Universidade Federal de Goiás

About

Located in Goiânia, Brazil, the Universidade Federal de Goiás is a prominent public research institution renowned for its strong academic offerings in agriculture, computer science, and regional health sciences. While instruction is primarily in Portuguese, the university welcomes international students through various bilateral exchange agreements and research partnerships, supported by its dedicated International Relations Office that assists with enrollment, visas, and integration. International students benefit from Portuguese as a Additional Language courses designed to help them navigate coursework and daily life in central Brazil. A distinctive feature of the university is its commitment to regional biodiversity research, offering students unique opportunities to study the cerrado ecosystem directly alongside leading Brazilian scientists.

Background

The Federal University of Goiás (Portuguese: Universidade Federal de Goiás, UFG) is a publicly funded university located in the Brazilian state of Goiás, headed in Goiânia and with campuses in the municipalities of Catalão, City of Goiás, and Jataí. Founded on December 14, 1960, after the merger of previously existing colleges, UFG is the only federally funded institution of higher education in the state, the richest and most populous in the Central-West Region of Brazil. The activities of the university involves 28,899 students in 150 undergraduate courses. According to the National Institute of Studies and Research on Education, linked to the Ministry of Education, UFG is the second best university in the Central-West Region, behind only University of Brasília. The university administers the 144 hectares (360 acres) Professor José Ângelo Rizzo Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1969 in the municipality of Mossâmedes.

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