Quality of Education
According to the ranking sponsored by the Ministry of Education (MEC, Ministério da Educação), UFRGS lists among the top 10 universities in Brazil; in January 2011 it was awarded second place. According to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities in 2012, UFRGS was placed 71st worldwide.
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