UFRN creates Institute of Public Policies

The University Council (Consuni) of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) approved, this Tuesday, the 26th, the creation of the Institute of Public Policies (IPP), linked to the Center for Human Sciences, Letters and Arts (CCHLA). The specialized academic unit has the mission of becoming a reference at the state level, through the merger of the Department of Public Policies (DPP) with the Advanced Center for Public Policies (NAPP) and the Urban and Regional Planning Laboratory (Labplan). The IPP arises with the proposal to carry out new activities, such as offering sequential courses and implementing residency and specialization in the area of ​​public policies.
The institute also maintains the undergraduate course in Public Policy Management and the Postgraduate Program in Urban and Regional Studies (PPEUR), consisting of a master's degree and a doctorate. According to the creation proposal, the IPP is necessary to expand the perspectives of contributions that UFRN can generate at the regional level, through the integration between DPP, NAPP, PPEUR and Labplan in an academic unit with the technical capacity to implement new projects. The teaching staff, already shared between the units, presents production directly related to public policies, with strong national and international research networks, in addition to support through partnerships and agreements.
The IPP has the strategic guidelines of offering integrated, multidisciplinary, flexible and broad-based training; carry out scientific research, as well as extension actions that promote innovation in the public sector, based on residence in the area; promote and support the emergence of innovative initiatives, through plans, programs and projects to encourage social, sustainable and democratic development. “The creation of the IPP will make possible greater recognition at national and international levels of the research carried out, as well as enhancing the formation of new cooperation agreements focused on the training of human resources; on carrying out research and on innovation in public management”, details the proposal.
The unit has the objectives of carrying out extension and innovation activities; promote the prospecting of talents in Public Policy Management and Urban and Regional Studies; consolidate UFRN's insertion as a reference in the area of ​​public policies and contribute to internationalization as an institution of excellence in its field of knowledge, in addition to other purposes. The creation by Consuni takes place after the favorable opinion issued by the Boards of Administration (Consad) and Teaching, Research and Extension (Consepe).