CAPES Grade


The Graduate Program in Food Engineering (PGEAL) is currently graded 7 by the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES), which is the highest grade a program can achieve.

CAPES Evaluation History:

  • 2002–2004 Triennium: Grade 4
  • 2004–2006 Triennium: Grade 5
  • 2007–2009 Triennium: Grade 5
  • 2010–2012 Triennium: Grade 6
  • 2013–2016 Quadrennium: Grade 6
  • 2017–2020 Quadrennium: Grade 7