COPPE PROGRAMS
WHO WE ARE
With six decades of experience, Coppe is a pioneer in academic and social protagonism, a performance recognized as one of the largest research and teaching centers in Latin America, with more than 12 thousand masters and 5 thousand doctors in various postgraduate programs. graduation. Producing knowledge and expanding its results in environmental and technological scenarios, Coppe is an ally of development and a national and international reference in Engineering teaching and research.
More about usOUR STATISTICS
2.387
Students
in Master’s and Doctoral programs
(as of March, 2023)
155
Postdocs
346
Full, Courtesy and Visiting
Professors
18.377
Theses and Dissertations
(from 1963 to 2022)
Multidisciplinary fields
The world is undergoing a technological transition period where several skills are needed to face the upcoming challenges, whether related to energy, urban and rural environment, health, environment, bioeconomy, new materials, or sustainability. We at Coppe/UFRJ, with our decade-long traditions in teaching and research in Engineering, have also been reorganizing ourselves towards multidisciplinarity, making our 13 stricto sensu graduate programs in Engineering work together through various multidisciplinary fields, aiming to solve today complex problems. In addition to the well-established interdisciplinary dynamics in Oil & Gas, there are also other fields, such as:
Energy
Health
Engineering
Smart
Cities
Blue
Economy
A.I. and Digital
Transformation
Bioeconomy
Low-Carbon
Technology Solutions
Multidisciplinary fields
The world is undergoing a technological transition period where several skills are needed to face the upcoming challenges, whether related to energy, urban and rural environment, health, environment, bioeconomy, new materials, or sustainability. We at Coppe/UFRJ, with our decade-long traditions in teaching and research in Engineering, have also been reorganizing ourselves towards multidisciplinarity, making our 13 stricto sensu graduate programs in Engineering work together through various multidisciplinary fields, aiming to solve today complex problems. In addition to the well-established interdisciplinary dynamics in Oil & Gas, there are also other fields, such as:
The Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute for Graduate Studies and Engineering Research – Coppe – celebrates its 60th anniversary at the front line of research in Engineering.
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OUR HALLMARKS
We at Coppe play a decisive role in promoting professional knowledge, training, and teaching methods. Relying on our foundations and hallmarks, our models of research and the way we engage with society are points of reference for universities and research institutes throughout Brazil and South America.

Academic
Excellence

One of the best performances worldwide
Ten out of our thirteen graduate programs have been awarded maximum grades by Capes, corresponding to an international performance in line with those of the best education and research and education centers worldwide. In addition, our faculty undergoes yearly evaluation procedures, ensuring high-quality academic performance.

Extensive Laboratory Complex

More than 100 high-level facilities
An extensive laboratory complex that brings together more than 100 high- level, modern facilities. It is one of the largest Latin American laboratory complexes in the Engineering field.

International
Partnerships

Working together with the top universities
A national and international point of reference for education and research in Engineering, Coppe operates in tandem with bodies and committees from several countries and multilateral organizations, in addition to partnerships with the best universities worldwide, such as Tsinghua, in China. This particular partnership resulted in the China-Brazil Center for Climate Change and Energy Technology Innovation.

Community
Engagement

Applied research and science outreach activities
We at Coppe manage contracts and agreements with companies in project development for applied research. In addition, we create scientific outreach activities involving faculty and graduate students from the Engineering programs, which enhance their curricula through accreditation and encourage their engagement with society.
PLANET COPPE NEWS

Coppe inaugura planta de produção de hidrogênio verde
Em parceria com a Cooperação Brasil-Alemanha para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável, a Coppe inaugurou uma planta de produção e aplicabilidade de hidrogênio verde para uso em processos industriais, em bicicletas movidas a H2 e pilhas de óxido sólido

Coppe lança Centro Virtual de Soluções de Baixo Carbono
A Coppe lançou o Centro Virtual de Soluções Tecnológicas de Baixo Carbono para envolver a comunidade científica, o poder público e a iniciativa privada na busca da descarbonização da economia.