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Federal University of Rio de Janeiro www.ufrj.br

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro www.ufrj.br. The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. created in 1920 by the union of 3 schools: the Medical School (founded in 1808), the Polytechnic School (created in 1810), and the Law School (established in 1891)

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Federal University of Rio de Janeiro www.ufrj.br

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  1. Federal University of Rio de Janeirowww.ufrj.br

  2. The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro • created in 1920 by the union of 3 schools: the Medical School (founded in 1808), the Polytechnic School (created in 1810), and the Law School (established in 1891) • reorganized in 1937 as University of Brazil: 15 Faculties • present name (1965): The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro University Hospital Center of Letters and Arts and Rectory

  3. The National Museum (former residence of the Emperor D. Pedro II) Rectory and its entrance hall • The UFRJ has 3 campuses: Cidade Universitária, Praia Vermelha and Macaé (a fourth campus will be set up in Xerém, a city about 40 minutes away from Rio); • There are other institutes, faculties, and units outside the campuses such as the IFCS (Institute of Philosophy and Social Sciences), the National Museum; the Valongo Observatory; the Law School; the Music School, the Laboratory School etc. The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

  4. The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro • Macaé: a city considered the center of the offshore oil industry in Brazil. Many facilities of Petrobras are established there. • NUPEM: the UFRJ Center of Ecological Research; Jurubatiba National Park - Macaé NUPEM NUPEM

  5. The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro • Praia Vermelha: the university oldest campus. It was a hospital for the mentally ill and in 1949 the space was donated to the UFRJ. It is placed in one of the most beautiful sites of Rio de Janeiro, quite near the Sugarloaf (many academic unitis of the Center of Juridical and Economic Sciences and of the Center of Philosophy and Human Sciences are placed there)

  6. Cidade Universitária: created in 1950; the largest campus (5.238.337,87m2); also known as Campus do Fundão; comprises most of the faculties and academic units of the university. The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Cidade Universitária Rectory

  7. Structure The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Science and Culture Forum • founded in the 70s; • head office is placed in Palácio Universitário da Praia Vermelha (Praia Vermelha University Palace); • UFRJ Cultural site; • aims at creating a space for exchange between academy and society through science, arts, politics and culture. Science and Culture Forum Golden Room Red Room

  8. Center ofMathematics and Natural Sciences – CCMN Institute of Mathematics Institute of Physics Institute of Chemistry Institute of Geosciences Valongo Observatory Geodiversity Museum Computer Science Center (NCE) Structure The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Institute of Physics

  9. Center of Letters and Arts – CLA Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism School of Fine Arts Faculty of Letters School of Music Structure The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro School of Music

  10. Center of Philosophy and Human Sciences – CFCH School of Communication School of Social Work Faculty of Education Institute of Philosophy and Social Sciences Institute of Psychology Cap UFRJ (Laboratory School of UFRJ) Structure The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Institute of Philosophy and Social Sciences - IFCS

  11. Structure The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Center of Juridical and Economic Sciences (CCJE) Institute of Economics Faculty of Law Faculty of Management and Accounting Sciences The COPPEAD Graduate School of Business IPPUR (Institute of Research and Urban and Regional Planning ) Faculty of Law

  12. Center of Health Sciences – CCS Comprises 24 units, including faculties, institutes, and 8 university hospitals (e. g.): Medical School Institute of Biomedical Sciences Institute of Biology Faculty of Odontology University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho Structure The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Center of Health Sciences

  13. Center of Technology – CT Polytechnic School School of Chemistry Institute of Macromolecules Prof. Eloisa Mano COPPE (Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute – Graduate School and Research in Engineering) Structure The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Polytechnic School

  14. COPPE The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Ocean Basin • the third largest and deepest ocean basin in the world; • operative since 2003; • designed to carry out tests of structures and equipments used in the exploration and production of oil and gas offshore. • the ocean basin simulates the ocean enviroment making it possible to study the behaviour of structures and equipments in profound waters (up to 3000 metres).

  15. Brazilian scientific production • Brazilian Scientific Production (*): - 15th of the world - 1st of Latin-America • 2.02% of the global scientific production • UFRJ: among the top ten Latin-American Universities (**) * Thomson Scientific; Scopus Database, 2007 ** The Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings Academic Ranking of World Universities – ARWU (Shangai Jiao University) Webometrics ranking of world universities (web presence)

  16. Evaluation of the Brazilian Higher Education Institutions (IES): CAPES (Coordination for Improvement of Higher Education Personnel) • CAPES plays a very significant role in the expansion and consolidation of graduate courses (master and doctorate) throughout the Brazilian territory; • CAPES has a system to evaluate the academic excelence of Master’s and Doctoral courses in Brazil; • CAPES assigns grades from 3 to 7 (55% of the UFRJ courses scored above the national average – 5, 6 and 7). • CAPES also takes part in the elaboration of the international scientific cooperation and development policy • It has a Thesis Database to make it easier the acces of scientific information. The database is part of CAPES Portal de Periódicos.(www.periodicos.capes.gov.br)

  17. The UFRJ in numbers • 162 Undergraduate Programmes • 116 Master’s Programs • 75 Doctoral Programs • 281 Certificate Programs – sensu lato • 116 Extension Projects • 3.613 Teachers, Professors and Researchers • 8.428 Technical-administrative employees • 32.007 Undergraduate Students • 9.000 Graduate Students (master’s and doctorate programs) • 2.000 Certificate Programs Students – sensu lato • 2.500 Distance Education Students

  18. Library The UFRJ in numbers • 43 libraries • 3.500.000 titles (www.minerva.ufrj.br) • 39.800 periodicals (1.920.194 fascicles) • 1.120.000 visits a year • 66.835 enrolled users • 500.000 home loans a year Free access to research platforms and databases (e.g):

  19. R&D Partners in the UFRJ campuses • CENPES/Petrobrás (Leopoldo Américo Miguez de Mello Research and Development Center): created to meet technological demands of Petrobrás (the largest research center within a Latin-American university); • CEPEL(Electrical Energy Research Center): created to provide a research center for energy companies; • CETEM(Mineral Technology Center): one of the research institutes of the Technology and Science Ministry (MCT) created to foster technological development on sustainable use of non-renewable resources; • IEN(Institute of Nuclear Engineering): holds and operates an experimental nuclear reactor for the development of peaceful applications; • CBPF(Brazilian Center for Physics Research): one of the research institutes of the Technology and Science Ministry (MCT) which aims to develop graduate activities on theoretical and experimental Physics.

  20. International Affairs Office SCRI UFRJ – Academic Mobility* • 400 Foreign students (undergraduate and graduate) • 400 UFRJ students in foreign universities • 176 International Partners • Erasmus Mundus: Eubranex I and II EBWI and EBWII Start Up * 2009

  21. Examples of academic associations of which the UFRJ is member • AUF – Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie • COFECUB – Comité Français d’Évaluation de la Cooperation Universitaire avec le Brésil • CREPUQ – Conférence des Recteurs et des Principaux des Universités du Québec • Tordesillas Group • Columbus • Magalhães Network – SMILES program • FIPSE – Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education • AULP – Association of Portuguese Language Universities • CRUB – Council of Rectors of Brazilian universities • OUI – Organisation Universitaire Interaméricaine • UDUAL – Union of Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean

  22. Strategic Plan UFRJ 2020 Strategic Plan for the university expansion and development until 2020 The expansion in numbers:

  23. Carvalho de Mendonça Library – Faculty of Law Center of Letters and Arts (CLA)

  24. Ana Nery Nursing School Research at the Odontology program The UFRJ takes part in the National Genome Project

  25. Students visiting the Ocean Basin Student in the campus ‘Bio in the steet’ : scientific demonstrations downtown Rio de Janeiro

  26. International Affairs Office - SCRI - Director: Prof. Geraldo Nunes - Vice-Director: Vitor A. do Amaral - Academic Agreements Manger: Djalma Barreto - Administrative Assistants: Eduardo das Neves, Joice Costa, Renato Barreira, Rosinéia Ferreira and Viviane Brito - International Consulting: Prof. Sylvio Ricart - Mobility Programs Manager: Maria José Bastos - International Officer/Translator: Giovana C. Campos - Interns: Camila Chaves, Felipe Batalha, Gabriela Simões, Imara Silva, Karen Pereira, Lia Kalile, and Narayan Diogo

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