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About IMPA

IMPA

IMPA is an internationally renowned research center in mathematics and postgraduate studies, offering doctoral, master’s, and professional master’s courses.

The Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA) is a teaching and research unit qualified as a Social Organization linked to the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MCTI) and the Ministry of Education (MEC).

Since 1952, IMPA has provided invaluable services to the development of Mathematics and Science in Brazil.

The Institute has always known how to expand its sphere of action without ever compromising high standards of quality.

IMPA also stands out as the organizer of the Brazilian Mathematics Olympiad for Public Schools (OBMEP), the largest scientific olympiad in the world in terms of participants.

Since 2024, IMPA has become the maintainer of the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics and Technology (IMPA Tech), which offers the course Bachelor’s in Mathematics of Technology and Innovation.

With the bachelor’s degree from IMPA Tech, IMPA reaffirms its excellence and consolidates itself as a higher education institution, expanding its role in disseminating mathematics and training professionals of high academic level.