Introduction
Overview
The oil industry and the metalworking industry in Brazil are experiencing a particularly favorable period. According to its own assessments, Petrobras must mobilize major efforts to qualify personnel to meet the future demands of exploration in the pre-salt fields. These new challenges call for study and research — core missions of federal higher-education institutions. The establishment of the Rio Grande Naval Pole, together with its suppliers and partners, will require studies and research at every level of manufacturing processes, activities to which FURG will undoubtedly contribute through its Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering. The growth of FURG's School of Engineering depends fundamentally on the creation of new graduate programs, since the founding guidelines of such programs are aimed at technological development.
Program Objectives
The Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering, hosted by the School of Engineering, aims to consolidate a regional hub of technological development in metalworking manufacturing. This hub intends to support the qualification of professionals from companies operating in the region, as well as graduates from engineering programs. The program's guiding principle is to develop applied research on metalworking production processes, contributing to the consolidation of the Rio Grande Naval Pole. Its main objectives are:
- Studying and developing techniques for the advancement of science and technology;
- Integrating teaching and research, supporting the training of faculty;
- Training researchers;
- Qualifying professionals in the field through the application of scientific methodology;
- Consolidating the scientific maturity of advisors and students.
Document purpose: this file mirrors the Portuguese version of https://ppgemec.furg.br/, section by section, with English translations to be published at https://ppgemec.furg.br/en/.