UFRN, founded in 1960, is an important education and research institution in Northeast Brazil with engineering and health sciences focus.
Address: Campus Universitário Lagoa Nova, 59078-970 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Engineering, Life Sciences, Telecommunications
Domains taught:
- Engineering, Life Sciences, Telecommunications
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Partnerships with ICT firms and research institutions
Research:
Research in telecommunications and health sciences
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
4500
Current students***:
25000
Foreign students***:
5%
Cumulative former students***:
65000
Pros
Leading institution in NE Brazil
Cons
Limited funding compared to southern schools
Best For
Strong regional research
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- The comparison with Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Norte is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on life sciences and engineering, and it is also a public institution and also offers diploma programmes.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of engineering can consider Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and it is slightly larger, at about 30,000 students against roughly 25,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- A good alternative in the same country is Federal University of Pernambuco, which likewise covers telecommunications and engineering; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers computer vision as well.
- Federal University of Minas Gerais offers a comparable education in life sciences and engineering: it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers computer vision as well.
- Where this institution leans on life sciences and engineering, Federal University of Bahia does the same, and it is slightly larger, at about 30,000 students against roughly 25,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Kyungpook National University offers an international parallel to this university, with life sciences and engineering as common ground; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Abroad, Pusan National University (South Korea) covers life sciences and engineering in a comparable way, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers materials as well.
- University of Aveiro, in Portugal, takes a similar route through telecommunications, life sciences and engineering; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers marine science and chemistry as well.
- For a study option in Spain with a comparable spread of telecommunications, life sciences and engineering, University of Seville is the reference point: it is larger, enrolling about 57,214 students against roughly 25,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- On content, Ningbo University in China and this university are close, as both teach life sciences and engineering; it has almost the same size, at about 25,000 students, and is also a public institution.
*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.
- Biomedical Sensors, Engineering, Health Sciences, Innovation, Medical Devices, Research and Development, User-Centered Design
*: 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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