Fundação Getulio Vargas
(FGV)
Getulio Vargas Foundation
FGV: origin
• FGV is a higher education institution, founded in
1944, to train qualified personnel for the
administration of Brazilian’s public and private
sectors.
• It was the first Brazilian institution to offer public
and private administration undergraduate and
graduate programs, as well as graduate
programs in economics psychology, accounting
and education.
FGV: today
• 11 units and schools in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Brasília
• Graduate programs
More than 20 programs, including Administration, Business
Management, Economics, History, Law and Development
• Undergraduate programs
Administration, Social Sciences, Law, Economics, and History
• Specific programs
Semester program
Short-term program
Specialization program
FGV Online
FGV: Mission
“To contribute to country’s social
and economic development, improving
the nation’s ethical standards, promoting
a responsible and shared government,
and inserting the country into the
international stage.”
FGV’s reputation
•
FGV is considered a Center of quality and excellence. In addition to its
educational reputation, it is a reference for its economical and social
researches, for its continuous search for modernity and innovation, and for
its analysis on Brazilian society and administrations.
•
According to many opinion surveys, FGV is considered by Brazilians:
- One of the most important Centers that contribute to the intellectual development of
the nation.
- A reference for the development of an ethical mentality related to private and public
administration.
- One of the most influential institutions on the economy, helping companies and the
Government make better decisions.
- Acclaimed for the formation of outstanding professionals, with a critical
understanding of Brazilian society and aware of their responsibilities as agents of
social transformation.
FGV and the Brazilian society
• FGV is deeply linked to the society by:
- Dialoguing with the Brazilian people through
the media.
- Interpreting social and economic issues
through its own publications.
- Providing indexes, statistics and data to guide
the economy and companies.
FGV: information
• Editora FGV (publishing house): approximately 300 titles.
• Conjuntura Econômica (Economic outlook).
• Revista Brasileira de Economia (Brazilian Journal of Economy).
• Revista de Administração Pública (Journal of Public Administration).
• Revista de Administração de Empresas (Journal of Business
Administration).
• Revista Estudos Históricos (Journal of Historical Studies).
• Many other publications.
Books, Journals, and Magazines
IBRE: Instituto Brasileiro de Economia
•
Brazilian Institute of Economics: Produces macroeconomics statistics
and applied economics research.
INDEXES
– Pioneer in calculating Brazilian GDP.
– Its IGP (General Price Index), created in 1947, was the Brazilian official inflation index
for many years.
– IGP is currently used as index of debts owed by States to the Federal Government and
to correct the price of some products and services, such as electric power supply.
– Three types of agricultural price surveys, on land price (sale and leasing), on inputs
used in agricultural production, and on agricultural products.
– Real Estate Market Indicators.
– Many other indexes to monitor and help economic sectors or specific product
IBRE: Instituto Brasileiro de Economia
• APPLIED ECONOMIC RESEARCH CENTERS
– Center of Economy and Oil (analyzes economic regulation in the oil
and energy sector).
– Center of Agricultural Economics (produces studies to guide
agribusiness)
– Center for International Economics (works to formulate and to
disseminate knowledge of international economics).
– Center for Economics Growth (does research to foster economic
development).
IBRE: Instituto Brasileiro de Economia
• ECONOMIC TRENDS
– Corporate Surveys (for segments of industry, commerce, and
construction).
– Latin American Survey (to offer view of the regional market).
– Industry Survey (monthly, to provide qualitative information).
– Consumer Expectation Survey (monthly).
– Surveys and Confidence Indexes.
FGV: Evaluations
• 26th business school in the world in 2011 Financial Times ranking.
• Best Brazilian business school for nine years in Você S/A magazine
ranking.
• Favorite of Brazilian companies for consultancy (DataFolha Survey).
• Rated at the top of 2010 Global Go to Think Tanks Rankings,
produced by the University of Pennsylvania:
- among the top 50 think tanks around the world;
- first among institutions that influence polices and society in Latin America and
Caribbean;
- among the 25 think tanks with influence in international development;
- among the 25 think tanks for domestic economy.