University and offered by Banco Santander. The program aims to provide cultural exchange opportunities, resulting in the internationalization of the institution, besides qualifying Brazilian students and teachers in the English language. Eric spent three...
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On September 14, the president of FGV, Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal, met with the director of the Department for the Southern Cone Countries of the Inter-American Development Bank (BID), José Luís Lupo. The meeting aimed to discuss future projects in partnership between the two institutions. The following were also present at the event: the...
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On October 16 and 17, FGV held in Rio de Janeiro - in partnership with the Kiel Institute, the Bertelsmann Stiftung and in cooperation with the Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (ZBW) - the Global Economic Symposium (GES), which happens in Brazil for the first time since it was created by Kiel in 2008. The symposium will feature world...
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Erica Gorga, capital markets and corporate governance professor of DIREITO GV, spends one season at the Vanderbilt Law School, where she teaches an autumn course on compared corporate governance. The program will bring students to an updated discussion on the main points of divergence and convergence of corporate governance practices in...
