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UFOP receives visit from representatives of international institutions

The Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) received three important visits from representatives of universities of France, Mozambique and Poland. The aim of the meeting was to strengthen the existing partnerships between UFOP and those institutions. 850x410.png The first visit took place on February 27, with the arrival...

UFOP women's Taekwondo wins bronze medal in the Brazilian University Games

UFOP Urban Engineering student, Lara Peixoto was one of the representatives of UFOP in the Brazilian University Games (JUBs), which took place in Brasilia from June 11 to 15. 27814_lara2.jpg Lara won the 3rd place in taekwondo, in the adult black belt up to 62kg category. The JUBs qualify for the Universíades, an...

UFOP participates in the Rondon Project in Mato Grosso do Sul

Faculty members and students from the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) participated in the Rondon Project, in Mato Grosso do Sul, a state from Brazil. The Project activities took place between July 14th and 29th in 12 cities: Água Clara, Bodoquena, Caarapó,Camapuã, Bonito, Figueirão, Inocência, Juti, Pedro Gomes,...

Polish University professor visits UFOP

UFOP was visited by Professor Bernadeta Debska from Rzeszów University of Technology (RUT), in Poland, with which it has an agreement of academic cooperation through the Erasmus+ Program. The purpose of the visit was to discuss research projects carried out by UFOP and RUT and an action plan aiming at future activities...

"Bloomsday" celebrates the literature and work of Irishman James Joyce

16th June is set to be recognized Internationally as Bloomsday. The celebration comes from James Joyce's classic "Ulysses", which adapts Homer's Odyssey and transforms it into the story of the character Leopold Bloom, in an 18-hour journey on June 16th, 1904. At UFOP, the event featured the official inauguration of the...

Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering had its new Master’s degree approved

The academic project for a master's degree in the Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering of Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) was evaluated by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES). The project resulted from a partnership between UFOP and Federal University of Itajubá (Unifei...

UNESCO Chair launched in Europe

One of the United Nation’s Chair for Education, Science and Culture, co-created by The Federal University of Ouro Preto, and hosted by The Federal University of Viçosa, arrived in three dutch institutions: Brada University of Applied Sciences, Erasmus Rotterdam University and Tilburg Universities. These new partnerships...

Journalism students produce Mariana’s sound path

The sound path "Steps of Mariana: The City in Sound Paths" invites everyone to travel through the first city in Minas Gerais (Primaz de Minas). The material was developed by the students of the Sound Language course at the Journalism undergraduate studies at the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) and by Professor...

UFOP is certified by Inep as a Celpe-Bras test center.

The Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP) has reached an important milestone in its internationalization plan: the University is now certified by Inep (the National Institute of Educational Studies and Investigations) as a test center for The Certificate of Proficiency in Portuguese for Foreigners (Celpe-Bras). ichs...

UFOP improves in the sustainability action ranking

850x410px_2.png The 2023 impact ranking, held by Times Higher Education (THE), was published this Thursday (1) and it evaluates the overall performance of universities regarding United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This institutional analysis is based on four indicators: research, teaching, extension and...