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Associate Professor IV at UFRRJ – Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Holds a Bachelor’s and Licentiate degree in Social Sciences from the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, a Master’s degree in Sociology from the Instituto Universitário de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro – IUPERJ –, a Doctorate in Education from the Universidade Federal Fluminense, and a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Social Anthropology from the Museu Nacional/UFRJ (2011). Has expertise in the fields of social anthropology, sociology, and education, with research focusing on themes such as anthropology of Afro-Brazilian populations, affirmative action and higher education, ethnic-racial relations education, teacher training, and Law 10.639/2003. Served as Coordinator of Working Group 21 “Education and Ethnic-Racial Relations” of ANPEd during the periods 2006 – 2007 and 2008 – 2009. Leader of the Research Group on Higher Education and Ethnic-Racial Relations – GPESURER ( https://gpesurer.ufrrj.br/ ), Coordinator of the Observatory of Affirmative Action Policies in the Southeast Region ( https://opaas.ufrrj.br/o-opaas/), Chief Editor of the Repecult Electronic Journal (ISSN 2526-2742) currently available at ( https://periodicos.ufrrj.br/index.php/repecult and http://costalima.ufrrj.br/index.php/REPECULT 2017-2021). Member of LEAFRO/Neabi at UFRRJ. Author of publications in the fields of Ethnic-Racial Relations and Education, Affirmative Actions, the Black Social Movement, and Teacher Training.

CONTACT INFORMATION

E-mail: ahyas@ufrrj.br

RESEARCH LINE

• Line 3: Ethnic-Racial and Gender Education: Afro-Diasporic Studies and Languages

RESEARCH GROUP

• Research Group on Higher Education and Ethnic-Racial Relations – GPESURER

Coordination: Ahyas Siss

The Research Group on Higher Education and Ethnic-Racial Relations – GPESURER – registered in the CNPq Research Group Directory, is led by Prof. Ahyas Siss. According to its website ( https://gpesurer.ufrrj.br/ ), it was founded in 2006 at the Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Nova Iguaçu Campus. The group currently comprises researchers from UFRRJ and other universities, graduate students and alumni from the UFRRJ’s Graduate Program in Education, Contemporary Contexts, and Popular Demands (PPGEduc), as well as undergraduate students from various courses at UFRRJ. Many of them initiate their research with funding from CNPq (Pibic) and other funding agencies. Visit us at ( https://gpesurer.ufrrj.br/).

Research Group Website: ( https://gpesurer.ufrrj.br/)

Facebook: ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/377400775628167)

RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Racial Self-Declaration Verification Commissions in Affirmative Action Policies for Federal Public Higher Education Institutions: Implementation and Operation.

Period: (2019 – Present)

This inter-institutional research project aims to continue the investigation line developed by the research team at UFRRJ through Opaas (Observatory of Affirmative Action Policies in the Southeast). It analyzes the policies of racial quotas for PPI students (black, brown, and indigenous) implemented in Brazilian federal universities participating in this project and the creation, implementation, and operation of racial self-declaration verification commissions. Although Law 13.409/2016, which amended Law 12.711/2012, includes persons with disabilities as beneficiaries of such policies, this research focuses specifically on PPI students and the role of the racial self-declaration verification commissions.

Keywords: Affirmative Action Policies in Federal Universities; Racial Verification Commissions; Racial Quotas for PPI Students.

• Verification Commissions for Self-Declaration Authenticity in the Quotas System: Implementation and Operation.

Period: (2017 – 2018)

This inter-institutional research investigates the existence and implementation of institutional policies in universities partnering in this research project (UFRRJ, UfES, UFMG, and UFOP), analyzing their management of financial resources, material and pedagogical support, academic assistance, and evaluation strategies aimed at economically disadvantaged students. These policies aim to reduce dropout and retention rates.

Keywords: Institutional Management; Higher Education; Retention Policies.

• Democratization Policies for Access and Retention in Higher Education in Federal Universities of the Southeast Region.

Period: (2015 – 2016)

This research seeks to analyze the strategies and institutional policies for financial, material, and pedagogical support, academic assistance, and evaluation of students admitted under Law 12.711/2012, aiming to ensure academic success.

Keywords: Affirmative Action in Higher Education; Ethnic-Racial Education; Teacher Training and Law 10.639/2003.