Instituto Militar de Engenharia
Instituto Militar de Engenharia | |
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founding | 1792 |
Sponsorship | state |
place | Rio de Janeiro |
country | Brazil |
Students | 400-450 |
Website | www.ime.eb.br |
The Instituto Militar de Engenharia ( Military Technical Institute - IME ) is a technical university run by the Brazilian military . According to the Brazilian Ministry of Education, it is one of the best engineering schools in the country. In evaluations carried out regularly by the ministry (both through student examinations and assessments of the infrastructure and facilities), the IME is in the first three places. The university's entrance exams are considered to be the most difficult and usually include mathematics , physics , chemistry, and Portuguese and English .
The university is one of the oldest engineering colleges in the world. The current campus is located in Urca , a district in the south of Rio de Janeiro.