Federal Institute of Brasília
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Brasília | |
Other name | IFB |
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Type | Public university |
Established | December 29, 2008 |
Rector | Wilson Conciani |
Location | Brasília, DF, Brazil |
Campus | Urban, 3,950,579 m2 (42,523,680 sq ft) |
Website | www.ifb.edu.br |
The Brasília Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (Portuguese: Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Brasília, IFB) is an Institute of Technology located at the capital of Brazil that offers different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system. It is an institution of Higher education and professional vocational education, specializing in science, engineering, and technology or different sorts of technical subjects. It is also a secondary education school focused in vocational training and applied Scientific research.
IFB has the objective of forming ethical citizens and professionals and of being an institution involved with the society. Its actions point toward the development of new technologies, cultural and social investments and the formation of critical citizens. The students abilities are improved and testes through the courses, helping them to develop the "know-how", and values concerning to all the areas.
History
The IFB is a public and federal Institute of Technology created in December 29, 2008, by the federal law no. 11.892,[1] which also created the Rede Federal de Educação Profissional, Científica e Tecnológica, a network of technological institutes covering all states of Brazil and directly vinculated to the Ministry of Education of Brazil (MEC).
When it was created, IFB had only one campus at the rural area of Planaltina, former known as Escola Técnica Federal de Brasília. Nowadays, it is a multicampi institution, based on the north-wing (Portuguese: Asa Norte) of Brasília, with other nine campuses at different administrative regions of the Federal District (Brazil): Ceilândia, Estrutural, Gama, Riacho Fundo, Samambaia, São Sebastião, Taguatinga, Taguatinga Centro, and Planaltina. The former is the only campus situated in a rural area.
See also
- São Paulo Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology - IFSP - WWW page
- Rio de Janeiro Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology - IFRJ - WWW page
- University of Brasilia - UnB- WWW page
- Universities and Higher Education in Brazil
External links
- IFB webpage (In Portuguese)
- Ministry of Education (Ministério da Educação, or "MEC"): http://www.mec.gov.br (In Portuguese)
References
The information in this article is also based on that in its Portuguese equivalent.