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Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia
TypePrivate
Established1961
RectorJosé Carlos de Souza Junior
Location
São Paulo (city) and São Caetano do Sul
Websitehttp://www.maua.br

Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia (Mauá Institute of Technology, short IMT) is a private, non-profit organization with headquarters located in São Paulo (city). The main objective of IMT is to promote technical-scientific education, technological research and development aiming to provide highly qualified human resources to contribute to the socioeconomic development of Brazil.[1]

IMT maintains two units: IMT University and Technical Services and Tests Center


IMT University

IMT University has the mission of improving and actualizing the education and research in scientific areas, technology development and management. The accreditation of IMT University by the Brazilian Ministry of Education testifies the implemented pedagogic projects quality, faculty qualification and academic work conditions of their students. [2]

The post-graduation coordination offers to graduated students the opportunity to continue their studies in post-graduation programmes.

IMT University unities have an environment which provides the professional development of their students with an excellent facility of its laboratory and a high qualified teaching staff. Most of faculty members in IMT University hold a Master’s Degree or PhD from Brazilian, North American or European universities. [3]

Students of IMT count on a modern Library; an Internship Coordination, which supports the students and alumni to get a job; advanced Laboratories; Sports and Physical Activities Center; and Junior Enterprises of Engineering and Administration. [4]


Infrastructure

São Caetano do Sul campus

Located 12 km from the center of São Paulo, with an area of 130,000 km2, São Caetano do Sul campus has a wide infrastructure which includes Eng. Álvaro de Souza Lima Library, laboratories and Sports and Physical Activities Center. [5]

Laboratories

IMT University has 102 laboratories with modern equipment installed in 9,500 m2 of construction area. It includes laboratories of: Engine Tests, Mechanical Tests, Metrology, Microwaves, Basic Sanitation, Metallography, Machine Construction, Soil Mechanics, Food processing pilot plant, Biology and Microbiology, Biotech and Biochemical Engineering, Control and Automation, Image Processing, Electrical Machines and Thermal Science. [6]

Sports and Physical Activities Center

Sports and Physical Activities Center has all the facilities, which includes a soccer camp, sports gymnasium, semi Olympic swim pool, dressing room and snack bar, in an area of 13,800 m2. [7]


São Paulo campus

São Paulo campus, located less than 1 km from Ibirapuera Park, has a modern building with an area of 3,300 m2 which includes a department of Eng. Álvaro de Souza Lima Library and a laboratory.[8]

References

  1. ^ "About IMT".
  2. ^ "About IMT".
  3. ^ "About IMT".
  4. ^ "About IMT".
  5. ^ "IMT Infrastructure".
  6. ^ "IMT Infrastructure".
  7. ^ "IMT Infrastructure".
  8. ^ "IMT Infrastructure".


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