Federal University of Rio Grande

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Federal University of Rio Grande
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
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Other names
FURG
Former names
Fundação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Fundação Universidade do Rio Grande
TypeFederal, public.
Established20 August 1969
Website http://www.furg.br
Federal University of Rio Grande

The Federal University of Rio Grande (Portuguese : Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, FURG) [1] is a public Brazilian university funded by the Brazilian federal government, located in the city of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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Formally established on October 21, 1969, it includes 18 departments providing 31 different undergraduate courses, as well as a number of graduate programs.

Degrees

FURG provides five different types of degree: undergraduate (bachelor, teaching, and technology), graduate's specialization, residency (for undergraduate courses, such as medicine, teaching courses, nursing, and law), master's degree, and doctoral degree. [2]

Undergraduate studies

FURG teaching the following undergraduate courses in five different campi (located in the following cities: Rio Grande, São Lourenço do Sul, Santa Vitória do Palmar, Santo Antônio da Patrulha):

Master's and doctoral degrees

FURG teaching the following master's and doctoral degrees in two different campi (located in the following cities: Rio Grande, Brazil|Rio Grande and Santo Antônio da Patrulha):

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References

  1. Its official name changed in 2008, dropping the word "Foundation", while keeping the historic acronym (FURG), as per Portaria Nº 653/2008
  2. "Our degrees". FURG. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

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