IMPA Tech Open Doors welcomes visitors to Maravalley Port

The first edition of IMPA Tech Open Doors on Saturday (29) brought together more than 120 visitors, including high school students, families and teachers. They got to know the bachelor’s degree in Mathematics of Technology and Innovation up close. The participants took a guided tour of IMPA Tech’s facilities – classrooms, library, physics and computer labs – and took part in experiments conducted by the undergraduates.

The family of 17-year-old João Marcelo Oliveira, a third-year student at Pensi Rio das Ostras, left their city in the early hours of the morning to visit IMPA Tech, in Rio de Janeiro’s port area. “The interdisciplinary proposal of the course is very cool, integrating different areas of knowledge,” said the young man, who was accompanied by his parents.

“IMPA Tech exceeded my expectations. I enjoyed seeing the integration, the cultural aspect and the psychological support the students received,” said mother Aline Oliveira.

Chinese Jiayi Zou, 23, a physics undergraduate at Uerj (Rio de Janeiro State University), was also interested in the event. “I was curious to see IMPA Tech because it’s a new, modern and interesting institute. Who knows, maybe I’ll be able to do a scientific initiation here one day,” he said.

Sofia Vergna, 15, a 1st year high school student at Colégio Odete São Paio in São Gonçalo, wants to join IMPA Tech in the future. For her, the visit expanded her horizons. “Thinking about studying here, and the possibilities I’ll have, makes me fly high. I loved the laboratories and the equipment. I liked knowing that it’s possible to set up the program in an interdisciplinary way, selecting the subjects with which we have the most affinity.”

In the talk “What is IMPA Tech?”, the academic manager and course coordinator, Nara Bobko, presented the degree curriculum, the benefits offered to students and highlighted some of the program’s differentials, such as the qualified teaching staff and the work of the NAP (Psychopedagogical Support Center) and the NCE (Careers and Internships Center).

Funded by the Federal Government and supported by Rio de Janeiro City Hall, the higher education course aims to train students to effectively enter the technology and innovation market using mathematical tools.

IMPA Tech graduates were also part of the event’s program. The young people presented the emphases of the bachelor’s degree – Mathematics, Data Science, Physics and Computer Science – and the career opportunities that each area offers. The visitors talked to the students, asked questions about the possibilities of organizing the course and the day-to-day life at the university.

“The first objective of IMPA Tech Open Doors is the return on public investment. It’s important that society understands what we’re doing here. IMPA Tech has students from all over the country, so it has a national reach. The students we are training will work in different states, bringing professional advances and social benefits. The second is to attract potential students to the new graduating class. Young people need to understand how the course works and what the students’ day-to-day academic life is like in order to have this future match with college,” said Nara.

Vacancies open for class 2026

The selection process for the new IMPA Tech class is now open. Applications can be made at impatech.edu.br until December 23, at 12 noon. The bachelor’s degree reserves up to 80% of places for medal winners from five knowledge Olympics, such as the OBMEP (Brazilian Public School Math Olympics). The rest of the places go to young people who performed well in the Mathematics test of the Enem (National High School Exam). Check out the announcement.

This will be the third class of the bachelor’s degree in Mathematics of Technology and Innovation, inaugurated in 2024. In all, up to 100 new places will be offered. “We look forward to welcoming new candidates to continue building the history of IMPA Tech. The best thing we have here is our students. That’s a big differentiator, because we’re able to evolve much faster,” added Nara.