{"id":1002,"date":"2026-01-23T15:24:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memoria.abc.org.br\/abc-sbpc-higher-education-forum\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T11:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:48:48","slug":"abc-sbpc-higher-education-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memoria.abc.org.br\/en\/abc-sbpc-higher-education-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC-SBPC Higher Education Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Brazilian Academy of Sciences and the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science created in 2024 a series of webinars – the Higher Education Forum<\/strong>. The series was inaugurated with a historical rescue of the sector in Brazil. Sociologist and academic Simon Schwartzman<\/strong> and physician and professor Naomar Monteiro<\/strong> discussed the origin of university models, questioning the “myth of Humboldt<\/a>” and the idea that the research university would have emerged in a finished form in the nineteenth century. which are not the only ones, but just a model within a diverse system. The debate was led by Academics Aldo Zarbin<\/strong> and Sylvio Canuto<\/strong>. In Brazil, the researchers highlighted the strong division between public universities<\/strong>, responsible for almost all scientific production<\/strong>, and private institutions<\/strong>, which concentrate the majority of students <\/strong>and distance learning courses. Although the model of federal universities, structured from the 1968 reform, has been successful in producing high-level research, it is not sufficient to meet the growing demand for higher education. Both defended greater institutional autonomy, more flexible and differentiated assessments, and a plural ecosystem, capable of accommodating different vocations, even in the face of challenges such as the expansion of distance learning and the need to ensure quality and social impact<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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