Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte

College & University

Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais
The Catholic University is a higher education institution in Minas Gerais, where it owns more than one hundred 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

Adress

Av. Dom José Gaspar, 500 - Coração Eucarístico
CEP 30535-901 Belo Horizonte

Phone number

31 3319-4444

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