Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

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Located in Cuiabá, Brazil, the Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso is a major public research institution renowned for its academic contributions to agricultural sciences, environmental studies, and regional biodiversity conservation. While the primary language of instruction is Portuguese, the university offers various undergraduate and graduate programs alongside research opportunities that attract scholars interested in the unique ecosystems of the Amazon and Pantanal regions. International students are supported by the university's dedicated international relations office, which assists with academic mobility, enrollment procedures, and integration into campus life. A distinctive characteristic of the institution is its strategic multi-campus layout spanning the state of Mato Grosso, allowing students to conduct hands-on fieldwork directly within diverse tropical biomes.

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The Federal University of Mato Grosso (Portuguese: Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, UFMT) is a public university in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Responsible for serving the entire state, its main campus is in the capital city of Cuiabá. Smaller campuses are located in Barra do Garças, Pontal do Araguaia, Sinop, and Várzea Grande, while the former campus at Rondonópolis is now the Federal University of Rondonópolis, split off in 2018. A total of 21,301 students were enrolled across all five campuses in 2019. The contemporary institution was created by a federal law passed in 1970, combining the Federal Faculty of Law of Cuiabá (founded in 1934), and the Institute of Sciences and Letters of Cuiabá (founded in 1966). Today UFMT is a comprehensive university offering degrees and diplomas, and producing research, in many fields. The medical and health science schools are affiliated with the Hospital Universitário Júlio Müller, the only federally-funded hospital in the state. Its library is the largest in the state of Mato Grosso, having over 200,000 volumes as of 2012. In 2019, Folha de São Paulo ranked...

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