Welcome to ITV

We are an Institute of Technology that integrates three activities: research, education and entrepreneurship.

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Research

We promote the development of research projects of different themes, with emphasis on Sustainable Development and Mining.

Processes Integration and Automation

It researches, applies and proposes concepts and technologies that aim at the automation, optimization and integration of mining processes f...

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

The group acts at the interface between the use and conservation of natural resources. It adopts innovative and multidisciplinary approaches...

Applied Computing

Development of information technologies for the collection, transformation, transmission, analysis and presentation of information in the co...

Environmental Genomics

The research line intends to study biodiversity with a molecular approach. It aims to identify plants and animals with the massive use of DN...

Environmental Geology and Water Resources

Researches with an interdisciplinary approach aimed at characterizing the physical environment and understanding its evolution. Directed act...

Mining

The area develops appropriate studies and methodologies to the mining processes (open and underground). The technical, economic and sustaina...

Extractive Metallurgy and Surface Phenomena

This area develops processing routes for low-grade and/or complex ores by hydrometallurgical/pyrometallurgical processes. It also carries ou...

Social-economics and Sustainability

It researches into the dynamics of social development in the territories where Vale operates, paying attention to business impacts on urban ...

Environmental Technology

Researches with an interdisciplinary approach to promote the development of environmental technologies associated with monitoring of land co...

Technology of Dams and Tailings Disposal

The first studies on dam design and performance of its structures began in 1850, with civil engineer William John Macquorn Rankine, of the U...

Ore Treatment and Transport Phenomena

It optimizes, develops models and unit operations for ore treatment and handling through experiments in pilot and industrial bench scale, ba...

Tribology

It develops researches on the fundamentals of friction and its application for solving problems in the interest of Vale's business units, co...
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Education

We offer Stricto Sensu and Lato Sensu Post-graduate courses. We also develop short courses for improvement and updating, as well as symposiums and workshops.

Specialization

Lato Sensu
Open-Pit Mining

For people who perform activities related to Mining and want to specialize in the search for the best solutions in the mining of mineral resources.

Canaã dos Carajás (PA) Ouro Preto (MG)
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Professional Masters Degrees

Stricto Sensu
Instrumentation, Control and Automation of Mining Processes

For those who want to specialize in the latest instrumental, electrical and electronic technologies used in mine operations and mineral processing.

Ouro Preto (MG)
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Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Tropical Regions

For those who want to become a professional able to face interdisciplinary issues related to the sustainable use of natural resources

Belém (PA)
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News

07/04/2017 Education

New class of 2018 master’s course “Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Tropical Regions” will be opened by ITV

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Partnerships

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Units

Vale Institute of Technology has two units in Brazil, with a complete infrastructure of laboratories and libraries.

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