University of Cambridge - King´s College Classes in the United Kingdom take place at King´s College and St John´s College Innovation Center, one of Cambridge Colleges. The schedule of classes is made by the coordination of the International Executive MBA and the professors hired for this course are from the University of Cambridge and teach classes for our International Executive MBA since 2003 Since then, the same teachers have been hired directly by the FIA and selected by our Coordination. In the past, about 50% of classes were taught at Colleges and 50% in the auditorium of the Judge Institute. Since 2013 we have a contract with King´s College to carry out classes, and the corresponding certificate is issued by the FIA.'
'''Student groups and organizations'''
Academic Directory (Student Council)
-Academic directory of fundacao instituto de administracao is the representation entity of undergraduate students, with the objective of managing and reporting the needs of undergraduate students.
'''FIA Junior'''
-Formed and managed by students, FIA Júnior has the technical support of masters and doctors from Institute of Management Foundation, specialized in the various areas of the company's business consulting services, which is divided into: Marketing Management, Finance, Processes and Sustainability.
Athletic Association
-Atletica FIA is the official sports representation body of the FIA. It disputes several external championships and organizes parties and internal sports events in order to encourage university sports.
'''FIA Finance'''
- Founded in 2018, FIA Finance is the finance club of FIA - Fundação Instituto de Administração.FIA Finance aim to connect their students with the financial market before they begin their careers as professionals with projects in different areas.
'''Undergraduate'''
Undergraduate education - FIA also offers an undergraduate degree in business administration, which has generated criticism from students, faculty and staff at University of Sao Paulo as this is the first time a University of Sao Paulo related entity offering a private undergraduate degree, while the University of Sao Paulo is public and belongs to the government of the state of Sao Paulo. To respond the criticizes from the university of São Paulo, James Wright, ex-director of FIA and professor of FEA-USP says that the undergrad program of FIA is a “laboratory experiment” comparing with undergrad students from FEA-USP
'''Master's degree (stricto sensu)'''
The Professional Master's Degree at FIA stands out for combining theory and practice with success. This effort is based on FIA's 35 years of experience in executive education of an international standard, combined with the pedagogical experience of a faculty in which doctors from USP with experience in business consulting and executive education courses that follow international standards of education predominate. quality. The stricto sensu Masters from FIA is recommended by CAPES.
RESEARCH LINES
RESEARCH LINE 1 - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: focuses on advancing theories and management practice of formulating and implementing strategies. RESEARCH LINE 2 - MARKETS AND VALUE GENERATION: involves the study of theories and practices along the value chain. The research lines of the course are considered strengths of the FIA, since all the content was designed over years of analysis and studies to form the curriculum. The objective is to deepen research methods and management concepts applied to the corporate environment.
