Fundação Dom Cabral
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| Founded | 1976 |
| School type | Private |
| Dean | Emerson de Almeida |
| Location | Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Enrollment | 420 MBA 18,760 Executive Education |
Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC) is a prestigious Brazilian business school. Located in the city of Nova Lima, just 30 km south from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, FDC's mission is to contribute to the society's development through the education of executives, businessmen and companies.
Founded in 1976, it started as a spin-off of the Minas Gerais Catholic University’s (PUC-MG) Extension Center. As a not-for-profit organization, Fundação Dom Cabral has maintained a solid national and international reputation gained through the development of strong links with executives and companies in Brazil and abroad as well as with international schools and associations.
FDC is characterized by its focus on cooperation with companies and international schools. Synergy with companies is the end result of the link between theory and practice, strengthened by the interactive work of FDC’s faculty, which combines academic qualifications and business experiences.
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[edit] History
1976- Fundação Dom Cabral is created
1989 – Creation of the first partnership program: CTE – Executive Technology Center
1990 – Alliance with INSEAD (France) to develop open enrollment programs for senior executives working in Brazil
1992 – Creation of PAEX – Partners for Excellence, a partnership program for middle sized companies
1993 – Alliance with Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University (USA) to develop open enrollment program for leaders of companies operating in Brazil
1996 – Launching of the MBA Empresarial an executive MBA program in consortium
1999 – Creation of PDA – a partnership for the development of family business shareholders
2001 – Inauguration of the FDC Aloysio Farias Campus located in the city of Nova Lima, 30km south of Belo Horizonte
2002 – Alliance with Sauder School of Business (Canada) to develop programs for high potential managers and programs on specific subjects including a program in China
2004 – Fundação Dom Cabral joined the UN Global Compact, pledging to insert its principles into the institution’s decisions and to collaborate in spreading business practices expressing the values of sustainable development.
[edit] About
Mission: To contribute to society’s development through the education of executives, businessmen and companies.
Business: Educational solutions for business development.
Dean: Emerson de Almeida
Research centers:
• Andrade Gutierrez Center of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility
• CCR Corporate Governance Center
• Center for Entrepreneurship
• Center for Leadership Development
• Internationalization of Enterprises Center
• Serasa Center for Innovation in Services
Participant’s numbers (2005):
• Executive MBA: 420
• Executive programs: 18,760
International Alliances:
• INSEAD, France, since 1990
• Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University, USA, since 1993
• Sauder School of Business, UBC, Canada, since 2001
Partnership Programs:
• CTE - Partnership program for international corpations operating in Brazil
• PAEX - Partnership program for medium-sized firms in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Equador and Paraguay
• PDA - Partnership program for family firms in Brazil
Open Enrolment Programs:
• TOP Summit - Annual summit for Board members, CEOs and Presidents
• PGA - Advanced Management Program, in partnership with INSEAD (France)
• STC - Skills, Tools and Competence - Executive Development Program, in partnership with Kellogg School of Business (USA)
• PDE - Executive Development Program in Brazil
• PCR - Performance, competencies and results program for middle managers in Brazil
• CEOs Strategy for Growth Program, in partnership with Olin School of Business (USA) for CEOs of medium-sized firms
• Frontiers of Management Program, business management updating for FDC´s executive education alumni
• Advanced Program in Corporate Governance
• Advanced Program in Corporate Social Responsibility
• Advanced Program in Finance
• Advanced Program in Logistics and Supply Chain, in partnership with Sauder School of Business (Canada)
• GEP - Strategic Management of People, in partnership with INSEAD (France)
• The Leadership Transition
• China: Opportunities and Challenges, in partnership with Sauder School of Business (Canada) in Beijing and Shanghai
• MyGlobe - Managing Young Global Enterprises, in partnership eleven major international business schools in Europe and emerging countries around the world
Accreditations:
• 2005 Brazilian Ministry of Education – Specialization Programs
• 2005 Association of MBA - AMBA
International Membership:
• AACSB, AMBA, EFMD, Executive MBA Council, UN Global Compact, UNICON
Rankings (2006):
• Financial Times: 19th in the overall 2006 Executive Education ranking
• America Economia: 3rd in the 2006 Executive Education and 16th in the MBA rankings
• Você S.A: 3rd in the 2006 MBA Ranking
[edit] External links
Homepage: [1]
