Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais facts for kids
The Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (Portuguese: Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais), often called CEFET-MG, is a special school in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It's a place where students can learn about technology and many other subjects.
CEFET-MG is a big school that offers lots of courses. It helps students learn skills for jobs and also prepares them for higher education. About 15,000 students go there. There are also 650 teachers and 400 staff members who help run the school. They focus on teaching, doing research, and helping the community. This happens for both high school and college-level students.
CEFET-MG has several campuses. Campuses I, II, and VI are in Belo Horizonte, on Amazonas Avenue. Other campuses, called Decentralized Education Units (UNEDs), are in different cities across Minas Gerais. These cities include Leopoldina, Araxá, Divinópolis, Varginha, Timóteo, Nepomuceno, Curvelo, and Contagem.
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What Can You Study at CEFET-MG?
High School Courses
CEFET-MG offers high school education at all its campuses. Students who go to high school here also get a special degree. This degree is from one of the many professional and technology courses the school offers. To get in, students take an entrance exam. This test happens at the end of each year.
Professional and Technology Courses
CEFET-MG has professional and technology courses. These courses help students learn specific job skills. There are three ways to join these courses:
- Integrated: This is for students who want to finish high school at CEFET-MG. They also get a professional degree at the same time.
- External: This is for students who are already in high school somewhere else. They can take these courses alongside their regular studies.
- Subsequent: This is for people who have already finished high school. They can come to CEFET-MG to get a professional degree.
Students usually take an entrance exam twice a year to get into these courses. However, the integrated courses have their own admission process.
Here are some of the professional and technology courses offered. Not all courses are available at every campus:
- Biomedical Equipment
- Chemistry
- Computer Networks
- Computing
- Construction
- Electromechanics
- Electronics
- Electrotechnology
- Environmental Control
- Environmental Studies
- Fashion Design
- Highways
- Hospitality
- Mechanics
- Mechatronics
- Metallurgy
- Mining
- Transit
College-Level Courses
CEFET-MG also offers college-level courses. Most of these are at Campus I and Campus II. To get into these courses, students use their scores from ENEM. ENEM is a big national high school exam in Brazil. It happens near the end of each year. Students who get in are split into two groups. One group starts classes in late February or early March. The other group starts in August.
Here are some of the college courses offered at CEFET-MG:
Bachelor's Degrees
These degrees are like a four-year college program.
- Business
- Portuguese
- Civil Engineering
- Civil Production Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Control and Automation Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental and Sanitary Engineering
- Industrial Automation Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronic Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Transportation Engineering
- Technological Chemistry (Industrial Chemistry & Chemical Engineering)
Technological Degrees
These degrees are usually shorter, focusing on practical skills.
- Pedagogy
Advanced Degrees
CEFET-MG also offers advanced degrees. These are for students who want to study even more after college. They can get master's degrees or doctoral degrees.
Master's Degrees
- Business
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Energy Engineering
- Language Studies
- Materials Engineering
- Technological Education
- Mathematical and Computational Modeling
Doctoral Degrees
- Language Studies
- Mathematical and Computational Modeling
- Civil Engineering
Research at CEFET-MG
CEFET-MG supports about 40 groups that do research. Many of these groups get money from the government to help with their studies. CEFET-MG also works with many other top schools and universities. They have agreements with schools in France, Germany, Hungary, and Portugal. They are also looking to work with schools in Australia, Italy, and Spain. This helps them share knowledge and work together on new discoveries.
See also
In Spanish: Centro Federal de Educación Tecnológica de Minas Gerais para niños
- CEFET
