UFSM,Palmeira das Missões

What UFSM,Palmeira das Missões does

UFSM Palmeira das Missões is a regional campus of the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), a Brazilian federal public university under the Ministry of Education. Established by Parecer 031/05 on July 20, 2005, and beginning teaching operations in the second semester of 2006, the campus was created with the explicit mandate of interiorizing free, quality higher education and driving development in the Northern region of Rio Grande do Sul state. It serves students from this underserved interior region through six undergraduate programs (Administration, Nursing, Animal Science, Biology, Economics, and Nutrition), two graduate programs — a Master's in Agribusiness (PPGAGR) and a Master's in Health and Rurality (PPGSR) — and distance-learning offerings delivered via the Moodle platform under the Universidade Aberta do Brasil (UAB) system.

The campus operates a conventional higher-education technology stack: Moodle for learning management, dedicated student and faculty portals (Portal do Aluno, Portal do Professor), an electronic timekeeping system (Ponto Eletrônico), and a project management portal, supplemented by physical infrastructure including an off-campus library, on-campus student housing (Casa do Estudante), and a university restaurant. Internationalization efforts have intensified in 2026, with visits and projected research partnerships with international researchers, and the campus maintains active community engagement through municipal-government collaborations, including the 20th anniversary environmental race in October 2026.

As a public federal institution, UFSM Palmeira das Missões generates no commercial revenue; tuition is free, and the operating budget is allocated through federal government appropriations channeled via UFSM's central administration in Santa Maria. The GTM motion is non-commercial — student acquisition occurs through UFSM's centralized federal entrance examination (vestibular/processo seletivo) and UAB distance-learning admissions. The institution's strategic positioning rests on its statutory public-university status, its regional interiorization mandate, and the alignment of its research portfolio (agribusiness, rural health) with the economic base of northern Rio Grande do Sul.

Name

UFSM,Palmeira das Missões

Legal name

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)

Website

https://palmeira.ufsm.br

Company type

Public

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UFSM Palmeira das Missões is a public federal university campus in northern Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, offering free undergraduate and graduate education across six degree programs and two master's programs to regional students seeking higher-education access.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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PRIMARYEDAHAAAB

Land-Grant Public Research Universities

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Public Research Universities

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University/College Continuing Education (Extension) Programs

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Continuing Education (Noncredit) & Lifelong Learning Programs

Keywords

• Public higher education
• Undergraduate programs
• Graduate programs
• Distance learning
• Agricultural research

Headquarters

HQ city

Palmeira das Missões

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UFSM Palmeira das Missões is a regional campus of the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria that delivers tuition-free public higher education, offering on-site undergraduate degrees (Administration, Nursing, Animal Science, Biology, Economics, Nutrition), graduate Master's programs (PPGAGR in Agribusiness and PPGSR in Health and Rurality), distance learning via the Universidade Aberta do Brasil (UAB) system on Moodle, and supporting student services including a campus library, student housing, and university restaurant. The campus is funded by the Brazilian federal government and began teaching activities in the second semester of 2006.

Product overview

UFSM Palmeira das Missões is a branch campus of the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria offering undergraduate and graduate education programs. The campus operates a unified educational platform comprising face-to-face undergraduate programs (Administration, Nursing, Animal Science, Biology, Economics, Nutrition), graduate programs (Agribusiness and Health and Rurality Master's degrees), and distance education through Moodle. Student and faculty portals provide digital access to academic services, supported by campus library, student housing, and dining facilities. The campus celebrated its 20th anniversary in October 2026, having been established in 2006.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Programs (Graduação) On-campus undergraduate degree programs including Administration (day and evening), Nursing, Animal Science (Zootecnia), Biology (Ciências Biológicas), Economics (Ciências Econômicas), and Nutrition, offered tuition-free to enrolled students.
• Graduate Programs (Pós-Graduação)

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Researchers (unnamed)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026UFSM-PM has been strengthening internationalization efforts, receiving visits from international researchers and projecting new partnerships with foreign researchers. The institution focuses on research cooperation, academic collaboration, and knowledge exchange.
• Municipal Government of Palmeira das MissõesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the municipal government and City Council for events such as the 1st Rústica do Meio Ambiente environmental race commemorating the campus's 20th anniversary.
• Municipal Secretary of SportsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint organization of sports and integration events including the 1st Rústica do Meio Ambiente environmental race.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel): Federal university in southern Rio Grande do Sul offering undergraduate, graduate, and distance education programs. Direct peer in scale, governance (federal/MEC), and academic portfolio breadth.
• Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS): Federal university with a regional interiorization mission across southern Brazil. Comparable as a multi-campus federal public university serving interior regions with undergraduate and graduate programs.
• Universidade Federal do Pampa (Unipampa): Federal university created with a similar 'interiorization' mandate to bring free public higher education to underserved regions of Rio Grande do Sul. Closely comparable mission, funding model, and regional focus.
• Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS): Largest federal university in Rio Grande do Sul. Direct peer as another publicly funded federal institution in the same state serving similar undergraduate and graduate student segments under the same MEC funding framework.
• Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS): Federal institute in Rio Grande do Sul delivering higher education, technical, and distance learning programs under the federal network. Comparable funding model (federal budget) and regional mission.

Regional players

• Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC): Major federal university in neighboring Santa Catarina. Comparable as a large public federal university in southern Brazil with undergraduate, graduate, and distance education offerings.
• Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR): Federal university in neighboring Paraná state. Comparable as a federal public university under MEC with a broad academic portfolio and distance education programs.
• Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul (UERGS): State-funded public university in Rio Grande do Sul with multiple regional campuses. Comparable as a public higher education provider serving interior regions of the same state.

Broad incumbents

• Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei (UFSJ): Federal university with multiple interior campuses serving regional populations across Minas Gerais. Comparable as a multi-campus federal public institution applying the interiorization model in another Brazilian region.
• Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar): Federal university with multiple campuses including interior locations. Comparable as a multi-campus federal public institution demonstrating the interiorization model at greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/ufsmpalmeira
• Instagraminstagram.com/ufsmpm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ufsm-palmeira-das-miss%C3%B5es

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