Universidade Universidade do Legislativo do Legislativo BrasileiroBrasileiro

Heitor Gurgulino de SouzaHeitor Gurgulino de SouzaEx-Academic Vice-Ex-Academic Vice-Rector Rector

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Creation of UNILEGISCreation of UNILEGIS

Resolution nº 01, 14/january/2001

“UNILEGIS is an integral part of the structure of the Federal Senate and has as specific

objectives the promotion and maintenance of institutions and activities to improve the

legislative process and to study, at the highest level, strategic matters related to the

development of our country”

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Objectives of UNILEGISObjectives of UNILEGIS

Act nº 09 of the Directive Commission -16.4.2002

Art. 4-UNILEGIS has as specific objectives the generation, development, transmission and aplication of knowledge through teaching, research and extension activities, in all areas related to the legislative domain and specially, in relation to the organization and legislative procedures, with a view to:

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Objectives of Objectives of UNILEGISUNILEGIS

To train, specialize and continually develop human resources working at

the three levels of the Legislative Power,

through the offering of undergraduate, graduate, extension and sequential courses, at different

levels, in presential form and through distance education;

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Institutions CoveredInstitutions Covered

House of Represen-

tatives

State Assemblies

27

MunicipalCouncils

5.561

53.400 Parlamentarians 450.000 Employees

Accounts Tribunals

Federal Senate

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Course CompletedCourse Completed

Specialization in Legislative Law

Presential 360 hours – 82 graduates Graduation Cerimony: May/2004 Certificate: Federal University MS Final product: scientific article

Journal of Legislative Information (Special Issue)

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Distance Distance EducationEducation

At Program Interlegis

At the Brazilian Legislative Institute - ILB

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CDI

Mission

To promote the social inclusion of low-income communities by using Information and Communication

Technologies as tools for building and exercising Citizen’s Rights.

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– Self-management

– Pedagogical Proposal

– Self-sustainability

– Control

CDI

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International Presence

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CDI in numbers

  1996 1998 2000 2002 2004

Schools 11 54 208 702 962

Educators 22 108 416 1.404 1.924

Volunteers 20 57 250 842 1.154

Computers 70 315 1.040 3.510 4.810

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2004 Funding

12%

25%

17%

42%

4%

InternationalcolaborationagenciesPrivatecompanies

Brazilianfoundations

Internationalfoundations

Braziliangovernment

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CDI Network in Latin America

Visually Impaired State Prison -RJ

CDI Chile

Guarani Indians

CDI Argentina

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