Fundação Getulio Vargas
Brazilian higher education institution and think tank From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brazilian higher education institution and think tank From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fundação Getulio Vargas (Getulio Vargas Foundation, often abbreviated as FGV) is a Brazilian higher education institution and think tank founded on December 20, 1944.
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FGV Headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
Other name | FGV |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | December 20, 1944 |
| President | Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal |
| Location | Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil |
| Campus | Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Brasília |
| Affiliations | Council on Business & Society, AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS |
| Website | fgv.br/en |
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FGV is considered by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program of the University of Pennsylvania as the top think tank in Latin America and best managed worldwide, it ranks seventh best think tank in the world.[1]
FGV offers undergraduate,[2] MBA,[3] as well as Master's & PhD programs[4] in economics, business administration, public administration, law, social sciences, applied mathematics and international relations. The foundation has over 90 research centers and produces a large amount of academic research. The subjects cover macro and microeconomics, finance, business, decision-making, law, health, welfare, poverty and unemployment, pollution, and sustainable development. FGV also maintains research programs in the fields of history, social sciences, education, justice, citizenship, and politics. FGV executes projects at the request of the public sector as well, as private enterprises and international agencies such as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Examples include assistance for the successful Rio de Janeiro bids for the 2007 Pan American Games and the 2016 Summer Olympics.
FGV's main office is based in Rio de Janeiro, and is also present in São Paulo and Brasília. In addition, it offers educational programs in over 100 cities in Brazil, through a network of affiliate partner institutions, with Executive Education and MBA programs in several areas of knowledge.
The São Paulo School of Business Administration is the only Brazilian school to receive Triple accreditation from all three major international accreditation institutions (and one of only 82 schools worldwide):
FGV has over 200 academic cooperation agreements with renowned institutions all over the world, which include research, joint projects and exchange of students and professors.[7]
