IFRS provides technical and higher education since 2008, focused on engineering, IT and applied sciences.
Address: Rua Coronel Fernando Machado, 1080 – Centro, Porto Alegre – RS, 90010-200, Brazil
Engineering, Computer Vision, Automation
Domains taught:
- Automation, Computer Vision, Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Diploma, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Strong partnerships with local industries and international institutions
Research:
Research in automation, manufacturing, and IT
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1700
Current students***:
19000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
95000
Pros
Diverse courses and modern facilities
Cons
Limited international rankings
Best For
Applied engineering
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Federal Institute of Goiás takes a similar route through computer vision, automation and engineering, and it is smaller, enrolling about 12,000 students against roughly 19,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Among national alternatives, Federal Institute of Paraná stands out for its focus on computer vision, automation and engineering, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and diploma programmes, and is slightly smaller, at about 16,000 students against roughly 19,000 here.
- Both schools build their programmes around computer vision, automation and engineering, and Federal Institute of Pernambuco is the one to compare first within the country, since it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and diploma.
- The comparison with Federal Institute of Minas Gerais is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on computer vision, automation and engineering, and it is slightly smaller, at about 15,000 students against roughly 19,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Federal Institute of Santa Catarina shares the core fields of this institution, namely computer vision, automation and engineering; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and diploma programmes, and is slightly smaller, at about 15,000 students against roughly 19,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- If this school is on your list for automation and engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology in South Korea deserves a comparison, because it covers mechanical engineering as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 16,000 students against roughly 19,000 here.
- The closest overseas parallel on computer vision and engineering is Hanyang University, located in South Korea; it is private, whereas this school is public, and also offers doctoral programmes.
- Bauman Moscow State Technical University in Russia shares the automation and engineering orientation of this school, and it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
- Beyond national borders, Tampere University stands out as a comparable school for automation and engineering; it covers optics and signal processing as well, and has almost the same size, at about 21,000 students.
- Northwestern Polytechnical University in China is the nearest foreign match on automation and engineering; it covers marine science and aerospace as well, and is slightly larger, at about 28,131 students against roughly 19,000 here.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Additive Manufacturing, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), Engineering, Industrial Automation, Information Technology (IT), Research and Development, Robotics
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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