Mission Statement
The mission of the Graduate Program in Language and Culture at the Federal University of Bahia (PPLinC/UFBA) is to produce and spread high quality and cutting edge knowledge in different domains of Linguistics, Language and Culture. Our focus is to produce and qualify skilled individuals able to overcome challenges and meet the social, political and economical demands of our contemporary societies (especially in university/school level instruction as well as in applied and/or theoretical scientific research).
Vision Statement
The Graduate Program in Language and Culture at the Federal University of Bahia (PPLinC/UFBA) aims for national and international recognition as a center of excellence in producing and disseminating scientific knowledge as well as in preparing lecturers and researchers in different domains of Linguistics, Languages and Culture. Therefore, our actions foresee a growing international integration strongly committed to
social, local and regional demands (especially in respect to high quality education).
Values
- Excellence and commitment with research, education and society.
- Openness, intellectual rigor, creativity and innovation.
- Respect to theoretical and methodological pluratity of Linguistics.
- Dialogue with other areas of knowledge.
- Cooperation and solidarity.
- Ethical rigor in decisions and actions.
- Respect to diversity and combat to all kinds of intolerance and discrimination.
- Commitment to social transformation with public, free and quality education.
- Honor to human beings, dialogs and transparency.