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, CEFET-MG) is a special school in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It's a place where students learn about technology and many other subjects.
CEFET-MG is a big school that offers lots of different courses. It's located in the southeast of Brazil. About 15,000 students go there, and they are taught by 650 professors. The school focuses on teaching, research, and helping the community. It offers education for both high school and college students.
Some of the main campuses are in Belo Horizonte, on Amazonas Avenue. Other campuses are located in different cities across the state of Minas Gerais. These cities include Leopoldina, Araxá, Divinópolis, Varginha, Timóteo, Nepomuceno, Curvelo and Contagem.
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Courses Offered at CEFET-MG
CEFET-MG offers many different types of courses. These range from high school programs to advanced college degrees.
High School Courses
CEFET-MG has high school programs at all its campuses. Students who attend 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 admission exams at the end of each year.
Professional and Technical Courses
CEFET-MG offers professional and technical courses in three ways:
- Integrated: This is for students who want to finish high school at CEFET-MG. They also get a technical degree at the same time.
- External: This option is for students who are already in high school somewhere else. They can take technical courses at CEFET-MG.
- Subsequent: This is for people who have already finished high school. They can then come to CEFET-MG to get a technical degree.
Students usually take admission exams twice a year to get into these courses. However, the integrated courses have different admission times.
Some of the technical courses offered (not all courses are at every campus) are:
- Biomedical Equipment
- Chemistry
- Computer Networks
- Computing
- Construction
- Electromechanics
- Electronics
- Electrotechnology
- Environmental Control
- Environmental Studies
- Fashion Design
- Highways
- Hospitality
- Mechanics
- Mechatronics
- Metallurgy
- Mining
- Transit
College Degrees (Undergraduate)
CEFET-MG offers many college-level courses. Most of these are at Campus I and Campus II. To get into these programs, students take a national exam called ENEM. This exam happens near the end of each year.
Students who do well on the ENEM exam are divided into two groups. One group starts classes in late February or early March. The other group begins in August.
Here are some of the college degrees you can study at CEFET-MG:
Bachelor's Degrees
- 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 (which includes Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering)
Technological Degrees
- Pedagogy (which is about teaching)
Advanced Degrees (Graduate)
CEFET-MG also offers advanced degrees for students who want to study even more. These include master's and 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 different research groups. Many of these groups get money from the government to help with their studies. To do this, CEFET-MG works with many top schools in Brazil. They also work with universities in other countries like France, Germany, Hungary, and Portugal. They are also looking to work with schools in Australia, Italy, and Spain.
See also
In Spanish: Centro Federal de Educación Tecnológica de Minas Gerais para niños
- CEFET
