The Rio Grande do Sul State University ( pt, Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul, UERGS) is a Brazilian public

university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United Stat ...

. It was founded in 2001 in the city of

Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the twelfth most populous city in the country and the center of Brazil's fif ...

and its campuses are distributed across several cities in the

Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a state in the southern region of Brazil. It is the fifth-most-populous state and the ninth largest by area. Located in the southernmost part of the country, Rio Grande do Sul is border ...

state.

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Universities and colleges in Rio Grande do Sul Educational institutions established in 2001 2001 establishments in Brazil State universities in Brazil {{Brazil-university-stub