Higher Education and Innovation in Brazil

Product Description

For   the   last   two   decades,   Brazil   has   done   a   remarkable   job   of   getting more   students   into   the education system.  The  REUNI  program  spearheaded  by  the Ministry  of  Education  set  as  its  goal  to  have 680 thousand students  in  federal higher  education  institutions  by 2018.  Jointly  with  REUNI,  PNAES  was launched so as to provide  financial support  for  students seeking  to enter higher  education. The  nominal value of investment through this program increased 300% from 2008 to 2012, this was pegged at BRL 500 million.

Brazil,  today,  is  a  different  scenario  to  what  it  was  a  decade  ago.  Where  past generations  had  little opportunity to see past secondary education, the prospects of local elementary school were outweighed by a necessity  to  find  manual  work and opportunities of labour on the elastic peripheries of the already heaving capitals. Today, social mobility, human rights, equity and access are the increasingly visible hallmarks to a modern Brazil, with progressive numbers accessing  higher education institutions, both private and public. In a contemporary world where the global and local are fused in the drive for sustainable solutions, Brazil itself is now emerging as a paradigm of development with new public health strategies, urbanisation, community outreach, social solidarity initiatives, and consequently, emerging spaces for innovation.