School of Engineering of Juiz de Fora

The School of Engineering of Juiz de Fora (Portuguese: Escola de Engenharia de Juiz de Fora) was an engineering college in Juiz de Fora, Brazil. Since 1960, it has formed the Faculty of Engineering the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF). Brazil’s former president, Itamar Franco, was an alumnus.[1][2][3][4][5]


It was established in 1914 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, and offered a five-year program in civil and electrotechnic engineering. In 1960, the school merged with the city’s schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Law to form the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF).[6]

The Faculty of Engineering offers programs in civil, production, electrical (telecommunications; energy and power systems; electronics; robotics and automation), mechanical, computer, sanitary and environmental engineering, as well as architecture.[7]

References

  1. ^ Ribeiro, João Paulo; Silva, Mariana (2020). "Evolução do Ensino de Engenharia no Brasil: O Papel da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora". Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Engenharia (in Portuguese). 40 (2). Sociedade Brasileira de Educação em Engenharia: 215–230.
  2. ^ "Princípios e História". Faculdade de Engenharia - UFJF. 2021.
  3. ^ "Prefeitos de Juiz de Fora". Prefeitura de Juiz de Fora. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  4. ^ NERY, S. (1999). A eleição da reeleição: histórias, estado por estado. São Paulo: Geração Editorial. ISBN 85-86028-71-1.
  5. ^ "Manifestantes apoiam Itamar durante reunião com ministros". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  6. ^ Fernandes, Carlos Alberto (15 July 2018). "Cultura e Educação : Cinco décadas de inovação no campus de JUFE: A engenharia em Juiz de Fora". Diário do Comércio (in Portuguese). Juiz de Fora.
  7. ^ Melo, Ana Lúcia (2019). Engenharia e Desenvolvimento Regional: Um Estudo de Caso da UFJF (in Portuguese). Belo Horizonte: Editora UFMG.