The number of masters and doctors employed in Brazil has shown a significant increase in the last 12 years. The data are from the study "Brazil: masters and doctors”, released in June 2024 by the Center for Management and Strategic Study (CGEE), social organization supervised by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations (MCTI).
According to research, the number of masters with formal employment jumped from 184,860, em 2009, to 441,983, em 2021, increase equivalent to 139%. The number of formally employed doctors registered an even greater increase, was 73,767, em 2009, to 215,530, em 2021, growth of 192,2%.
According to the Vice-Rector of Research and Postgraduate Studies at UNITAU, Profa. Dra. Monica Franchi Carniello, One of the factors that contributed to this increase was the expansion of the national postgraduate system.
“Em 2010, there were 194 municipalities with stricto sensu courses. Em 2022, the number rose to 324 municipalities, according to the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES). This process provided the opportunity to expand the training of masters and doctors, and this is reflected in the presence of qualified professionals in the job market”, states.
In this context, the Vice-Rector of Research and Postgraduate Studies highlights the importance of institutions such as UNITAU, that contribute to reducing territorial asymmetries in postgraduate studies in Brazil, for providing opportunities for the training of masters and doctors in cities in the interior of the country.
“The construction of scientific knowledge about the region in which our University is located contributes to the process of regional development and qualifies professionals to act as agents of social transformation, in addition to boosting the economy”, it says.
Areas of Education, Public Administration and Health concentrate a greater number of masters and doctors
According to the CGEE study, em 2021, the areas that most employed professionals with master's and doctoral degrees were Education (37,7% of masters and 72% of doctors); Public Administration, Defense and Social Security (33,8% of masters and 14,2% of doctors); and Health (5,9% of masters and 3,9% of doctors).
Graduated from the UNITAU Medicine course 16 years ago, José Roberto V. Miranda, who is an orthopedic traumatologist, shoulder and elbow surgeon and sports doctor, decided to enroll in the master's degree in Health Sciences at UNITAU, Caraguá campus, focusing on professional development and the new opportunities that the title can bring to your career.
“I want to enrich my CV and develop professionally. I also intend to, not future, return to the University as a professor and, who knows, give back to students all the knowledge I gained here”, says the doctor.
Another relevant piece of data from the CGEE research is that the concentration of qualified professionals in the Education sector reduced between 2010 and 2021, em 5,4 percentage points in the total of masters and 2,1% percentage points in the total number of doctors. The numbers indicate that masters and doctors are gaining more space in other areas, such as public and private companies, for example, and producing, more and more, knowledge through research applied to market needs.
“There is a gradual transformation in the understanding of the scope of work of masters and doctors. In addition to working at universities, which is fundamental, masters and doctors can work in other types of public and private organizations. Professional master’s degrees played an important role in this process, for emphasizing applied research and attracting students who work in diverse organizations. It is important to highlight that expanding interactions with the world of work is one of the aspects listed in the National Postgraduate Plan 2024-2028”, says the Pro-Rector of UNITAU.
Applying scientific knowledge in everyday professional life is precisely the objective of pediatric nutritionist Daniele Canineo, who is also part of the master's degree in Health Sciences at UNITAU on the Caraguá campus.
“The master’s degree will contribute a lot to my field, which is constantly developing., especially thinking about children with obesity. No mestrado, eu tenho a possibilidade de estudar e de pesquisar a fundo, a fim de oferecer alternativas para que essas crianças cresçam cada vez mais saudáveis”, explica a médica.
UNITAU oferece cursos de mestrado e doutorado em diferentes áreas do conhecimento
A Universidade de Taubaté oferece diversos cursos de mestrado e doutorado, além de especializações, aderentes às áreas que mais têm empregado profissionais pós-graduados, entre eles os Mestrados e Doutorado em Desenvolvimento Regional, o Mestrados em Ciências Ambientais e em Ecodesenvolvimento e Gestão Ambiental, o Mestrado e Doutorado em Ciências da Saúde e o Mestrado em Engenharia Mecânica. Todos com turmas em Taubaté e Caraguatatuba. Há ainda o Mestrado Profissional em Educação, o Mestrado em Linguística Aplicada e o Mestrado em Desenvolvimento Humano.
Já o portfólio de Especializações reúne dezenas de cursos nas áreas de Administração e Negócios, Ambiente, Educação, Engenharia e Saúde. Para saber mais sobre os cursos acesse: https://unitau.br/pos-graduacao
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