We are coming to the end of 2021 and the feeling is one of gratitude for the many accomplishments of this academic year. Fapuga’s academic and general director, Dr. Ana Carolina Puga, together with the faculty of the higher education institution, is planning big projects for the coming year.
“2021 was intense, productive, and full of accomplishments for FAPUGA. And all of this was the result of excellent teamwork, in which we prioritized the quality of the content delivered to students, as well as the well-being and safety of the professors, because we had turbulent months this year. Although we faced many challenges, we overcame them and here we are, strong and full of energy to enter 2022 with everything we have and make a difference once again,” says Dr. Ana Carolina.
Despite the pandemic and the adoption of remote classes, we are closing this year with a positive balance and high expectations for 2022.
According to Fapuga’s Coordinator of Undergraduate Programs, Prof. Dr. Thais Carmo, both students and professors worked hard at using technology in the teaching-learning process.
In this new scenario in which we were placed, we identified several advances achieved in a short time. We can highlight the creation of the programs’ collegiate bodies, which are discussing a new curriculum for students entering in 2022 and adjustments for the classes already under way.
“The pedagogical project of the programs must be dynamic, flexible, and always open to the needs of the market.” In a society that changes so quickly, it is essential that educational institutions have instruments to adapt their proposals swiftly.
Another point worth highlighting was the participation of student representatives on the Program Councils. Involving students in academic discussions allows their expectations, wishes, and difficulties to be understood by professors and managers.
For 2022, several changes are planned: the adoption of active teaching-learning methodologies in which the student becomes the protagonist of their own learning, the holding of the 1st Cinema and Management Cycle, open to both the FAPUGA internal community and the public, the offering of extension courses and postgraduate courses in the area of Health Management, and the establishment of partnerships with hospitals for practical activities and internships.
“We have many plans and hope that 2022 will be a great year for FAPUGA. Our intention is to build a reference institution in the field. Merry Christmas and a new year full of accomplishments for all of us!”
