Fundação Dom Cabral

Established in 1976, Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC) is a world-class Brazilian business school that develops strategic thinking skills of executives, entrepreneurs, and public-sector managers.[1] FDC, a nonprofit institution,[2] was created out of the Extension Center at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais. Approximately 40,000 executives from midsize and large companies attend FDC programs every year – in the cities of Nova Lima, Belo Horizonte, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro.[3]

Fundação Dom Cabral
Location
Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Information
School typePrivate - nonprofit institution
Established1976
DeanAntonio Batista da Silva Junior
Websitehttp://www.fdc.org.br/
Fundação Dom Cabral - Campus Aloysio Farias, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil

FDC has strategic alliances with foreign teaching institutions such as INSEAD and Skema Business School in France and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in the U.S. FDC also has cooperative partnerships with schools in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, China, India, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Spain and United Kingdom.[4]

For the 13th consecutive year, the Financial Times has ranked Fundação Dom Cabral the best business school in Latin America.[5][6]

History

1976 - Fundação Dom Cabral was founded.
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, 30 km 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.
2005 - Accreditation of the MBA programs by AMBA (Association of MBAs).
2007 - Received the EQUIS (EFMD) accreditation.[7]
2012 - Signed a partnership with[8] Hult International Business School to become host of their global campus rotation program.

2015 - Signed a partnership with Skema Business School to become host of Skema's Grande École program

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References
  1. "Programs". Fdc.org.br. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  2. "History". Fdc.org.br. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  3. "Facilities". Fdc.org.br. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  4. "International Alliances and Cooperation". Fdc.org.br. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  5. "Rankings". Fdc.org.br. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  6. "Executive Education". Ft.com. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  7. "EQUIS Accredited Schools". Efmd.org. 2012-01-10. Archived from the original on 2014-02-16. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  8. "Hult International Business School to become a host of their global campus rotation program". www.hult.edu.

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