The Federal University of Science and Innovation of Minas GeraisCEFET-MG agora é Universidade Federal de Ciência e Inovação (UFCIMG), UFCIMG (, UFCIMG) previously Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (, CEFET-MG) is an education center located in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

It is a technological institution that offers a broad range of courses in the State of Minas Gerais, in the southeast of Brazil. With approximately 15,000 students, 650 professors and 400 staff members, the institution carries out teaching associated with research and communitarian extension in the secondary and higher education levels.

Campuses I, II and VI are located in Amazonas Avenue in Belo Horizonte. The other campuses (Decentralized Education Units - UNEDs) located within the state of Minas Gerais, the cities of Leopoldina, Araxá, Divinópolis, Varginha, Timóteo, Nepomuceno, Curvelo and Contagem.Unidade do CEFET-MG em Contagem começa a funcionar no primeiro semestre de 2012 CEFET-MG ofertará novos cursos na Unidade de Contagem

On September 24, 2026, President Lula signed the law transforming the Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (Cefet-MG) into the Federal University of Science and Innovation of Minas Gerais (UFCI/MG).Lula sanciona lei que transforma Cefets de MG e do RJ em universidades federais, G1Sancionada lei que transforma Cefets de Minas e Rio em universidades, Congresso em Foco

Courses

Secondary level UFCIMG offers secondary (high-school) level education at all campuses. High-school students at UFCIMG also graduate with a degree from one of the many professional and technological courses offered by the institution. Students are admitted through admission exams held at the end of each calendar year.

Professional and Technological education UFCIMG offers professional and technological courses in three ways: Integrated: for students who have not yet graduated from high-school and wish to do so at UFCIMG; External: for students currently enrolled at other secondary schools; Subsequent: for people who already have a high-school degree. Students are admitted through admission exams held on a semestrial basis, except for the integrated courses.

The courses (some offered only in certain campuses) are: Biomedical Equipment Chemistry Computer Networks Computing Construction Electromechanics Electronics Electrotechnology Environmental Control Environmental Studies Fashion Design Highways Hospitality Mechanics Mechatronics Metallurgy Mining Transit

Undergraduate courses UFCIMG's undergraduate courses are offered in most campuses, most notably Campus I and Campus II. Students are admitted through ENEM, a nationwide high-school-level examination which takes place towards the end of each calendar year. Admitted students are then sorted into two groups according to their ENEM score, one starting late February/early March of the following year (1st semester students) and the other in August (2nd semester students).

UFCIMG offers the following undergraduate courses:

Bachelor's degrees Business Portuguese Civil Engineering Civil Production Engineering Computer Engineering Control and Automation Engineering Electrical Engineering Environmental and Sanitary Engineering Industrial Automation Engineering Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechatronic Engineering Mining Engineering Transportation Engineering Technological Chemistry (Industrial Chemistry & Chemical Engineering)

Technological degrees Pedagogy

Graduate courses UFCIMG offers master's and doctoral degrees as well.

Master's degrees Business Chemistry Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Mining Engineering Energy Engineering Language Studies Materials Engineering Technological Education Mathematical and Computational Modeling

Doctoral degrees Language Studies Mathematical and Computational Modeling Civil Engineering

Research UFCIMG supports around 40 research groups, most of them receiving governmental grants to carry on their research. To fulfill this, UFCIMG has celebrated cooperation agreements with a meaningful number of high level Brazilian higher education institutions and universities in France, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, among others – Australia, Italy and Spain are in prospection at the moment.

See also CEFET

References

External links

Official page