The professors who make up the Postgraduate Program in Social Policy act as leader, deputy leader or member of research groups linked to the CNPq Group Directory based at the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) and the Federal University of Ouro Preto ( UFOP). The socialization of researchers in training in the research group environment favors integration at various levels of training (master's, doctorate and post-doctorate and scientific initiation), in addition to enabling the promotion of partnership networks between academics and professionals from other programs and /or universities.