FGV Research Symposium aims to strengthen the structuring of networks of national and international researchers

On August 22, the Research Symposium of the Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) began. The event, which will be held until August 26 in the FGV auditorium in São Paulo, aims to strengthen the structuring of networks of national and international researchers. The goal is to promote the development of multidisciplinary research projects with a real impact on national socioeconomic advancement, in line with FGV's mission.

The president of FGV, Professor Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal, opened the event. He emphasized that the main motivations of FGV's applied research area are understanding real problems and proposing solutions to issues that affect the daily lives of the Brazilian population.

"We are undergoing a structural change to have applied research as the driving force of the Fundação Getulio Vargas in all its areas of operation," highlighted the president.

The director of FGV's Research Network, Professor Goret Pereira Paulo, emphasized that the entire symposium was designed with a focus on internationalization and the development of research that brings benefits to society.

"Over the five days, it will be possible to see that the research is structured together with the potential beneficiaries of its results. These beneficiaries follow the development of the research and discuss its results," explained Goret.

Watch the first morning of the event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqxH8I0RkTg&t=1180s

The highlight of the event on this first day was the signing of a five-year agreement between the Fundação Getulio Vargas, the São Paulo State Public Security Secretariat, and the University of São Paulo (USP), with the support of the São Paulo State Research Support Foundation (FAPESP), for the creation of the Center for Analytics and Security Policies Studies (FGV Analytics), which will be based at the São Paulo School of Business Administration (FGV EAESP). This center includes researchers from the School of Applied Mathematics (FGV EMAp) and FGV EAESP.

On the first day of the Symposium, we had a panel on Research Internationalization with the participation of the President of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Professor Evaldo Ferreira Vilela; the Coordinator of Monitoring of Scholars Abroad of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), Vanessa Fernandes de Araújo; the Director of the Educational Area for Brazil (British Council), Diana Daste; and the Vice-Rector for Teaching, Research, and Graduate Studies at FGV, Professor Antonio de Araujo Freitas Júnior.

Following this, the panel "Military Conflicts and the International Order" was held. The speaker was Professor Jan Wouters from the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies Institute for International Law. Moderated by Professor Oliver Stuenkel from FGV RI, the topic was debated by Professors Paula Wojcikiewicz Almeida and Evandro Menezes de Carvalho from FGV Direito Rio. They gave presentations on current geopolitical conflicts, especially the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The afternoon panels addressed the theme of public security. The opening of this session was led by the Secretary of Public Security of the State of São Paulo, General João Camilo Pires de Campos. Following this, lectures were given with the participation of São Paulo Police Delegate, Dr. Soraya Libardi Galesi; São Paulo Military Police Colonel, Dr. Robson Cabanas Duque; Superintendent of Public Security Research and Strategy of the State of Ceará, Dr. José Helano Nogueira; and the president-director of the Jones dos Santos Neves Institute, Dr. Daniel Ricardo de Castro Cerqueira.

The panel's debaters were the Coordinator of the Center for Applied Science to Public Security (FGV CCAS), Joana Monteiro; Fábio Bechara from the São Paulo State Public Prosecutor's Office (MPSP); and Professors Thiago Bottino (FGV Direito Rio), Thiago Amparo (FGV Direito SP), and Daniel Vargas (FGV EESP). The session was moderated by Professor Maria Tereza Sadek, who is part of FGV's Research and Innovation Commission and the Brazilian Center for Judicial Studies and Research and the University of São Paulo.

Watch the afternoon debates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sIww4E8qLw&t=891s