Federal University of Lavras | |
Native Name: | Universidade Federal de Lavras |
Native Name Lang: | Pt |
Motto: | "Ciência com prática" |
Mottoeng: | "Science with practice" |
Established: | 1908 |
Type: | Public, Federal |
Rector: | José Roberto Soares Scolforo |
Academic Staff: | 980 |
Administrative Staff: | 1 125 |
Students: | 16 581 |
Undergrad: | 8 360 |
Postgrad: | 8 221 |
City: | Lavras |
State: | MG |
Country: | Brazil |
Website: | http://www.ufla.br |
Other Names: | UFLA |
The Federal University of Lavras (Portuguese: Universidade Federal de Lavras, UFLA) is a Brazilian university with headquarters in Lavras, Minas Gerais.
The university was founded as an agricultural school by Dr. Samuel Rhea Gammon in 1908.[1] Total enrollment is over 16,000 students in undergraduate, graduate, and distance-learning programs.[2]