The Graduate Program in Processes and Technologies Engineering (PGEPROTEC) is inserted in the engineering area of CAPES (Higher Education Personnel Improvement Coordination) - Engineerings II. Its area of concentration is the Development of Processes and Industrial Products and it is structured in two Lines of Research:

  • Physical and Chemical Processes
  • Processes of Biomass Energy and Environment
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With the implementation of the Academic Master's in Process and Technologies Engineering, the Program began its activities in November 2010 and, in December 2018, CAPES approved the Doctorate in Process and Technologies Engineering, which began its activities in August 2019, to improve the training of professionals for the development of innovative technologies, less polluting products and processes, generating knowledge in basic and applied research, which may contribute to the technological independence of the country.

Objectives

  • Improve the training of Professionals by enabling them to understand and develop innovative technologies, less polluting products and processes.
  • Train graduates who are able to carry out interdisciplinary actions, emphasizing sustainability in related areas of knowledge.
  • Create proactive and independent researchers, capable of carrying out activities of an unprecedented nature and with intellectual, social and economic relevance.
  • Foster high-quality national research that can meet the demands of latent technologies.

Target audience

Professionals graduated in Engineering and Technology and courses in related areas.

Egress Profile

Egresses of the Graduate Program in Processes and Technologies should have the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to act in a creative, efficient and enterprising way in industrial and academic activities, in the sectors of design, research, development, consulting and planning in the area of products and processes, always observing the use of clean technologies, recycling and reuse of materials, minimizing the use of raw materials and

Period

Master's - Maximum period of 24 months, starting from the initial registration and including the Dissertation defense.
Doctorate - Maximum period of 48 months, starting from the initial registration and including the defense of the Thesis.

Selection Process

The selection of candidates for the Master's and Doctorate is carried out by the Program Selection Committee, in accordance with the rules established in a specific notice issued by the University.

Coordination

Camila Baldasso - coordenacao.pgeprotec@ucs.br

Graduate Program in Process and Technologies Engineering
E-mail: pgeprotec@ucs.br - Phone: (54) 3218-2371
Room 302 - Block V - Campus-Headquarters