Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP)

Brazil

Address: Rua do Seminário, 7, 35400-000 Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Mining Engineering, Materials, Geotechnics

UFOP is a federal university founded in 1969 famous for mining engineering and materials science studies.

Domains taught:

Engineering, Geotechnics, Materials

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Collaborations with mining companies and tech institutions

Research:

Research in mining technology and material science

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

1200

Current students***:

9000

Foreign students***:

Cumulative former students***:

18000

Pros

Specialized diploma, strong mining focus

Cons

Limited diversity in programs

Best For

Mining engineering and material sciences

Most Similar Schools Locally

A good alternative in the same country is Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, which likewise covers materials and engineering; it covers physics as well, and is far larger, with about 30,000 students against roughly 9,000 here.
In terms of fields, Federal University of Santa Catarina is the nearest neighbour, with engineering again at the core; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers computer vision and ecology and sustainability as well.
Federal University of São Carlos is the closest domestic counterpart for engineering; it is larger, enrolling about 14,000 students against roughly 9,000 here, and is also a public institution.
In terms of fields, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro is the nearest neighbour, with engineering again at the core; it is far larger, with about 40,000 students against roughly 9,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of engineering can consider Federal University of Lavras, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers agriculture and ecology and sustainability as well.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea pursues a similar profile in materials and engineering, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers nanotechnologies as well.
University of Stavanger, in Norway, takes a similar route through geotechnics, materials and engineering; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Abroad, National University of Science and Technology (Russia) covers geotechnics, materials and engineering in a comparable way, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Pusan National University, in South Korea, takes a similar route through materials and engineering; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad (IIT ) brings a India setting to the same core fields, geotechnics, materials and engineering, and it covers AI and machine learning and software engineering as well, and has almost the same size, at about 8,000 students.

*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.

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*: 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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