number of students. Many high-ranking officials, including three presidents - Getúlio Vargas and João Goulart - as well as the majority of the history, philosophy and social sciences teachers in smaller universities throughout the state were educated in the institution. The climate of intellectual debate and analysis of public issues has also been important in training students (often with scholarships and/or student apprenticeships) to work for non-governmental and governmental organisations which contribute to the critical reflection and planning of development programs. Organization UFRGS is almost completely located in Porto Alegre, with four campi: Campus Centro (Downtown Campus), Campus Saúde (Health Sciences Campus), Campus Olímpico (Olympic Campus, housing the School of Physical Education, Physitherapy and Dance) and Campus do Vale (Vale Campus), a few off-campus buildings (including the Business School and the Institute of Arts) and units in other cities, such as the Agriculture Experimental Station and the Campus Litoral Norte (a new campus in the state's northeastern coastal city of Tramandaí). Infrastructure Offering graduate and undergraduate courses, UFRGS is the largest university of Rio Grande do Sul. Its more than 300 buildings accommodate 29 faculties, schools and institutes, which are divided into 94 departments. The university spreads through 2,185 ha, and it has 402,000 m² of constructed area. It is divided into four campi and minor units (see above). The undergraduate program’s students make up for a population of about 31 thousand students, while the graduate program has 12 thousand students. The elementary, high-school and technical school sum up to 1,300 students. The university’s infrastructure comprises more than 500 laboratories, 33 libraries, 37 lecture halls, the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (the University's clinical research hospital), UFRGS Press, UFRGS Museum, Botanical Garden, Broadcasting Center, Observatory, 3 buildings for Campus Accommodation, 5 refectories, 2 summer camps and several other centers and facilities. Colleges, Institutes, and Schools (Source:) College of Architecture (Faculdade de Arquitetura) College of Communication (Facultade de Biblioteconomia e Comunicação) College of Economics (Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas) College of Education (Faculdade de Educação) College of Law (Faculdade de Direito) College of Pharmacy (Faculdade de Farmácia) College of Medicine (Faculdade de Medicina) College of Dentistry (Faculdade de Odontologia) College of Veterinary Medicine (Faculdade de Veterinária) Institute of Biosciences (Instituto de Biociências) Institute of Chemistry (Instituto de Química) Institute of Fine Arts (Instituto de Artes) Institute of Food Technology (Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos) Institute of Geosciences Institute of