Universities in
Brazil
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are ranked in a number of ways, including both national and international ranks.
National Rankings
Ranking Universitário Folha
Brazil's largest newspaper
Folha de S. Paulo
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organizes, since 2012, a national ranking of universities
with criteria akin to those used by the better known worldwide rankings: research, teaching, internationalization, innovation and market value.
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Brazilian government evaluation
Higher education evaluations are also conducted by the Brazilian Government; specifically by Inep (Instituto Nacional de Estudos e
Pesquisas Educacionais; English: National Institute of Studies and Research). The Government uses a General Index of Courses (
Portuguese: Índice Geral de Cursos; IGC) to determinate the quality of Brazilian's higher education (graduate and post-graduate courses) in
Brazil
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Universidade de São Paulo
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, one of the most prestigious universities in the country, has been participating in the IGC since 2013 as part of a technical cooperation with Inep that will last three years, during which time the results concerning the university's courses will not be disclosed. Only then will the university decide whether to fully participate in the government evaluation.
2012 ''Índice Geral de Cursos''
World rankings
2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities
2020 QS World University Rankings
2020 Times Higher Education World University Rankings
See also
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Universities and higher education in Brazil Brazil adopts a mixed system of public and privately funded universities. Public universities can be federally funded or financed by State governments (such as USP, Unicamp and Unesp in the State of São Paulo). Private schools can be for-profit o ...
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College and university rankings
College and university rankings order the best institutions in higher education based on factors that vary depending on the ranking. Some rankings evaluate institutions within a single country, while others assess institutions worldwide. Rankings ...
References
External links
Ranking Universitário Folha (RUF) - 2019InepICG information
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University and college rankings