Technical-Administrative Body
Governance Structure and Board
The Graduate Program in Civil Engineering (PPGEC) at UFV is organized and managed, in a collegiate manner, by its accredited faculty members, alongside the head of the Department of Civil Engineering. The Coordination is led by the Program Coordinator, Professor José Maria Franco de Carvalho (from the Construction Engineering field), with the support of the Coordinating Committee composed of representatives from the other concentration areas: Ann Honor Mounteer (Sanitary and Environmental Engineering), Afonso de Paula dos Santos (Spatial Information), and Heraldo Nunes Pitanga (Geotechnics), alongside the student representative Neuza Liliana Calvo Meroiço. This committee meets frequently, deliberating on administrative and management matters of the Program, while also accumulating administrative functions alongside higher institutional instances.
Administrative Office and Organizational Support
The Program’s Administrative Office is located in the Center for Exact and Technological Sciences building at UFV and relies on Cilene Knauf Lopes, a full-time secretary dedicated exclusively to PPGEC, who actively contributes to routine tasks and provides organizational and management support. In addition, PPGEC relies on support from the DEC administrative offices and its head for administrative and managerial actions. UFV also supports all graduate programs by providing managerial and informational infrastructure through its Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, which, among other responsibilities, maintains the academic management and research project systems.
Laboratory Complexes (LEC and LABENGE)
PPGEC also benefits from the support of coordinators and technical teams from the laboratories linked to the Department of Civil Engineering, who work directly in experimental research activities. Currently, the LEC laboratory complex houses several facilities coordinated by professors from the Department of Civil Engineering actively involved in experimental research, and features a secretary and technical-administrative staff who support experimental procedures related to research, ranging from equipment operation to data analysis support. The Engineering Laboratory Complex (LABENGE) operates with a full-time administrative office responsible for building management and maintenance. It houses 5 laboratories linked to the Department of Civil Engineering, coordinated by DEC professors directly involved in research activities, which also count on a technical-administrative staff member to support research actions.
Specialized Technical Support (LESA)
LESA has a staff that includes four research professors directly involved in research activities, a secretary, and three additional technical-administrative staff members who support experimental procedures related to research, including sample collection and preparation for analysis, training in analytical techniques, instrument and apparatus operation, and maintenance of laboratories and study spaces.