Administration

President

Carlos Alexandre Netto is President and Associate Professor of Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS.) In addition to serving as President from 2008 – 2012, he is also a Professor for the Department of Biochemistry.

Following an academic career in Medicine, President Netto received his Master’s and Doctorate Degrees in Biochemistry here at UFRGS. He also received two years of Post Doctoral training at the Institute of Psychiatry at the University of London. His academic work includes more than 110 scientific papers, and the supervision of 16 Master’s dissertations and 11 PhD theses on neuroscience – primarily focused on memory neurobiology, brain ischemia and neuroprotection.

Committed to the scientific community, he has served as president of the Brazilian Society for Neurosciences and Behavior, SBNeC, and as Regional Secretary of the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science, SBPC.

His academic administration career includes serving as Head of Department, Director of the Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Vice-President of Research (2000 – 2004) and Vice-President of Undergraduate Studies (2004 – 2008.)

One of the main goals in his administration as president of the University is to internationalize academic activities, focusing on partnerships among the best universities and research institutes worldwide. Prioritizing the expansion of all academic activities in both undergraduate and graduate level studies, President Netto also focuses on implementing an Affirmative Action Policy.

UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATION

President

Carlos Alexandre Netto

Vice President

Rui Vicente Oppermann

DIVISION OF ACADEMIC COORDINATION

Rui Vicente Oppermann
Executive Vice President for Academic Coordination

DIVISION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Valquíria Linck Bassani

Executive Vice President for Undergraduate Studies
E-mail: prograd@prograd.ufrgs.br

DIVISION OF GRADUATE STUDIES

Aldo Bolten Lucion

Executive Vice President for Graduate Studies
E-mail: propg@propg.ufrgs.br

DIVISION OF RESEARCH

João Edgar Schmidt

Executive Vice President for Research

DIVISION OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Sandra de Deus

Executive Vice President for Community Outreach
E-mail: sandra.deus@ufrgs.br

DIVISION OF PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION

Maria Aparecida Grendene de Souza

Executive Vice President for Planning and Administration

E-mail: maria.souza@ufrgs.br

DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Maurício Viegas da Silva

Executive Vice President for Human Resources

E-mail: prorh@rh.ufrgs.br

OFFICE OF INFRASTRUCTURE

Alberto Tamagna

Superintendent of Infrastructure
E-mail: suinfra@ufrgs.br

CENTRAL OFFICE

João Roberto Braga de Mello

Head of Office
E-mail: jmello@gabinete.ufrgs.br

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

Francisco de Paula Rocha dos Santos

General Counsel
E-mail: fsantos@procuradoria.ufrgs.br

OFFICE OF STUDENT ASSISTANCE

Edilson Amaral Nabarro

Senior Student Assistance Officer

OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL EVALUATION

Gilberto Dias da Cunha

Senior Institutional Evaluation Officer
E-mail: secretaria@sai.ufrgs.br

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION

Flávio Antonio Camargo Porcello

Senior Communication Officer
E-mail: flavio.porcello@secom.ufrgs.br

OFFICE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

Sergio Roberto Kieling Franco

Senior Distance Education Officer
E-mail: sead@ufrgs.br

OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT

Raquel Santos Mauler

Senior Techonological Development Officer
E-mail: sedetec@ufrgs.br

OFFICE OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

André Luis Martinewski

Senior Cultural Heritage Officer
E-mail: predios.historicos@ufrgs.br

OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Liane Hentschke

Senior International Affairs Officer
E-mail: relinter@gabinete.ufrgs.br

DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Jorge Luiz Day Barreto

Senior Coordinator for Basic Education and Training
E-mail: cebp@ufrgs.br

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATION

Darci Barnech Campani

Senior Coordinator for Environmental Affairs

DEPARTMENT OF SECURITY COORDINATION

Daniel Augusto Pereira

Senior Coordinator for Security
E-mail: proseg@ufrgs.br