PUC-Rio´s Business School / IAG was organized in 1958 to respond to an increasing interest in the teaching of managerial skills. At present its foremost aim is to develop highly trained personnel, both from social and technical points of view, capable of holding managerial posts in companies, whether they be state-owned, private, national or multinational. The school has always maintained a pioneering lead in its field, offering state of the art programs in the business administration area, including training in the latest techniques whose knowledge is judged to be an integral part of the students´ education.