PPGA History and Evolution
The history of the PPGA at the State University of Londrina (UEL) began over a decade before its official creation. In the 1990s, professors from the Administration Departments of UEL and the State University of Maringá (UEM) collaborated to establish a postgraduate program, which preceded the PPGA. Between 1998 and 1999, they developed a technical project for a joint program between the two universities, approved by CAPES/MEC. This initiative, launched on September 14, 1999, was called the Postgraduate Program in Administration (PPA), and it operated as a consortium between UEL and UEM for nine years, alternating semesters at each institution.
This consortium played a pivotal role in advancing research, studies, and academic experience at UEL, laying the groundwork for the future PPGA. The program fostered the development of research in Administration, with a focus on institutional, organizational, and management approaches to social and environmental issues. These efforts culminated in the creation of a new master’s program in 2009, centered on Management and Sustainability.
Officially established on March 19, 2009, by UEL’s Teaching, Research, and Extension Council (CEPE), the PPGA was approved by CAPES/MEC. The program, offering an academic master’s degree, was designed with a curriculum that integrates diverse epistemological and methodological perspectives, enabling in-depth exploration of organizations, management, and sustainability.
In 2020, to mark its 10th anniversary, the PPGA conducted a strategic review, leading to a restructured program in 2021. This update introduced a new concentration area focused on the interrelationships between Organizations, Management, and Society while maintaining sustainability as a transversal theme. Two research lines were defined: Organizational Management and Organizations, Power, and Society, ensuring alignment with the evolving research interests of faculty and students.
Mission
To engage in teaching, research, and extension in a transdisciplinary, multiparadigmatic, reflective, and critical manner, exploring the interconnections between Organizations, Management, and Society within diverse social, economic, political, cultural, and environmental contexts.
Vision
By 2030, to be recognized as a leading postgraduate program in Administration, offering both master’s and doctoral degrees, and known for innovative reflections and alternative solutions on the interrelationships between Organizations, Management, and Society.
General Objective
To foster understanding, critical thinking, and the search for alternatives to theoretical and empirical challenges that arise from the interrelationships between Organizations, Management, and Society, through teaching, research, and extension, considering diverse social, economic, political, cultural, and environmental contexts.
Specific Objectives
- Encourage faculty, students, and their networks to conduct research that addresses social and organizational demands.
- Strengthen the integration of PPGA-UEL with society through initiatives in research, teaching, and extension.
- Enhance the positive economic, social, cultural, and environmental impacts of PPGA-UEL’s teaching, research, and extension activities on local and regional communities.
- Promote, produce, and disseminate knowledge on the interconnections between Organizations, Management, and Society at regional, national, and international levels through partnerships, collaborations, and funding.
- Prepare professionals capable of:
- Engaging with diverse perspectives on the interrelationships between Organizations, Management, and Society.
- Reflecting on the implications of various administrative processes for organizations and society.
- Teaching at a higher education level and researching related themes.
- Working in public, private, and third-sector organizations, considering these interrelationships from regional perspectives.