1. Home
  2. Why PGTA?

Why PGTA?

PGTA, based in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, is one of the Brazilian’s leading graduate programs in the area of Water Resources and Sanitation. Here is a quick look at what makes PGTA a uniquely engaging place to learn.

  • CAPES ranked PGTA as the No. 1 in the Midwest region of Brazil in the area of Water Resources and Sanitation
  • Approximately 100 students enrolled in 2017
  • Approximately 20 professors (50% studied abroad)
  • 7 Labs, including Water Quality, Energy and Hydraulic Efficiency in Sanitation, Wastewater Treatment, Hydro-sedimentology, Underground and Contaminated Water, Environmental Microbiology and Ecology, and Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • 1 Pantanal Studies Base
  • External research funding in 2013-2016: 6 millions reais (approximately 1,8 million dolar)