The document discusses the reduction of public funding for universities in Brazil, highlighting a shift in the government's approach from punitive measures to proposing uniform cuts of around 30%. It raises questions about the implications of reduced resources on student access to basic amenities like juice and explores the motivations behind efforts to diminish public institutions. The text also mentions activities from a conversation club related to this topic and lists participants involved.

1. THE SCRAP AND
DISMOUNT OF PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS
WHO DOES IT AND WHY IS IT DONE?
CONVERSATION
CLUB 2019
GRUPO DE
PESQUISA
EDUCAÇÃO,
TRABALHO E
SOCIEDADE

2. WARM UP
BANDECO DISCUSSION
- What do you think about the fact that there is only 1 glass of juice per student now?
- Do you think it was better before, with the juice machines and free refills, or now?
- How would you feel if there was a price to pay for the juice?

3. WHY ARE WE DISCUSSING THIS?
MEC backs off in punish
universities for ‘shambles’
and proposes linear cut
“The plan now is to apply the congency of
about 30% to all universities of the Country
until the folder publish more clear rules to the
definition of the cuts”
https://istoe.com.br/mec-recua-de-punir-universidades-por-
balburdia-e-propoe-corte-linear/

4. IF “SHAMBLES” IS NOT THE
PROBLEM, WHAT IS IT?

5. MAIN ACTIVITY
SCRAP GAME

6. IS POSSIBLE TO CUT
MONEY WITHOUT
LARGE DAMAGE?

7. MYTHS ABOUT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES

8. WHY IS IT AN INTEREST
TO SCRAP PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS AND
WHO WANTS TO DO IT?

9. FINAL ACTIVITY
RESUME YOUR IDEAS IN ONE SENTENCE ABOUT THE SUBJECT
OF THE CLASS (ANONYMOUS OR NOT) ON THE PAPER

10. 1 - Bolsista PIBEX JR pelo Conversation Club. Discente do Ensino Médio Técnico em Administração no
IFMG - OP. - clari.leal50@gmail.com
2 - Voluntária do Conversation Club. Discente do Ensino Médio Técnico em Edificações no IFMG - OP.
3 - Bolsista PIBEX JR pelo Conversation Club. Discente do Ensino Médio Técnico em Administração no
IFMG - OP. - hynara.versiani@gmail.com
4 - Bolsista PIBEX JR pelo Conversation Club. Discente do Ensino Médio Técnico em Automação
Industrial no IFMG - OP. - lauro.2002@hotmail.com
5 - Coordenadora do Conversation Club. Professora do Ensino Médio Técnico em Administração,
Automação Industrial, Edificações, Metalurgia e Mineração no IFMG-OP, doutora em Estudos
Linguísticos. - shirlene.o@ifmg.com.br
CONVERSATION
CLUB 2019