Networked Institutions

The aim of this book is to analyze the logic, structure, and territorial dynamics of the network governed by technical and higher education institutions in Mato Grosso do Sul. From this perspective, methodologically grounded in the reticular analysis proposed by Professor Roberto Lobato Corrêa, the aim was to understand how the territorial arrangements of the technical/higher education complex are organized. Through educational policies, it was possible to highlight the role of the State in territorial planning through the internalization of higher education institutions and the regionalization adopted by the State. In this sense, another point that stands out in this book is regional exchanges, which contribute to the territorial division of labor (TDL), where the importation of courses from large educational/metropolitan centers, as well as the operationalization of distance learning HEIs (EAD) configured in franchise systems (relationships between headquarters and hubs), outlined by immaterial/abstract networks, form the reticulation of the territory, integrating Mato Grosso do Sul with cities in the South, Southeast, and Northeast regions of Brazil.