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Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

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Other name
  
PUC-MG PUC Minas

Established
  
December 12, 1958

Phone
  
+55 31 3319-4444

Colors
  
Blue, Grey

Type
  
Private, non-profit

Affiliation
  
Roman Catholic Church

Founded
  
12 December 1958

Chancellor
  
Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo

Rector
  
Dom Joaquim Giovani Mol Guimarães

Address
  
Av Dom José Gaspar, 500 - Coração Eucarístico, Belo Horizonte - MG, 30535-901, Brazil

Subsidiaries
  
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Poços de Caldas

Similar
  
Federal University of Minas, FUMEC University, UNA University Centre, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, University Center of Belo Hori

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The Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (Portuguese: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, PUC-MG) is a private and non-profit Brazilian Catholic university in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais. In 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014, PUC-MG was chosen the best private university in Brazil. It is maintained by the Catholic Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte.

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Overview

The Catholic University is a higher education institution in Minas Gerais, where it owns more than 100 buildings to host labs, libraries, a museum, a TV channel, a long-distance teaching center, multimedia rooms, theaters, auditoriums, a veterinary hospital, a clinic for psychotherapy, odothological and psychological treatment and others.

One of the best universities in Brazil, PUC-MG was rated 4 by the Brazilian Ministry of Education index for higher education schools. The highest rating is 5 which is almost exclusively awarded to public universities.

The PUC-MG received, for the second consecutive year, an award given by the Federation of Industries of Minas Gerais (FIEMG) by Euvaldo Lodi Institute for having the best practices of training and the integration of students in companies. The award was received by the coordinator of the Integrated Training University, Professor Evanilde Maria Martins, at a ceremony held in the auditorium of FIEMG.

In 2003, the PUC Minas was the first private university in Brazil to house a laboratory to perform climatological studies. It is the Centre of Excellence in Climatology - MG Time, which was created through a partnership between the university and Cemig (Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais). The MG Time features equipment for receiving weather information and one laboratory course with emphasis on Geography.

Its objective is the development of weather forecasts three days in advance for the 853 municipalities of Minas Gerais, warning of severe storms and predictions for use by agriculture, road and rail transport, electricity, industry and tourism.

Campuses

Besides the headquarters in Coração Eucarístico district, in Belo Horizonte, PUC-MG owns campuses in the districts of Barreiro and São Gabriel and in the cities of Arcos, Betim, Contagem, Guanhães, Poços de Caldas and Serro.

References

Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais Wikipedia