Rafael DIAS, State University of Campinas

Rafael DIAS

Director of International Affairs, State University of Campinas | Brazil

Rafael Dias is Full Professor of Public Policy at the School of Applied Sciences at the State University of Campinas and currently serves as UNICAMP’s Director of International Affairs. He was a visiting postdoctoral researcher at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex, United Kingdom (2016). He holds a Master’s (2005) and a PhD (2009) in Science and Technology Policy from UNICAMP, with an internship period at Georgia Institute of Technology (2009). He holds a degree in Economics from Facamp (Faculdades de Campinas, 2003). Rafael has experience in the areas of Science and Technology Studies and Policy Analysis, specializing in the following themes: technologies for social inclusion; Social Innovation; Science, Technology and Power; Technology and democracy; comparative science and technology policy. He has authored around 200 academic works and supervised nearly 50 Masters’ and PhD candidates. He currently serves as the State University of Campinas’ Director of International Affairs.

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13F Global effects of local changes: expert role of BRICS universities in the sustainable development of territories and communities

25/02/2026

14:10−14:55

Room S427, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

 

 

 

 

 

Paper title

Global effects of local changes: expert role of BRICS universities in the sustainable development of territories and communities

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Registration

Early bird open: 25 September 2025
Early bird close: 20 November 2025
Standard open: 21 November 2025

Standard close: 22 February 2026
Late open: 23 February 2026

Abstract submission close: 24 June 2025
Abstract notifications: 14 July 2025

Full paper submission close: 25 August 2025
Full paper notifications: 13 October 2025

Revised full paper submission close: 24 November 2025
Revised full paper notifications: 19 December 2025

Submission open: 27 May 2025
Submission close: 24 June 2025
Notifications: Late September 2025