The Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul) is a century-old educational institution nationally and internationally recognized.
- #301 Ranking
- 64431 Students
- Public Institution Type
Master's Programmes
About
History
Education
- Engineering School
- Faculty of Agricultural and Life Sciences
- Faculty of Architecture
- Faculty of Dental Sciences
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Medical Sciences
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Faculty of Veterinary Sciences
- Faculty of Library Sciences and Communication
- Institute of Arts
- Institute of Biosciences
- Institute of Chemistry
- Institute of Food Sciences and Technology
- Institute of Geoscience
- Institute of Health Sciences
- Institute of Hydraulic Research
- Institute of Informatics
- Institute of Languages and Literature
- Institute of Mathematics
- Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences
- Institute of Physics
- Institute of Psychology
- Nursing School
- Physical Education School
- School of Administration
Research
- One of the biggest distinctions of the highly qualified training of human resources at UFRGS is the emphasis on research, and the knowledge derived from it. The communication between state of the art knowledge and research activities gives undergraduate and graduate classes the opportunity to consciously educate a citizen of its social, environmental and ethical responsibility.
- UFRGS has more than 700 registered groups working with basic or applied research from many different fields. In total, approximately 14 thousand people are involved in scientific and technologic research activities, including undergraduate and graduate students, laboratory technicians, professors and visitors.
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Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2021
301 100
2020
401
2019
401
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2022
601
2021
601
2020
601
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2022
751 -50
2021
701 -50
2020
651
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2022
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2021
447 12
2020
459
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Services
Housing services
UFRGS does not have student houses for international students, but Relinter offers support for these students, helping them to find adequate housing.
Library services
- The library system at UFRGS (SBU), coordinated by the Central library and composed of 32 libraries, is responsible for offering services of specialized information.
- The reserves are constituted of books, scientific journals, magazines, CD-ROMs, DVD’s, films, photos, maps, a sheet music collection, discs, rare artworks, among other types of documents.
Student Life
Campus life
UFRGS has four campi (Centro, Vale, Olímpico and Saúde). Each one of them is divided in blocks and subareas. It is important for you to know that Porto Alegre is a relatively big city and that these campi are located in different points in the city. Transportation from one to the other requires using bus, car or motorbike and it can be time consuming. Therefore, while choosing which disciplines you will enroll in, you should think about this distance between UFRGS campi. We suggest you schedule classes at the same campus, checking their timetable.
Sports facilities
The Campus Olímpico offers several classes in different sports for all international students free of cost. Several activities are offered with professors’ supervision (bodybuilding, water sports, synchronized swimming, dance, olympic gymnastics, collective sports and wrestling). A timetable with activities and sports is available for request.
Student Reviews
Great science, little resource
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
It was a great university and I learned a lot about research activities. I have enrolled in research projects all the time I was in the university. The problem was a lack of financial support from the Brazilian government.
animal science
Anonymous rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great university and profesor
Best Brazilian's federal university
Anonymous rated 5 out of 5 stars
My university is considered the best federal university in Brazil. We have teorical and practical studies in the accounting course.
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