Euvaldo Lodi Institute of Rio de Janeiro (IEL Rio) is the equivalent of the Brazilian ''Euvaldo Lodi Institute'', created by the ''National Confederation of Industry'' along with the ''Industry Social Service'' (SESI) and the ''
National Industrial Training Service'' in 1969. Except it only covers
Rio de Janeiro state
Rio de Janeiro () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil. It has the second largest economy of Brazil, with the largest being that of the state of São Paulo. The state, which has 8.2% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for 9.2% of ...
, instead of all the Brazilian territory.
The main goal of IEL Rio is to unite academy and institutes of
science and technology
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is an umbrella term used to group together the distinct but related technical disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The term is typically used in the context of ...
with industry. Amongst its objectives, there are development of
entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values th ...
programs in order to promote the creation of new
leadership
Leadership, both as a research area and as a practical skill, encompasses the ability of an individual, group or organization to "lead", influence or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations. The word "leadership" often gets view ...
s and the adoption, in the graduation curriculum, of
disciplines about the entrepreneurial action.
The politician Euvaldo Lodi and the engineer Roberto Simonsen were honored by industry thanks to their work: while the first one gave its name to IEL, the second one became the name of "a stutides and research institute of the
Industry Federation of São Paulo State, which comprehends in its structure the COPS – Superior Council of Political and Social Guidance".
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References
External links
Instituto Euvaldo Lodi – National IEL (in Portuguese)Confederação Nacional da Indústria – CNI (in Portuguese)Endeavor Brazil (in Portuguese)Genesis Institute
Education companies of Brazil
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