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01 Oct 2018

A Transformative Experience

Brazil’s Insper Institute aims to turn its students into better citizens.
Re: Claudio Haddad (OPM 12)
Topics: Education-Higher EducationSociety-Social IssuesCareer-Awards
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Dr. Claudio L. Haddad (OPM 12, 1987) is chairman of the board of Insper Institute of Education & Research in Brazil and a 2018 recipient of the HBS Alumni Achievement Award. In this interview, he explains the goal of the school.

“How did I make a difference to the world? Perhaps Insper has been my most important legacy.

“At Insper, we want to do something different, not to be different, but really to add value to society, because most of the educational entities in Brazil at the time were concentrated in the lower base of the pyramid, so to speak. And at the top, there was practically no competition.

“The objective of Insper is to transform society in a better way. And for that, we have to educate people. It's not exactly train people. It's about educate, because at Insper, our learning objectives are not only content, but also to give [students] abilities and competencies and skills and reinforce values so that they can be better citizens and be more effective in society.

“That's what I would like to see perpetuating over time, although I won't be here to witness this. But I see Insper as the Harvard of Brazil.”

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