Abbreviation CNPq Headquarters Brasília, Brazil | Formation January 15, 1951 President Glaucius Oliva | |
Purpose Science and technology research Parent organization Ministry of Science and Technology | ||
The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, Portuguese: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico) is an organization of the Brazilian federal government under the Ministry of Science and Technology, dedicated to the promotion of scientific and technological research and to the formation of human resources for research in the country.
References
National Council for Scientific and Technological Development Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA