MEC announces reconstruction of UFPE laboratories after fire
All laboratory materials were destroyed by flames
TL;DR
- The Ministry of Education (MEC) will construct a new building for UFPE's destroyed laboratories and classrooms.
- The new building will be approximately 7,000 square meters, twice the size of the burned structure, with an estimated construction cost of R$28 million.
- Reconstruction will begin after a 30-day investigation into the fire's cause.
- Equipment will be replaced, with an initial estimated investment of R$100 million.
- Post-graduate students will receive extensions for research deadlines and may have opportunities for sandwich PhD programs abroad or research at other Brazilian universities.
- The Federal Police are investigating the fire's origin and previous threats made against the university.