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Name: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Region: Latin America - Brazil

Description:
The institution was founded in 1934 as Universidade do Porto Alegre, a State institution. It acquired its status as a federal institution and its present title in 1965.

The University began its distance education programmes in 1988. The educational level of programmes offered is Continuing education.

Subjects offered include: agricultural sciences; agriculture; architecture and planning; architecture; town planning and urban studies; humanities; history; languages, literature and regional studies; English, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Russian, Polish and Japanese languages; commercial and management studies; accountancy; administration; office studies; public administration; education and teaching; curriculum development; educational policy and management; mathematics education; science education; mathematics; mathematical sciences; medicine and health; medicine; nursing; pharmaceutical sciences; science and technology; genetics; engineering and technology; civil engineering; electrical, electronic and microelectronic engineering; materials science and metallurgy; mechanical and production engineering; physical sciences; physics; services; library and information studies; social studies; geography.


Address:

Prof Paulo Roberto Ferrari Mosca
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Pro-Reitoria de Extensao
Av Paulo Gama 110
Porto Alegre (RS)
CEP 90.040-060
BRAZIL
Phone: (+55 51) 228-7000
E-mail: ufrgs@ufrgs.br
Telex: 511055 UFRS BR
WWW: http://www.ufrgs.br

Admission:
Educational qualifications required vary according to the programme.

Services:
Courses are delivered using existing textbooks used as a central teaching medium; audiovision; computer assisted learning; face-to-face tutoring and counselling; regional services; and use of study centres.

Registration:
The University follows a two semester academic year; March to June, August to November.

Languages:

Portuguese
Overseas enrolment: No

Statistical summary:
There are 2,000 members of staff involved part-time in the production and delivery of the courses. There are currently 15,000 students enrolled on courses; 28,000 students have completed programmes.

The annual budget allocation is US $170,000,000.


Date:

19 July 2000 mn

© 1999 International Centre for Distance Learning, The Open University


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