Higher Education in Brazil and the New Administration

What Is at Stake?

Authors

  • Renato H.L. Pedrosa University of São Paulo Institute of Advanced Studies
  • Marcelo Knobel Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute

Keywords:

higher education, Brazil, Bolsonaro, Lula, social inclusion, affirmative action, budget, universities, graduate education, science

Abstract

Science and higher education in Brazil have suffered greatly over the past few years, and the new administration of president Lula has promised to bring back the budgets of federal universities to historical levels and to make a strong effort toward social inclusion in higher education. We highlight the main funding-related issues, and also discuss efforts toward social inclusion, such as affirmative action programs and the revisited 2012 national quota law.

Author Biographies

Renato H.L. Pedrosa, University of São Paulo Institute of Advanced Studies

Renato H.L. Pedrosa is research fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Marcelo Knobel, Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute

Marcelo Knobel is former rector of Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) and full professor at the Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute, Unicamp, Brazil.

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Published

2024-01-05

How to Cite

Pedrosa, R., & Knobel, M. (2024). Higher Education in Brazil and the New Administration: What Is at Stake?. International Higher Education, (116), 19–21. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/17365

Issue

No. 116 (2023): Fall Issue

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