Degree Programs Overview

PRESENTATION
Graduate Program in Geography

Since 2004, PPGEO/UFPA has been part of the Brazilian graduate framework. We were born with the mission of becoming a benchmark in the development and consolidation of coherent and consistent knowledge in the area of territorial organization and management. The Graduate Program in Geography (PPGEO) aims to: a) become a center of academic and scientific excellence in Geography graduate studies in the Amazon; b) produce knowledge about the Amazonian social reality, especially regarding territorial organization and management; c) qualify professionals at the Master's and Doctoral levels in Geography, promoting the expansion of qualified researchers and professors in the Amazon region.

Our specific objectives are: a) apply acquired knowledge in planning, research, teaching, and public and private management in the Amazon region; b) prepare professionals for the critical analysis of public policies and socio-environmental impacts resulting from the local and regional space structuring process; c) qualify professionals for territorial management, in its urban, regional, and environmental aspects, emphasizing local potential, the use of tools for analyzing socio-spatial impacts, as well as territorial management proposals. These objectives underpin the mission of PPGEO, which is to become a center of academic and scientific excellence in Geography graduate studies in the Amazon.

1 · Strategic Direction

Mission: Consolidate PPGEO as the leading Graduate Program in Geography in the Amazon, producing high-quality knowledge and strategic directions.

Vision: Focus on directing actions and collaborative strategic reading, so the Program stands out as the main Graduate Program in the Amazon by 2028.

Values: Scientific rigor, commitment, public ethics, and regional appreciation.

Objectives and Goals for 2026-2028
• Resolve normative and regulatory gaps in the Program
• Joint action by professors through strategic committees
• Increase financial resources and the number of scholarships for students
• Contribute to the execution, quality, and completion of dissertations and theses
• Attract students from other cities, states, and countries, increasing our spatial impact
• Encourage applications for funding calls aimed at national and international exchanges
• Integrate professors and graduate students into research networks
• Encourage the recording of qualitative and quantitative information (publications, projects, and extension)
• Increase the publication of articles in high-impact journals
• Advance the internationalization of PPGEO
• Encourage scientific outreach by students and alumni to map the Program's trajectory and importance
2 · Self-Assessment

For the self-assessment process, the Program relies on strategic committees that are planning and executing activities. These committees include professors from all PPGEO research lines, allowing for the collective construction of self-assessments and new areas of action:

Regulations Committee Has been drafting a new normative document for the program to resolve regulatory gaps, which directly impacts the academic progress of professors and students.
Internationalization Committee Has been working on inclusion plans for Program initiatives, such as launching calls linked to the Global Amazon Network, which is extremely important for advancing effective internationalization. It also promotes fundraising and the teaching-research-extension relationship.
Scholarship Committee Organizes and structures, according to regulations (UFPA, CAPES, CNPq, and FAPESPA) and material equity, the demand and supply of scholarships, managed by the UFPA Dean of Research and Graduate Studies (PROPESP).
Post-Doctoral Standardization Committee Works on updating the regulations for admitting researchers to post-doctoral internships. The committee has been working on standardizing admissions to ensure transparency and excellence for the Program.
Selection Committee Responsible for drafting and executing the admission calls for the master's and doctoral degrees. Comprising professors from Lines 1, 2, and 3, they are responsible for the quality of incoming students.
Line Coordination Committee For each of the program's 3 lines, there is a coordinator providing support for information and specific demands, which are then forwarded to the general coordination.
Student Representatives Act in gathering student demands for deliberation and forwarding proposals. They serve as the bridge, the fundamental link, in executing PPGEO's activities.