Created by State Decree No. 43,903/2012,Fundo Verde de Desenvolvimento e Energia para a Cidade Universitária (Green Fund for the Development and Energy for the Cidade Universitária Campus) of Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro receives funds from the exemption to the ICMS tax, which is collected by the state government of Rio de Janeiro, on the electricity bill of the Cidade Universitária campus – UFRJ. Such resources are employed in projects aimed at improving mobility, energy usage – its efficiency and generation from alternative energy sources –, as well as reducing water consumption and monitoring indicators on the campus.

These projects are managed by the Fundo Verde projects department and by the UFRJ Support Foundation – COPPETEC, with support from various sectors of the university with a view to their implementation. All expenditures are subject to approval by a board consisting of representatives from the public and private sectors, from the university, and of professionals with expertise in the areas in which Fundo Verde operates.

Fundo Verde – UFRJ has already funded more than 80 scholarships (administrative faculty, professors, undergraduate and graduate students), in various projects, mainly in the energy and mobility areas. Through such scholarships, Fundo Verde encompasses the social concept of sustainability with its actions, thus promoting training and encouragement towards research for civil servants, while also enabling students to think in a sustainable and efficient manner for when they are placed in the job market.

Investments made by the project up until 2022

*Including the contracting of IT, informatics and communication services.
  **Projetos de redução no consumo de água, monitoramento de GEE, Reformas civis e Capacitação de servidores

Projects department

Located at the Technology Center, they are in charge of monitoring projects, by helping prepare the terms of reference, as well as monitoring bidding processes, organizing meetings, hiring scholarship students and developing publicity material. Meet the team:

Executive coordinator

Prof. Suzana Kahn Ribeiro (PET/COPPE Professor)

Executive secretary

Monique Menezes (Coppetec)

Administrative analyst

Bruno Allevato (Coppetec)

Fundo Verde’s Board

Fundo Verde’s Board is responsible for analyzing, approving, monitoring and auditing the projects proposed by the COPPETEC Foundation.