The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, located in Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, is a century-old institution, recognized nationally and internationally. She teaches courses in all areas of knowledge and at all levels, from elementary school to postgraduate.

The qualification of its faculty, composed mostly of masters and doctors, the permanent updating of the infrastructure of laboratories and libraries, the increase in student assistance, as well as the prioritization of its national and international insertion are policies in constant development.

Around 40 thousand people are in search of one of the most qualified teaching in the country. This, together with research, with recognized levels of excellence, and the extension, which provides diversified activities to the community, makes UFRGS reach high levels of evaluation.

UFRGS, as a public institution at the service of society and committed to the future and with a critical conscience, respects differences, prioritizes experimentation and, above all, reaffirms its commitment to education and the production of knowledge, inspired by the ideals of freedom and solidarity.

THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA, located in the city of Santa Maria, state of Rio Grande do Sul, created by Law no. 3,834-C, of December 14, 1960, is a federal institution of higher education, constituted as an educational autarchy of special regime and linked to the Ministry of Education.

The Federal University of Santa Maria aims to: I – promote, in an indivisible way, teaching, research and extension; II – to foster technological, scientific, philosophical, literary, artistic and sports development; III- train professionals and specialists of higher level; IV – to train professionals of basic education of medium and professional level in the diverse levels and modalities linked to the national development; and V – prepare qualified human resources through postgraduate courses.

The Federal University of Santa Maria has as objectives: I – FUNDAMENTAL: a) to promote integral education; b) to develop education for the training and improvement of high-level professionals, technicians and researchers; c) stimulate pure or applied research; d) encourage cultural creation and development of the scientific spirit and reflective thinking; e) develop vocational education at various levels: basic, technical and technological; f) to promote the extension, open to the participation of the population, aiming at the diffusion of the achievements and the benefits resulting from the cultural creation and the scientific and technological research generated in the Institution; g) disseminate the cultural, scientific and technical knowledge that constitute the patrimony of humanity; and h) transmit knowledge through teaching, publications and / or other forms of communication. II – SPECIAL: a) encourage the study of problems related to the progress of its geoeconomic region, the State and the Country; b) to collaborate with the public power in the solution of the national problems, aiming at the development of the Country;c) contribute to the strengthening of universal peace and solidarity; and (d) stimulate awareness of the problems of the present world, in particular national and regional problems; and e) provide specialized services to the community, establishing a reciprocal relationship with the community.

The University of São Paulo (USP) is a public university, maintained by the State of São Paulo and linked to the Secretariat of Economic Development, Science, Technology and Innovation (SDECTI). The talent and dedication of faculty, students and staff have been recognized by different world rankings, created to measure the quality of universities based on several criteria, especially those related to scientific productivity.

The Federal University of Paraná is the oldest university in Brazil and symbol of Curitiba. Wrapped in a history of struggles and achievements since 1912, UFPR is a reference in higher education for the State and for Brazil.

A major symbol of the Paraná intellectuality, the University demonstrates its importance and excellence through undergraduate, specialization, masters and doctorate courses, which are guided by the principle of inseparability between Teaching, Research and Extension. The social function of the university is valued precisely through this tripod, since all teaching, research and extension activity must return to this community, in the form of knowledge, technology and culture, the public resources that allow it to exist as a Federal Institution of Higher Education.

In addition to the campuses in Curitiba, UFPR is present in the interior and coast of the state, playing an active role in the socio-economic development and quality of life of the state of Paraná, through access to higher education and activities carried out by the academic community of the society of Paraná and Brazil.

Mission

Promote, build and disseminate knowledge, contributing to the formation of citizens and sustainable human development.
Principles

Public university, free, quality and socially committed.
Indissociability between Teaching, Research and Extension
Freedom in construction and autonomy in the dissemination of knowledge.
Respect for all instances of organized society.
Values

Commitment to the construction of knowledge and training of competent and socially committed professionals.
Pluralist environment, where public debate is an instrument of democratic coexistence.
Preservation and dissemination of Brazilian culture.
Proposition of public policies.
Commitment of the university community to the Institution.
Participatory, dynamic and transparent management committed to better working conditions and quality of life.
Efficiency, effectiveness and effectiveness in the development of institutional activities.
Isonomy in the treatment given to the Institution’s Units.
Respect to the institutional criteria used in the internal allocation of resources.
Culture of planning and continuous assessment of university life.

The Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), placed in Florianópolis, capital of the state of Santa Catarina, was founded on December 18, 1960, with the objective of promoting teaching, research and extension. Its community consists of about 60 thousand people, including teachers, administrative technicians in education and undergraduate, postgraduate, high school, fundamental and basic students. There are more than 5,600 teachers (2,452) and technicians (3,189) who work in administrative and academic activities.

It is a free public university and has campuses in four other municipalities: Araranguá, Curitibanos, Joinville and Blumenau. The campuses were instituted with resources from the Program to Support Restructuring and Expansion Plans of the Federal Universities (Reuni), of the Ministry of Education (MEC), in a process of internalization of the University to other regions in Santa Catarina.

Its commitment to excellence and solidarity makes it reach high levels of qualification, participating in the construction of a more just and democratic society. In the World University Ranking 2018 of Times Higher Education, British consultancy in the area of higher education, UFSC is the only one in the state to appear in the ranking and appears as the 16th Brazilian in the list.

The University University Ranking (RUF), edition 2017, which evaluated 195 institutions in the country, UFSC stands out as the 6th best university in the country. Among the federations in Brazil, UFSC is the 4th place, and the 2nd best university in the Southern Region.

Since the 1980s, the institution has invested intensively in the expansion of postgraduate and research, in addition to supporting the creation of technological centers in the state of Santa Catarina and developing a series of extension projects aimed at society.

UFSC has more than 30 thousand students enrolled in 108 undergraduate courses and 14 distance education courses. As for post-graduation, UFSC offers more than 7 thousand places for stricto sensu courses: there are 63 academic masters, 15 professional masters and 55 doctoral courses. In the 12 courses of specialization are about 3 thousand students, 2891 in distance and 179 in courses lato sensu presencial. In the last evaluation of the National Postgraduate System, carried out by the Coordination of Higher Level Personnel (Capes), were rated 6 and 7 – the highest – 17 of the 56 programs evaluated and 62.5% of them obtained an equal or greater than 5.

The Campus Florianópolis is located at the Application College (CA), which offers basic and secondary education to the community and the Child Development Center (NDI), which serves more than 200 children up to 5 years and 11 months old.

UFSC has about 600 research groups certified in the Directory of Research Groups (DGP) of the National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), bringing together professors, technicians and students.

In addition to the expansion in the country itself, UFSC has been internationalized through cooperation with educational institutions around the world. There are currently around 300 agreements with more than 40 countries on all continents.

Knowledge producing citizenship

The UFSC has a trajectory of 57 years, dedicated to the formation of the human being. With its foundations in the indissociability between teaching, research and extension, it constantly widens and deepens its action from basic education to post-graduation. The social recognition it receives places it among the best universities in the country and in Latin America – a result of the commitment and dedication of its students, faculty and technical-administrative staff. The UFSC increasingly affirms itself as a social institution of higher education, completely committed to building a just and democratic society.