Applications open for IMPA Tech’s 2025 selection process

05/11/2024

With an interdisciplinary and innovative curriculum, IMPA Tech, the first undergraduate program at IMPA (Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics), opens its 2025 selection process on Tuesday (5). Students interested in entering the bachelor’s degree in Mathematics of Technology and Innovation have until 5pm on December 27 to complete their application on the college’s website. Up to 100 places will be offered to students from all over Brazil.

Located in Rio de Janeiro, at the Porto Maravalley innovation hub, in the city’s port area, the degree lasts four years and is attended full-time. In the first year of the bachelor’s degree, students study a basic cycle and then choose between four emphases: Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science and Physics.

To attract students from different states, IMPA Tech offers student accommodation, provided by the Rio de Janeiro city government, and financial support. In addition, students approved in the final stage of the selection process will have their airfare to the start of the academic year in Rio de Janeiro covered by the institute.

Selection by knowledge olympiads or Enem

IMPA Tech’s selection process takes into account the students’ performance in five knowledge olympiads or their score in the Enem (National High School Exam) math test.

According to the notice, 80% of the places are for medal winners of the OBMEP (Brazilian Public School Mathematics Olympiad) – level 3 / national award; OBM (Brazilian Mathematics Olympiad) – level 3; OBFEP (Brazilian Public School Physics Olympiad) – levels B and/or C National; OBQ (Brazilian Chemistry Olympiad) – modalities A and/or B; and OBI (Brazilian Computer Science Olympiad) – programming modality / levels 1 and/or 2, high school only. The remaining 20% is earmarked for students from Enem. Candidates must choose which category they wish to apply for.

Held in two stages, the selection process will also include group activities and individual interviews (online). As detailed in the notice, the undergraduate program will have openings for the general public and will also reserve a number of places for candidates from different quota groups.

IMPA Tech aims to train students to effectively enter the technology and innovation market, working in areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, information security, etc. Another distinguishing feature of the degree is its strategic location. In addition to IMPA Tech, Porto Maravalley is home to startups and technology companies, creating an environment of innovation and collaboration between academia and the job market.

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