Arquivo Insper News - Higher Education: Business, Economics and Law

Insper held in-person meeting of the International Advisory Board (IAB)

Coordinated by Michael Perlman, who is also a member of the Board of Directors, the event gave rise to in-depth discussions on the present and future of the institution

Mecatronic Engineering student reports his project during exchange in Germany

Student Enrico Aloisi Nardi developed his engineering Final Project on mobility, connectivity and vehicle safety

Fundings turn Racial Studies Center a reference in research

Insper’s researchers’ group has done important contributions to racial agenda, says economist Michael França

Difficult access to fresh food in Brazilian favelas

Researchers from Insper and from London School of Economics seek solutions to improve the delivery of healthier products for low-income populations

Candidate appearance interferes in their voting, states a study on Brazil

The more masculine a woman’s face, the highest her chances of being elected

Partnership with Illinois University generates research on communities organization

Researchers from Insper and the American institution work together to develop an organizational studies’ efficient and scalable methodology

A new initiative with the University of Chicago will take Insper students to a summer program in the United States

Five undergraduate students will be selected over the next weeks to attend a program at the Summer Institute in Social Research Methods in 2023

Black in Tech: inclusion of young black people in the IT market

Professor Raulison Alves Resende, project’s creator, speaks about the initiative that will provide free technical formation to 40 young people from the suburbs

The plans of Brazil's presidential main candidates for agribusiness

Comparison of candidates proposals regarding agricultural and commerce policies, productivity and infrastructure, social and environmental axes

Insper renews partnership with NOVA School of Business and Economics

Cooperation agréments facilitates the interchange between both institutions and students’ global competence development

Insper professor is appointed as a fellow of the International Econometric Society

Economist Eduardo Faingold has built a career in the United States and has been an associate professor and researcher at Insper since 2018.

Early child development must engage adults who live with children

Aisha Yousafzai, a professor at Harvard University, defends the fight against gender inequality in those public policies and greater involvement of males caring for children

Insper professors receive funding from two international agencies

Research by Farah Diba and Danny Claro on credit for low-income consumers now has the financial support of the American Consumer Research Association and the American Marketing Association.

Insper launches FOKS accelerator focused on students and alumni startups

The event featured the founders of Lounge.161, Moxen and Talura, the startups that will be set up for proof of revenue and customer acquisition model

Student learns to explore connections between law and technology

Insper’s Law School Student uses programming to create a data-filling software that enhances the management of a law firm

Nobel laureate David Card attends conference on informality in the labor market

The event at Insper was also attended by Penny Goldberg, former Chief Economist of the World Bank, and other experts who discussed wage setting policies in Latin America

Insper and the University of Illinois formalize cooperation agreement

President Marcos Lisboa and other directors were in the United States to formalize the partnership that strengthens the Computer Science and Engineering programs

Why Israel has one of the best innovation ecosystems in the World

Expedition organized by Insper’s Innovation Hub immersed a group of students, alumni and executives in key places of the “Startup Nation”

Donations of hygiene and cleaning items could have mitigated Covid in Rio de Janeiro communities

Transferring the purchase decision to families would have had more impact on access to food, according to study

Insper receives re-accreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and retains triple crown

After renewing the AACSB and EQUIS accreditations in 2021, the institution remains in the select group of less than 1% of business schools in the world with the three quality seals

Insper’s scientific production wins international management awards

Leandro Nardi, Fernando Domingos, Sandro Cabral, Sérgio Lazzarini and Ricardo Paes de Barros have received accolades from the Academy of Management, in the United States

Insper’s partnership with MIT brings forth a special holiday course

After teaching it in São Paulo with two field visits, Professor Adriano Borges Costa is getting ready to deliver the same content in the city of Cambridge, in September

“Courts cannot be the only hope against abusive content on the Web”

For Insper professor Ivar Hartmann, there is no evidence in Latin America that the Courts have done what is expected to contain hate speech and disinformation on the internet

Predictive model facilitates search for parking space and reduces emissions

The deliverables of the Engineering Capstone Project of four Insper students were showcased to the City Hall of Mandelieu-La Napoule, a French city that partnered in the project

Soil carbon: the huge mitigation potential that Brazil is yet to use

The country can be a great provider of nature-based solutions with good agricultural management practices, but it needs to make measurement, reporting and verification protocols suitable for tropical regions

Insper Students Win First Place in Entrepreneurship Competition in the USA

Enrico D’Angelo Gazola and Guilherme Sanchez Okida participated in a course at Babson College where they put together a winning project in just 15 days

Predictive Model Facilitates Search for Parking Space and Reduces Emissions

The deliverables of the Engineering Capstone Project of four Insper students were showcased to the City Hall of Mandelieu-La Napoule, a French city that partnered in the project

Insper becomes a member of the Global Business School Network (GBSN)

The Global Business School Network will expand exchange opportunities among institutions of various countries and reinforce the pursue of internationalization

Active learning helps the development of skills for sustainability

In an article published in the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Professor Priscila Claro presents the results of Insper's work in the area

Governance in agribusiness and Brazil's positioning in international trade arena

For better negotiations with other countries, it is essential to improve the coordination among different actors in the Brazilian agricultural sector

HDI and GDP are insufficient to measure countries' degree of progress

The Scientific Initiation research of an Economics Student at Insper points out weaknesses in indexes currently used and proposes a new method to measure development

For the 3rd time, Insper is awarded the Human Rights Seal by the City Hall of São Paulo

The award is the result of Insper community's engagement and commitment to diversity and inclusion

A more human and interconnected supply chain through digital transformation

Insper's new program prepares professionals for the digital supply chain, in which information flows across the various links in the chain, providing visibility, integration, resilience and sustainability

Insper Professor is the first Brazilian fellow in the International Society for Bayesian Analysis

Hedibert Freitas Lopes was named a fellow of Isba, an institution that promotes the development and application of Bayesian analysis to problem solving in science and government

Education and electoral success data exposes racial inequality in Brazil

Research shows how the education and political systems prevent substantive changes in the Brazilian socioeconomic scenario, the economist, Professor Michael França, says

Insper Metricis joins global partnership to study outcomes-based contracts

Partnership aims to consolidate the sharing of data related to the use of outcomes-based approaches in Latin American

How Insper has become a school of entrepreneurs and the cradle of startups

Teaching with an aim to provide thorough, multidisciplinary education in line with market demands helps find and motivate business talents

Insper Earns Well Health-Safety Rating Seal

Insper has achieved the WELL Health-Safety certification issued by the New York-based International WELL Building Institute (IWBI).

Unprecedented Course Focus on Amazon Sustainable Supply Chains

Partnership between Insper, the New York University and institutions from Pará, the course Sustainable Supply Chains for Social Business produces case studies on Amazonic entrepreneurs

Master’s Degree in Public Policy has internationalization activity with Mexico

Insper’s professors and students interacted with researchers and master’s degree students from CIDE, one of the most important social sciences teaching and research institutions from such country

Insper and United States Geological Survey launch a free course on Scientific Data Management

The course aims to introduce students to what Scientific Data Management is and to contextualize the activities needed for its execution

A barnyard for future unicorns? Startups from Insper students and alumni raise 1.6 Billion reais in a year

In total, 15 companies participated in 19 business rounds, according to an Insper Center for Entrepreneurship survey

Insper negotiates unprecedented Engineering, Computer Science partnership with the University of Illinois’ Grainger College of Engineering

The planned partnership will bolster Insper’s new computer science and engineering programs through curriculum innovations, educational technologies, faculty development, collaborative research activities, student exchanges, and coordinated degrees, with the support of the American institution, a global leader in technology education.

INSPER STARTS ITS COIL ACTIVITIES

The initiative connects professors and international students to develop activities that promote the school's internationalization

MBA students attend courses in partnership with foreign universities

Students from institutions in Latin America, the United States, and Portugal were able to attend classes together with the Insper MBA classes

Leading names in social urbanism defend shared management

Access here an interview with architects Alejandro Echeverri and Carlos Mario Rodríguez, two of the leading figures behind the advent of Social Urbanism in Medellín

The Center for Public Management and Public Policy: partnership with Oxford strengthens the learning experience at Insper

The second edition of the summer program focused on people management in the public sector was held between last July and August

What is the profile of the brazilian CFO in 2021?

What should be the attitude of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with the various changes the world goes through on it's economy

Insper student wins the McKinsey black talent achievement award

Luiz Fernando da Silva Borges, a Computer Engineering student, has his professional and research experiences recognized with an award granted by the global consulting firm

Insper professors win the sigma awards for data journalism

The "No epicentro" ("At the epicenter") project created a data visualization tool aiming at alerting to the number of COVID-19 deaths in Brazil

Business administration students finish a cycle in the effective problem-solving course

Students apply classroom-acquired knowledge and create innovative projects to solve real-world problems of partner companies

Lgbtqia+ pride day: insper's actions strengthen its commitment to diversity

Learn about some actions promoted by our Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to face prejudice and fight homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia

Career transition: insper alumna had invested in technical knowledge to seek new paths

The context of the pandemic further highlighted the importance of having information that is reliable and used effectively to solve problems and manage businesses. In this scenario, the search for data scientists gains relevance in the market, which offers increasingly more opportunities for professionals searching for new career prospects.

Blogdecont: students address accounting in a simple and didactic way

On an Instagram page, Business Administration and Economics students share knowledge about accounting topics

Are company balance sheets reliable?

In a debate, specialists analyze concepts of fraud and earnings management and explore incentives and practices in accounting

Insper's Campo Favela Project wins UN PRME Recognition Award

Professors Lars Sanches, Carla Ramos, Giuliana Isabella, Adalto Gonçalves and André Duarte received on Thursday, June 17, the communication that they won the 1st edition of the PRME Recognition Awards, created by the United Nations.

Green bonds promote the transformation of financial investing

Finance experts explained investors' growing concern about sustainable practices in the business environment

International careers: tips from two Insper alumni executives who made it

In an Insper webinar, alumni Fernando Caligaris and Jorge Botrel shared their experiences abroad and tips on the business environment outside Brazil

Projects supported by the José Eduardo Ermírio de Moraes award have an impact on public policies

Entrepreneurial initiatives selected in the award's first and second editions were reinforced to propose transformative actions on topics such as transportation and public health

Insper's exchange alumnus ventures in the credit market

After the experience as an exchange student in an Insper Undergraduate Program, Silvan Roth returned to Brazil with the objective of creating a new company using artificial intelligence to reduce loan bureaucracy

Insper launches graduate program in Data Journalism, Automation, and Data Storytelling

New program will train communicators to be key players in the digital transformation of organizations that work with content production

Insper researchers participate in a report on the use of data in public policy

The report, published by the University of Oxford, was produced after an event involving public policy researchers from several countries

Insper celebrates partnership with Levy & Salomão law firm

The agreement between the two parties aims at providing scholarships, mentorship and internship opportunities to Insper Law students

Digital Era demands new skills from communication professionals

Insper offers new courses focusing on recent digital skills required in journalism and communication

International day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia reinforces the need to value diversity

Read the interview with Sérgio Cardoso, Professor of Engineering at Insper and member of the School's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

Insper partners with associations to offer discounts on journalism courses tuition fees

Abraji, ANER and ANJ members can get a 15% discount on Journalism and Communication Executive Education and specialization courses at Insper

Study analyzes impacts of school dropout in brazil

With the participation of Insper researchers Laura Muller Machado and Ricardo Paes de Barros, the book presents data and analyzes social losses caused by the high rates of school dropout in Brazil

Cutting edge initiatives deepen digitalization at insper

Rapid transition to online and hybrid class model confirmed the school's effort to innovate in teaching and research in an increasingly challenging environment.

Open talk analyzed the challenges and the future of economic journalism

The event marked the inauguration of the Celso Pinto Center, which will produce research focused on economic journalism and public policy-making coverage.

Insper celebrates the graduation of introduction to DEI’s first class

Originally designed for the members of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, the course was coordinated by Professor Sérgio Roberto Cardoso and had the participation of a team of experts from Insper

Insper announces new research ethics committee

The committee was created to speed up the analysis and approval of research projects and contribute to disseminating the culture of responsibility and ethics

Insper undergraduate elective course teaches experience innovation in business

Created in partnership with other top Higher Education Institutions, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship course promotes exchanges between students with diverse backgrounds and interests

Insper wins CNJ's tax litigation research RFP

Research proposed by Insper Tax Studies Center intends to identify measures necessary to reduce the volume of tax proceedings in the Brazilian Judiciary System

Meet the Insper alumnus that modernized the fashion market in Brazil

After experiences in the national and international financial market, Fabio Zausner decided to launch a retail-tech company to revolutionize the fashion market, by selling clothes on demand

Insper promotes activities to serve the deaf community

Insper associate Carla Carbone talks about the fight for the definitive recognition of the implementation of LIBRAS and about Insper's actions for the deaf community

Insper Agro Global and Funag hold 2nd edition of Course on Brazil's role in global agribusiness

The second edition starts on May 3 and brings together 44 participants selected among staff from the Brazilian Ministries of Foreign Affairs; Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply; Economy; and Apex-Brasil

Initiatives aim to train professionals for innovation and digital transformation in the public sector

An international project launches faculty support materials with the participation of Insper professor Manuel Bonduki. The school also offers a course track in the field of innovation and digital transformation in the public sector

Insper signs partnership with J-Pal LAC to boost the implementation of impact assessments in Brazil

The collaboration seeks to promote the generation and use of rigorous evidence in decision-making on public policy through high-quality research

Celso Pinto Center: Insper holds debate on the challenges of business journalism in this decade

The initiative will promote research focused on business journalism and media coverage of public policy issues. Thus, it aims to contribute to the best practices in journalism in Brazil

Tips to deal with "the lion's share" and not make a mistake on your income tax return filing

Learn about tips and suggestions from Insper professor Camila Boscov on how to properly prepare your federal income tax return filing this year

Alumna boosts the brazilian entrepreneurship abroad

Renata Costa talks about her experience supporting Brazilian immigrants in the US and the lessons learned from her MBA at Insper

Meet Insper's new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Insper brought together its Diversity and Accessibility committees to create a new forum dedicated to the themes of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Webinar discusses paths for the brazilian industry

The Insper-promoted event brought together representatives from different industrial sectors to analyze the prospects for Brazilian production companies

Brazil's journalism day: the role of journalists in fighting misinformation

André Lahoz Mendonça de Barros, Insper's Executive Coordinator of Marketing and Communications, talks about the importance of journalism in fighting fake news

Insper Law partners with law firm Pinheiro Neto Advogados 

The partnership with one of Brazil's most traditional law firms offers scholarships, mentoring, and internship opportunities for Insper's Law students

The pandemic: efforts to help fighting it continue in 2021

The Insper Community keeps on focusing its efforts to collaborate in overcoming the challenges of this time

How neuroscience explains lack of motivation in the pandemic 

Insper professor Luciana Lima studies how the pandemic affects motivational systems and undermines young adults' performance in their studies

Brazilian Constitution Day: discover the importance of Brazil's great charter

Insper professor Diego Werneck explains the main changes between the different Brazilian Constitutions throughout history and their value for democracy 

Professor gives tips for preserving the mental health during social isolation

Maria Elisa Moreira analyzes the new moment of restrictions brought by COVID-19 and gives tips to handle the impacts on the mind

ESG: Several insper areas embrace sustainability-related actions

Initiatives by our hubs and students discuss and deepen the debate on the ESG agenda, regarding environmental and social responsibility, and governance improvement

Students and alumni attend the 2021 online recruitment fair

Career Center guides undergraduate, graduate, and alumni students to land professional opportunities

Inside a legislative officer's work

Students and alumni from Insper's program in Public Policy discuss their experience in legislative work

Insper Alumni innovate in the digital marketing sector

Flávia Prado analyzes the importance of education at Insper for her professional experience and the success of HYPR, a company that offers solutions to unite physical and online audiences focused on increasing digital performance

The Legacy of the Pandemic: debating politics and communications

The last debate to launch the book "O Legado da Pandemia" addressed the lessons brought to the world of institutional politics and communication during this time

The Legacy of the Pandemic: how the central state will reorganize after the crisis

The third debate for the launch of the book "O Legado da Pandemia" had economist and former Governor of the State of Espírito Santo, Paulo Hartung, in attendance. He discussed lessons from the pandemic to Central State management

Insper partners to launch asynchronous online executive education courses

A partnership with the Emeritus Institute of Management offers remote courses that can be taken without students and professors being connected to classes in real-time

Insper librarians discuss their profession in a new publication

Telles Library's professionals produced a chapter for a book that discusses the work of librarians in non-traditional fields

The Legacy of the Pandemic: economic policy may advance after the crisis

In the second launch meeting for the book "O Legado da Pandemia," its authors debated the Brazilian market scenario with economist Zeina Latif

The Legacy of the Pandemic: impacts for brazilian social public policy

The first launch event for the book "O Legado da Pandemia" brought together the work's authors and congresswoman Tabata Amaral to debate the pandemic's social aspect

CENEG promotes closer ties between academia and organizations

Insper's Center for Business Studies has Carlos Caldeira appointed as its new coordinator

Insper researcher ranks among the world's leading scientists

A study analyzes citations and points out Sérgio Lazzarini among researchers' Top 2% — of about 160,000 individuals

The Hack and Learn event gets public policymakers together

Initiative promoted by the University of Oxford and co-organized by Insper brings together public and private sector representatives to propose solutions to social issues

Alumnus shares his financial market experience

In an interview, Insper alumnus Lucas Ferreira Prediger talks about his academic and professional trajectory

Book discusses the legacy of the pandemic for public policy

The new publication provides articles produced by 26 Insper professors and discusses different lessons from the pandemic for public management

Insper inaugurates its undergraduate program in law with an introductory class

The first class of Insper's Undergraduate Program in Law started its class sessions in a hybrid format. Students attend the program in person and remotely

New undergraduate students participate in our welcome week

Insper staff and professors offered a program of welcoming activities introducing the school to first-years admitted in the first semester of 2021

Social justice: Insper initiatives seek to face society challenges

Transforming reality leading by example is one of the principles that Insper carries into its social initiatives

Insper opens toilet for everyone, with no gender distinction

This February, Insper opens its toilet for all. The initiative aims to set forth an even more inclusive environment that ensures Insper Community's psychological safety.

Insper launches flexible modality for Executive Education programs

The programs, scheduled to start in April, will be offered simultaneously in face-to-face and online formats

Insper faculty members launch a book on professor training

Insper's Dean of Academic Affairs and Coordinators of the Teaching and Learning Center had published a book focused on the design of courses and programs

Women in science: female presence in academic research needs incentives

In an interview, Regina Madalozzo, an Insper professor and economist specializing in Gender Economics, reflects on the presence of women in the field of science

Alumnus shares his entrepreneurship story

In an interview, Helio Mata Machado, Insper Alumnus, talks about his experience and professional history

Bruna Arruda is appointed coordinator of Insper's Diversity and Accessibility Committees

Find out more about the new coordinator's prospects and projects for the Committees, fundamental instruments for an increasingly inclusive school

Insper launches research center dedicated to early childhood policy

The Brazilian Center for Early Child Development (CPAPI) was launched at an event that brought together researchers, institutions, and those interested in improving Brazilian public policy on education

First thesis defended in the professional masters in public policy addresses family health in childhood education

The thesis presented by student Maria Clara Mancilha sought to investigate the impact of the adoption of public policies aimed at family health in daycare and preschools

Alumnus retribute the opportunity of being a scholarship student, supporting the alumni 20 campaign

Samuel Veloso talks about our Scholarship Program's impact and addresses the importance of the Alumni Community for the initiative

Insper students win competition proposed by foreign bank

Bank of America Research Challenge enticed students to analyze the stock market to compete for a place in the final stage of the bank's internship selection process

Computer Engineering researchers can establish new partnerships with technology companies

An accreditation received from Brazil's Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Communications allows for proposing new projects and raising funds with more than 500 companies

Discover the results of our Scholarship Fund's 2020 campaigns

Campaigns carried out by Insper make the institution's commitment to supporting all scholarship students stronger

Insper’s Center for Public Policy and Administration expands its actions in teaching, research, and knowledge dissemination

With the first graduated masters, new courses, and different research and knowledge dissemination initiatives, the Insper Center for Public Policy and Administration's progress was reinforced in 2020

Insper’s Alumni are featured in Forbes' under 30 list

Betina Carvalho de Oliveira Roxo, Maria Eduarda de Arruda Camargo, and Alexandre Maluli are on the list that features 90 young highlights

Insper and Educafro partner to extend access to scholarships

The two institutions propose an entrance-examination preparatory course project with scholarships and practice exams to expand racial diversity among Insper's Entrance Examination candidates

Meet the Insper Diversity Committee

The Diversity Committee, formed by staff members and professors, proposes actions to make our school more inclusive for all people

Alumnus attends a special program at harvard

After integrating international experiences into his Executive MBA at Insper, Fabiano Matos Pinheiro attended a Harvard program for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Partnership between Insper, Shopping Center 3 leads students to solve real-world problems through design thinking

The four best groups and two individual highlights earned together R$ 40 thousand in prizes. Meet the winners.

Insper and UNICEF work together to propose technological innovations in the field of education

The two institutions signed an agreement seeking to develop innovative solutions in access to technology for East Timor's children and teenagers

José Eduardo Ermírio de Moraes Award's 2nd edition celebrates Insper community's entrepreneurship

The awarding event had Marcos Lisboa and Zeina Latif in attendance and selected three inspiring projects by Insper Community's alumni

Resumption of face-to-face classes counts on technology to expand interaction

Undergraduate students and professors return to the school gradually, in a hybrid format. Insper's faculty and administrative staff work to ensure learning in this new social distancing stage.

Launch of Insper's new Graduate Program in Social Urbanism brings together students, professors, and partner institutions

The new program, which is held in partnership with Arq.Futuro and Itaú Cultural and focused on urbanism in vulnerable territories had a special event to mark the beginning of its first class

Insper's Executive Education has more than 100 classes open

Our Executive Education portfolio has nationally and internationally recognized courses and options designed for each moment of professional life.

Rodrigo Reis Soares is elected fellow of the Econometric Society

With recognition, Insper now has 2 reserchers on the international list of the renowned economic cientific society

Undergraduate and graduate students contribute to the campo favela project

The initiative has already benefited over 78,000 families and relies on Insper's students and faculty's engagement and support.

The campaign transform with insper's scholarship program strengthens the culture of giving

The initiative will have several actions that will be carried out to support the Insper Scholarship Program, which transforms the lives of young talents through access to quality education

Executive MBA students develop a consulting project under The Lisbon MBA program

Learn more about the initiative that brought together students from Insper and The Lisbon MBA for a study on low carbon fuels in the Brazilian market

New brazilian curriculum guidelines are approved for bachelors in business administration

Guidelines make the content offer more flexible, focus on the skills that must be developed, and require a learning management process, among other aspects.

Insper and Arq.futuro join forces to donate face shields to Xingu communities and socially vulnerable territories in the city of São Paulo

The initiative has already distributed 1,400 units of face shield personal protection equipment, adapted for better mobility