Higher Education Institute of Brasilia

History

On the 29th of July 1994, Centro Universitàrio IESB (English for: CESB, the Center of Higher Education of Brasilia) was founded, aiming to be an institution that developed education, research and extension activities of a higher level. Afterwere four years, the Ministry of Education authorized the two first undergraduate courses: Education Science and Administration, with concentrations in Science and Technology Policy and Management and Human Resources. In 1998, two more courses were authorized: Legal Sciences and Social Communication, with concentrations in Journalism, Advertising and Marketing.Other courses created in 1999 and IESB moved to another another campus in L2 Norte, Quadra 609. In 2013, IESB took part in Pronatec, a program of the Ministry of Education (Brazil). This way they enrolled about 3000 students for a quicker formation in technical courses.

General description

The IESB is located in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. The IESB is positioned as an innovative, solid and a recognized institution by the Ministry of Education and by the market. Their methodology is focused on theory and practice. The relationship with the community is strengthened by the opportunities IESB provides to everyone. IESB is now taking an important step with their internationalization program. This gives the students and teachers the opportunity to exchange information, knowledge and experiences with other universities around the world. IESB has next to its undergraduate and postgraduate programs also extensions. These are courses adapted to the job market. These courses make it easier to find a job very quickly and in the branch you like, seen the variety of the courses. There’s also an EAD, which gives the students the opportunity to study online. This gives the people who are short in time, still the opportunity to study. Today, the university counts about eighteen thousand students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and technical programs spread around three campuses. A fourth campus will open in 2014. The founder and president of the IESB is Professor Eda C. B. Machado.

Programs

The table below provides an overview of the courses offered by the IESB.

Bachelor's degrees	Master's degrees	Extensions (Courses adapted to job market)	EAD (Studying online)
Accounting Administration Advertising and Propaganda Aesthetics and Cosmetology Analysis and System Development Architecture and Urbanism Cinema and Digital Media Civil Engineering Commercial Management Computer Engineering Computer Networks Computer Science Construction of Buildings Digital Games Electrical Engineering Events Fashion Design Financial Management Gastronomy Graphic Design Human Resource Management Information Security Interior Design International Relations Journalism Legal Practice Logistics Material Engineering Marketing Mechanical Engineering Mechatronic Engineering Multimedia Production Nursing Nutrition Pedagogy Photography Physical education Production Engineering Psychology Public Management Secretariat Social Service Theater	Administrative Law and Public Management Advice for Public Communication Analysis of Object Oriented System Business Intelligence Business Logistics Computer Forensics Expertise Computer Networking - Cisco Networking Academy Corporate Strategy and Entrepreneurship Database Digital Game Development Environmental law Gerontology and Health for Seniors Information Security Human Rights Legal Psychology for Psychologists MBA in Marketing and Digital Communication MBA in Financial Market MBA in Telecommunications Mobile Devices Project Management Public Management Quality Management in Services Sports Marketing Software engineering - Quality and Productivity Strategic Design Strategic People Management Substantive Law and Procedural Labour Urban Logistics and Sustainable Transport	Barista Basic Drawing: Design, Architecture and Construction Basic Kitchen Confectionery Creating Characters for Film and Digital Games Drawing the Human Figure How to speak in public Illustration: Painting of characters and scenarios in Photoshop Initiation Theatre Java Programming Language Painting: preparation, painting and applying decorative effects on walls Preparation of Research Projects Psychological intervention and management of religiosity Risotto, Pasta and Sauces Scientific Methodology Spanish Instrumental	Bachelor in Social Work Bachelor in Business Administration Bachelor of Science in Accounting CST in Public Management CST in Human Resource Management CST in Analysis and Development Systems Humanities Pedagogy Psycho pedagogy Teaching in Higher Education

Mission, vision and values

Mission: To develop the maximum of the potentials of its students so they may turn into competent professionals and responsible citizens. Capable of becoming agents of change in society and in the profession they will exercise in the future.

Vision: To consolidate its prestige as institution that offers an excellent-quality education, becoming national reference in the use of new technologies applied to education.

Values: -Respect to people: Any member of the community-directors, professors, students and employees-deserves from all the others the same respect they offer. -Respect to authority: Respect to the organization’s hierarchy, both administrative and academic; authority being exercised observing the previous principle. -Respect to the work of others: Understanding that all tasks, executed by any member of the community, are relevant to achieve common goals, independently of the hierarchy level of who executes them.

Eda Coutinho Institute

Giving back to society. The institute is named after the founder and president of the IESB, Professor Eda C. B. Machado. She created IESB 15 years ago, starting a path that was difficult and lonely at some points, but this was never a reason for not being extremely gratifying. Besides being the President of the university, she’s also a Professor. The experience that she gained in her entire life as faculty is: The proper formation for a young person requires pedagogical practices of excellence, adequate educational resources, top-quality infrastructure and well-prepared, dedicated professionals from education institutes. None of this would be possible without the passion for teaching. In IESB, social responsibility is developed and stimulated inside and outside the classroom. From discussion groups, scientific research, and even services to the community, the students put in practice knowledge they gained in the courses in a responsible, solidary form in real situations. IESB in action integrates students from different courses and gathers initiatives that generate benefits for the community, forming a link of safety and commitment among collaborators, faculty, students and the population. Launched in 2000, the Program counts on actions in terms of legal orientation, community communication, literacy courses for youths and adults, pedagogical support in school formation and individual, collective psychotherapy sessions. This in addition to short-term courses for preparing waiters, tailors and other professions. Launched by the occasion of the celebration of IESB’s 15 years, the Eda Coutinho Institute comes in response to the greatest challenges that the Brazilian society is facing, with the development of technologies aimed at projects of interests of the society and the focus on sustainable development. Employing the same principles of pedagogical excellence and management model practiced in IESB, the Institute works from strategically designed centers to articulate a network of social solutions.

Internationalization

IESB is working on its internationalization and already managed to have several partnerships. Following partnerships:

-Brookdale Community College (USA)

-Caucasus University (Georgia)

-Cetys Universidad (Mexico)

-Istituto Europeo di Design (Italy)

-Sias International University (China)

-The Pennsylvania State University (USA)

-Xijing University (China)

-Zhengzhou University of Science and Technology (China)