Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG) is a public institution, recognised as an outstanding centre of excellence in Brazil, both in terms of academic-scientific production and professional training in the context of the Brazilian higher education system. UFMG has four campuses occupying a total area of 8,76 million square meters and a built-in area encompassing 639 thousand square meters. Altogether UFMG has 20 academic units, 03 special units, 03 administrative units, 02 hospitals and 25 libraries. The University offers 75 undergraduate courses, 78 graduate programs and 68 continuing education ones, in all fields of knowledge, with more than 50,000 students enrolled. 95% of UFMG's undergraduate courses have maximum score on the IGC indicator (General Undergraduate Course Index Brazilian Ministry of Education), and 68% of UFMG graduate programmes at PhD level are classified as centres of excellence according to assessments made by the Brazilian Ministry of Education. Abroad, UFMG is one of the Brazilian universities that stands out in the main universities rankings. As one of Brazil's largest research universities, UFMG is committed to strike a balance between the high quality of its courses in both undergraduate and graduate levels, the expanding impact of its research, and the growing social relevance of its academic activities.