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Ana Paula Lisboa
Law courses at UnB and IDP stand out in the Bar Exam.
Considering three editions of the Bar Exam, from the 27th to the 29th, UnB is the eighth institution with the highest approval rate in the entire country. IDP ranked second among private colleges in Brazil.
The Faculty of Law of the University of Brasília (FD/UnB) and the Brasília Law School of IDP (EDB/IDP) have a tradition in the Bar Exam and, in the context of the Federal District, alternate at the top of the student approval rate. There have been editions in which the private faculty, which counts among its founding partners the Minister of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) Gilmar Mendes, surpassed the federal one.
Both institutions received a grade of 5 in the last Enade (National Student Performance Exam) and stand out in a survey by the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) that considers the performance of law schools with at least 100 registered students in the 27th, 28th, and 29th editions of the Bar Exam. UnB was ranked eighth nationally and first in the Federal District: of the university's 351 registered students, 63,5% passed the exam.
Only public universities have the best performance. The University of São Paulo (USP) in Ribeirão Preto was the highest-ranked in the entire country, with 79,5% of its 127 students admitted. IDP, with a 50,3% admission rate among its 191 applicants, ranked 28th nationally and second in Brasília. The school excels in the private sector: IDP ranked second among private institutions, behind the Faculdades Integradas de Vitória (ranked 10th nationally).
Quality formulas
According to the director of the Law School at the University of Brasília, Mamede Said Maia Filho, UnB's good performance is primarily due to the quality of its students. “The admission process for the course is very competitive. So, it's natural that we receive a contingent of very well-prepared students,” he explains. According to Mamede, any structural deficiencies end up being overcome. “We have problems with materials and maintenance, but this is compensated for by the quality of the students, the quality of the professors, and our pedagogical project.”
In his view, the Bar Exam is relevant, and good performance on it reveals the excellence of the undergraduate program. Mamede also praises the second-placed institution in the Federal District, IDP. “Although it’s new, it’s a good course with a qualified faculty. A good portion of the professors are our former undergraduate students or hold master's and doctoral degrees from UnB,” he observes. Marcelo Proença, coordinator of the law degree at IDP, is happy with the institution's result, but neither surprised nor satisfied. “Being the second-best private law school in the country is exceptional. There are more than 1.000 private law institutions in Brazil,” he says.
The achievement, however, is not surprising, given that the institution is constantly advancing. This is also no reason to become complacent. "We are not satisfied because we want to be even better," he explains. "We ranked second among private universities in Brazil, first among private universities in the Central-West region, and we are the top-ranked private university outside the Southeast region," he celebrates. "We are obtaining results typical of public universities. The universities with the highest pass rates on the Bar Exam in the Federal District are UnB and IDP. In the Central-West region, it's UnB, UFMT, and IDP."
The formula for entering the list of the best in a short time (the course was opened in 2011), explains Marcelo, lies in the quality of the staff, professors, and students. “One of our main tasks is to select, train, and motivate our 88 professors, who position themselves as one of the best academic groups in the country, both from a technical point of view and from the point of view of enthusiasm and passion for law, engagement, and care for the students,” he states.
Passion for the field
According to Marcelo, the group of 1.000 students at IDP is very diverse and plural. “It’s a heterogeneous group of people, of all ages, beliefs, backgrounds, and orientations, which fills us with pride. The only thing that brings them together is their passion for studying law.” The director also cites the state-of-the-art physical infrastructure and the institution's values as important ingredients. “We always heard from the founders: we don’t want to be the biggest, we want to be the best. We don’t seek quantity, but quality,” he explains.
Renato Bastos Abreu, 27 years old, is a 10th-semester law student at IDP. He took the Bar Exam in his 9th semester and passed. The support from the university was fundamental: for the first phase, he had the help of a coach who provided group and individual guidance. For the second phase, in which he chose criminal law, he was assisted by two professors—a judge and a lawyer—and there were opportunities to ask questions individually.
He also received an exclusive vade mecum to take with him to the written exam. This is Renato's second degree; he graduated in political science from UnB. "The difference in structure between the two is quite striking," he says. At the University of Brasília, for example, he attended classrooms without air conditioning and had difficulty accessing Wi-Fi.
Fundamental to a good performance on the Bar Exam, Renato believes, was his participation in a scientific initiation project at IDP. The student adapted well to digital classes during the coronavirus pandemic, and believes that some subjects can continue to be taught remotely even after the Covid-19 crisis has passed.
And the pandemic?
At UnB (University of Brasília), classes are suspended, and the last law class recently graduated through a virtual ceremony. Mamede Said Maia Filho, director of the Faculty of Law, expects everything to be made up. The institution has experience with this, having already had to reschedule activities after several strikes. "We hope that the semester will resume without a mid-year break and will extend a little into the second semester, which should last until February of next year," he projects. At IDP (Institute of Legal and Social Development), activities continue normally online, as coordinator Marcelo Proença explains. “We migrated everything to digital. We give live classes. I turn on my computer at 8 am, and all the students are waiting for me.” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.correiobraziliense.com.br%2Fapp%2Fnoticia%2Feu-estudante%2Fensino_ensinosuperior%2F2020%2F04%2F06%2Finterna-ensinosuperior-2019%2C842790%2Fcursos-de-direito-da-unb-e-do-idp-se-destacam-no-exame-de-ordem.shtml||target:%20_blank|”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″ el_class=”sideRightPost”][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=”sidebar”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” el_id=”courses-page-box-5″ css=”.vc_custom_1526064800224{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-image: url(http://homologacao.idp.edu.br/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bn_contato_idp-1980×300-1.jpg?id=5274) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”postCTA”][vc_column][themeum_action alignment=”left” title=”STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?” title_style=”customstyle” title_heading=”h2″ title_size=”20″ title_color=”#ffffff” title_weight=”800″ title_margin=”53px 0 0″ title_padding=”0″ btn_position=”btnright” btntext=”CONTACT US” btnurl=”/contact/” btntype=”white” btnsize=”btn-lg”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
