THE PROGRAM

The Postgraduate Program in Operations Research (Acronym PPG-PO in Portuguese) is an association of the Aeronautics Institute of Technology (Acronym ITA in Portuguese) with the Institute for Science and Technology of the Federal University of São Paulo (Acronym UNIFESP in Portuguese), top-5 in Latin America according to Times Higehr Education, to offer groundbreaking Master and Doctoral programs in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research.

The target audience of the program includes students graduating from Engineering or related fields (such as Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Natural Science and Technology, among others) that have a good quantitative background.

AREAS OF RESEARCH

The research student may select one of the three areas of research within the program:

APPLICATIONS

CLICK HERE TO APPLY UNTIL 30 APRIL

Attention: all documents must be in Portuguese or English. We do not require an official copy of your transcripts when you submit your application; however, if you are offered admission to the PPG-PO, you will need to provide an official copy for verification purposes.

SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS

Located between Rio (276km or 171mi) and São Paulo (89km or 55mi), the two biggest cities of Brazil; and less than 90-minutes travel from the São Paulo International Airport, São José dos Campos or SJC is one of the most vibrant, modern, and international town in Brazil.

This town is a home of some of the most prominent industries and manufacturers in Brazil, such as Embraer, the world's third-largest commercial aircraft manufacturer solely after Boeing and Airbus.

According to the Financial Times, SJC is a sophisticated environment for doing business in this country [see here], and one of the top-3 places in the world for business in the aerospace sector [see here].

For further information please contact us at ppgpo (@) unifesp.br.