O Sucesso de Boston:

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1 O Sucesso de Boston: Tradição ou Inovação? James P. Ito-Adler, PhD Cambridge Institute for Brazilian Studies Com Àssistência de: Bethsaira De Oliveira Biorn Maybury-Lewis, PhD Caroline Nagel Moura de Souza, MA

2 Anthropologist at work on North Slope of Alaska

3 Facts Brazilian Leaders Need to Know about Higher Education & Innovation in the United States 1. Decentralized Sector 2. Private Universities 3. Public Universities 4. Decentralized Organization 5. Circulation of Talent

4 1. Decentralized Sector By Brazilian Standards: 1. extremely decentralized 2. lacks central authority or visible federal presence Controlled by 6 regional accrediting organizations New England is arguably the most important region in the U.S.A. MA Boston Cambridge 4

5 2. Private Universities Occupy the most prestigious positions in academic hierarchy Ex: Ivy League Schools, Duke, Stanford, MIT, University of Chicago 4 out of 8 Ivy League Universities are located in New England -Harvard -Yale -Dartmouth -Brown University of California,Berkeley is the only public university with top ranking according to U.S. News and World Report 5

6 3. Public Universities State supported institutions Only the national military academies + few small specialized schools are federal institutions Most states have a flagship university at the top of the state hierarchy surrounded by regional universities & four-year colleges A network of two-year community colleges awarding Associates degrees that serve as feeder schools 6

7 4. Decentralized Organization Description of American universities & the Overall Educational System Extraordinarily decentralized Free to organize internal structures Proliferation of institutes,centers, programs, committees, and initiatives Innovation occurs outside departmental structures 7

8 5. Circulation of Talent Enormous circulation of talent at all levels of the system: undergraduate admissions, graduate school admissions, junior faculty recruitment, and senior (tenured) faculty recruitment, and postdoctoral recruitment.

9 Ciclo de Inovação??? Educação Inovação Economia

10 Anthropologist Researching Brazilian Higher Education in East Boston, Massachusetts (UCBV)

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13 Colleges: Founding Date: Harvard University 1636 Massachusetts C. of Pharmacy & Health Sciences 1823 Boston University 1839 Tufts University 1852 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1861 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1863 Boston College 1863 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1865 Smith College 1871 University of Massachusetts Lowell 1894 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 1895 Northeastern University 1898 Wentworth Institute of Technology* 1904 Suffolk University 1906 Bentley University 1917 Babson College* 1919 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 1930 Brandeis University* 1948 University of Massachusetts Worcester(UMMS) 1962 Hult International Business School* 1964 University of Massachusetts Boston 1964 MGH Institute of Health Professions 1977

14 Bolsistas de Ciência sem Fronteiras School: CsF Doctorate: E(Abroad), SE(Domestic & Abroad) CsF Post-Doc. CsF Masters CsF Undergrad Total: Harvard University 65(SE)+2(E) 40(E) 0 38(E) 145 Massachusetts C. of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (E) 57 Boston University 12(SE)+1(E) 13(E) 2(E) 60(SE) 88 Tufts University 16(SE)+4(E) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 38(SE)+7(E) 47(E) 0 41(E) 133 University of Massachusetts Amherst 9(SE)+11(E) 7(E) 0 14(SE) 41 Boston College 0 1(E) 0 1(SE) 2 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 2(SE)+3(E) 1(E) 6(E) 23(SE) 35 Smith College (E) 1 Wellesely College 1(SE) Clark University (E) 10 University of Massachusetts Lowell University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 3(SE) (SE) 56 Northeastern University 7(SE)+2(E) 5(E) 28(E) 1(E) 43 Wentworth Institute of Technology* Suffolk University (SE) 2 Lesley University Bentley University 1(SE) Babson College* Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 3(SE) 1(E) Brandeis University* University of Massachusetts Worcester(UMMS) 1(SE) 4(E) Hult International Business School* University of Massachusetts Boston MGH Institute of Health Professions 10(SE) 3(E) Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

15 Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship Babson College, Wellesley, MA Classes of up to 40 students form teams of 10 students, and the College loans up to $3,000 as startup money for each business. Teams establish a partnership with a local social services agency--corporate social responsibility. Each team donates 80 hours of community service, plus all profits from their business, to that organization.. Since 1999, FME businesses have donated more than US$430,000 to local charities.

16 Northeastern Cooperative Education What is Co-op? Quick Facts: Cooperative education - educational program alternating semesters of academic study with full-time employment - Ex: Classes in the fall and co-op in the spring (6 month periods) domestic or international 2 co-ops in 4 year program OR 3 co-ops in 5 year program 16

17 Northeastern Co-op Regular Internships 6 months paid or subsidized full-time domestic or international credit support of a personal co-op advisor 2-3 months (usually)unpaid part-time/full-time domestic (usually)non-credit individual 17

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