Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation

The Government of Goiás, through the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Secti), met with representatives of higher education institutions in Goiás, this Wednesday (28), at HUB Goiás, to discuss the next stages of the Director of the State Higher Education Plan.

The Master Plan is a document intended to guide the general policies of higher education in Goiás, which includes private and public institutions, of all fields, with the aim of maintaining a structure of goals over the next ten years. The organized part of the document was presented on Wednesday to representatives, who were able to read, discuss and make suggestions.
Secti President José Frederico Lira Nieto highlighted what has been accomplished so far. “We launched the Master Plan in August 2022. Since then, there have been interviews and studies on this topic, and a lot of progress has been made. We are now ready to start public hearings. We already have the material to be published, but the idea is to start a broad discussion.”

For him, higher education should be available to Goianos, with the assurance that a master plan can help with the issue of access as well. “Expectations are high, because we know that higher education should not be the privilege of a group of people, as it used to be, but a space for growth.”

The meeting with universities and other institutions was a step before the core document was made publicly available on Secti’s website to collect proposals, which are scheduled for July, and public hearings in August. The hearings will be held in the 11 municipalities of Goiás, located in the planning regions: Goiânia, Annapolis, Oroaço, Cidade de Goiás, Rio Verde, Jatay, Catalau, Itumbiara, Valparaíso de Goiás, Bosé and São Luis de Montes Pelos.

Secti’s agent for talent training and digital transformation, Robert Bonifacio, explained the importance of this phase of building the plan. “What we’re doing is a moment to listen to the academic community, to listen to the community, so they can have their say on what the goals and the guidelines should be on this ten-year journey.”
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The Master Plan for Higher Education in the State of Goiás 2023-2032 has four structural axes: sustainable management of higher education; Teaching, research and advising. entrepreneurship, innovation and internationalization; access, permanence, and success in institutions of higher education.

So far, research tools have been developed, surveys and interviews have been applied, data has been collected and the basic document of the plan has been prepared. The materials guiding the discussions of the Master Plan are based on the Global University Network for Innovation, from UNESCO, which advocates for the promotion of education, culture and science as critical tools for human and social progress.

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (Secti), launched the construction of the master plan with the participation of deans, directors and professors from public and private educational institutions, research institutions, and the productive sector. After public hearings conclude across the state, the final step will be finalizing the plan proposal in 2023.