The Expansion and Funding of Postgraduate Education in Brazil and the Goal 14 of the National Education Plan

• Main Author: Jardim, Caio Eduardo
• Publication Date: 2020
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: FINEDUCA - Revista de Financiamento da Educação
• Download full: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/fineduca/article/view/87919
• topic: Financiamento da Educação. Plano Nacional de Educação. Pós-Graduação. CAPES. CNPq.; Financiamento da Educação; Education Funding. National Education Plan. Postgraduate Studies. CAPES. CNPq.

This study aims to investigate the compliance of the goal 14 of the National Plan of Education (PNE) and of the strategies 14.1 and 14.12, especially regarding the funding of post-graduate programs in Brazil, through the granting of scholarships to students by the country’s two major agencies: CAPES and CNPq. For such, it was analyzed official data obtained from the GEOCAPES, CNPq Investment Panel, SIGA BRASIL platforms, as well as MCTIC, CAPES, CNPq and IBGE websites. The goals to be investigated are presented, as well as the analysis and results of the proposed research. The conclusions of the research points to the difficulties in complying the investigated PNE goals and strategies, the need to expand postgraduate funding in Brazil, especially in relation to the budget of the development agencies, and the relevance of granting scholarships for postgraduate students to increase the titling rate and the resulting achievement of goal 14.