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. It is centered in Porto Alegre – the capital city of the State of Rio Grande do Sul – and it offers academic programs from all different fields of knowledge, for all stages of education, ranging from elementary to graduate school.
- #401 Ranking
- 32500 Students
- Public Institution Type
Master's Programmes
About
Education
More than 30 thousand people circulate its facilities in search of receiving one of the top 10 most qualified educations in Brazil. This, combined with its leading research programs and expressive community outreach, grants UFRGS to be ranked among the best universities in the country.
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. Such characteristics accredit students from UFRGS to change the world around them and establish an increasingly better and equitable society focused on collective well being.
Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2019
GSSA 2019
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Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2020
401
2019
401
2018
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.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2021
447 12
2020
459 6
2019
465
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.
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2021
601
2020
601
2019
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
2021
701 -50
2020
651 -50
2019
601
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.
Services
Housing services
UFRGS has three student houses but because of a small number of vacancies, they are mostly available for undergraduate and graduate students with low income. For international students, only those who come to Brazil by the mobility program Escala can stay in a student house.
Library services
UFRGS has 33 libraries with a collection of 700,000 items and 14,000 periodicals. Libraries serve the University's current faculty, students, staff, and researchers who hold valid UFRGS IDs. The users can use the libraries for in loco research as well as for borrowing materials to read at home. For borrowing books and other materials, the user must have UFRGS ID and password. The first password, generally, is the date of the user’s birthday (day/month/year, as used in Brazil).
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
There are projects involving practice of sports that are promoted by the School of Physical Education (ESEF). These projects aim to promote physical activities for the community, improving the health and quality of life of its participants. Sessions with professors’ supervision are available for several activities (bodybuilding, water sports, synchronized swimming, dance, exercising, olympic gymnastics, collective sports and fighting sports). The activities take place at ESEF (Campus Olímpico) and are also free for international students, depending on the vacancies available.
Student clubs
The University Outreach program acts directly for the dissemination and production of cultural activities. This program functions to create a space for expression, and for the enjoyment of different cultural objects. The University utilizes cultural equipment to provide rich learning spaces for different activities, allowing the participation of students, teachers, and the whole community to contribute to the construction of an arena for public debate.
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