Ibmec is a private research university with four campus in Brazil's main cities of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, and Brasília. Founded in 1970, it is one of Latin America's most prestigious business and economics school and today offers undergraduate and graduate programs in several other disciplines. Ibmec's undergraduate and graduate programs in Business, Economics, Law, International Relations, Engineering, and Accounting were awarded the highest ranking in all the evaluations conducted by the Brazilian Ministry of Education. Ibmec was originally founded as a not-for-profit institute to educate members of the Rio de Janeiro Stock Exchange. Its pioneering approach and extensive international partnerships led the institution to be often regarded as the "Harvard Business School" of Brazil. Locations Ibmec Rio de Janeiro Ibmec was first founded in Rio de Janeiro. It was Brazil's first educational institution to offer a MBA program in Finance Ibmec Rio de Janeiro has two locations. The main campus is located at Av. Presidente Wilson, 118 – CEP. 20030-020 – Centro – Rio de Janeiro and offers undergraduate courses in Business, Economics, Law, International Relations and Accounting. The campus located at Av. Ministro Ivan Lins, 304 – Barra da Tijuca – Rio de Janeiro is now offering a new undergraduate course in Industrial Engineering. Ibmec São Paulo Ibmec first programs in São Paulo were launched in 1987. In 2004, Ibmec São Paulo was donated to Instituto Veris and became a non-profit institution, solely devoted to research and teaching. Ibmec Minas and Rio de Janeiro are managed by Veris Educacional S.A., with a different structure of educational programs. In 2006, it opened its new campus, which is currently presided by the economist Claudio Haddad, ex-partner of Banco Garantia. Notable professors include Antonio Sanvicente, the economists Eduardo Giannetti, Eduardo Andrade, Milan Zeleny, Pedro Valls, and the sociologist Carlos Melo. In 2007, Ibmec's Executive Education courses were listed 42nd in the world by the Financial Times. In 2008, the Financial Times listed Ibmec's Executive Education program as the 34th in the world. In 2009, the "Financial Times" listed Ibmec's Executive Education program as the 27th in the world, ranking as the best business institution in Brazil. (In 2019, the school is not mentioned in the Financial Times.) In the 2009 QS Global 200 Business Schools Report the school was ranked 10th in South America. (In 2019, the school is not mentioned by QS.) Alliances and Partner Institutions of