The FUNDEP “Magda Soares” Basic Education Chair aims to encourage advanced and transdisciplinary research around the topic of basic education with the aim of directly benefiting students, teachers, school managers and public educational policies. The initiative is financed by the UFMG Support Foundation (FUNDEP).

Cleida Aparecida de Oliveira - Associate Professor at the Institute of Biological Sciences - UFMG

Maria José Batista Flores - Assistant Professor at the School of Education and Assistant Provost of Undergraduate Studies - UFMG

Jussara de Loiola Araujo - Full Professor at the Institute of Exact Sciences - UFMG

Meily Assbú Linhales - Professor at the School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy (EEFFTO)

Juliana Miranda Filgueiras - Assistant Professor at the School of Philosophy and Human Sciences - UFMG

Elton Martins Pimenta Silvério - Vice-Director of the Madre Carmelita State School - State Department of Education

Gilcinei Teodoro Carvalho - Associate Professor at the School of Education - UFMG

Meiriane Cristina Faria Soares Lima - Professor at the Technical College - UFMG

Airton Carrião Machado - Retired professor (Technical College of UFMG).

Ana Maria Simões Coelho - Department of Geography (Institute of Geosciences of UFMG).

Ângela Imaculada Loureiro de Freitas Dalben - Retired professor from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and researcher at GAME - Group for Assessment and Educational Measures of the School of Education of UFMG

Eduardo Fleury Mortimer - Retired professor emeritus of the School of Education of UFMG.

Isabel Cristina Alves da Silva Frade - Retired professor from the School of Education of UFMG.

José Francisco Soares - Retired professor emeritus of the Federal University of Minas Gerais.

Leôncio José Gomes Soares - Retired professor from the Federal University of Minas Gerais.

Lucia Gouvêa Pimentel - Retired professor emeritus of the School of Fine Arts of the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Luciano Mendes de Faria Filho - Retired Full Professor of the Faculty of Education of the Federal University of Minas Gerais

Lucíola Licínio de Castro Paixão Santos - Retired Professor Emeritus of the Faculty of Education of the Federal University of Minas Gerais.

Luiz Duarte Haele Arnaut - Retired full professor of the Faculty of Philosophy and Human Sciences of the Federal University of Minas Gerais.

Luiz Carlos Villalta - Retired full professor of the Faculty of Philosophy and Human Sciences of the Federal University of Minas Gerais.

Mauro Mendes Braga - Retired professor of the Institute of Exact Sciences of the Federal University of Minas Gerais

Nilma Lino Gomes - Retired full professor emeritus of the Faculty of Education of the UFMG.

Paulo Sérgio Lacerda Beirão - Retired professor emeritus of the UFMG.

Regina Helena de Freitas Campos - Retired professor of the Faculty of Education of the Federal University of Minas Gerais.

Samira Zaidan - Retired professor of the Faculty of Education of the Federal University of Minas Gerais.

Selma Ambrosina de Moura Braga - Retired professor of the Federal University of Minas Gerais.

Tarcísio Mauro Vago - Retired Professor of the Department of Physical Education of the School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy of the Federal University of Minas Gerais

Vera Lúcia Menezes de Oliveira e Paiva - Retired Professor Emeritus of the Federal University of Minas Gerais

Coordinator: Júlio Emílio (FaE/UFMG)

Full Professor: António Nóvoa (Universidade de Lisboa)

Postdoctoral Fellow: Raquel Melilo (PhD in Geography from UFMG)