PUCRS has five PET groups and expands opportunities for undergraduate students

O Tutorial Education Program (PET) is a Federal Government initiative to encourage university research, teaching, and outreach activities at the undergraduate level. At PUCRS, five PET Groups operate in the areas of Biology, Computer Science, Literature, Psychology, and Industrial Chemistry, developing initiatives under the guidance of a faculty mentor that provide students with the opportunity to broaden their academic and civic development experiences.  

The objective of the groups is to contribute to raising the quality of academic education, encourage the training of highly qualified professionals and teachers, and promote critical thinking and professional practice guided by ethics and the social function of higher education. 

Among the activities promoted by the PET Groups, there is the InterPET event, in which extracurricular integration activities are carried out involving the internal and external community of PUCRS.  

Discover the editions of InterPET that have already taken place 

In 2024 the first edition InterPET took place in September, in partnership with the PUCRS Pastoral. This activity aimed to provide training on volunteering and discuss life and professional project practices. second edition took place in November, when participants had to create a platform to repository content about ENEM and university entrance exams for students in public and private education systems. 

As far back as 2025, first edition The event took place in March and was organized by the PET Literature and Psychology Groups. The group members presented an exhibition on the life of author Anton Chekhov, discussing the main themes of his work and addressing the stigma surrounding mental health institutions.  

A second edition was held in April, organized by the Biology and Computer Science Groups, and focused on discussing the environmental impacts related to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.  

Already third edition took place in May and was a retrospective of the Groups’ projects. This edition was organized by the PET Languages, Psychology, Biology, and Computer Science departments, showcasing the four Groups’ actions throughout their history and current projects.  

Are you interested? 

To participate as a scholarship holder or non-scholarship holder, it is necessary to pay attention to the opening of program notices, through the educational email and the website of the University. Students must also meet the following requirements: 

• be regularly enrolled in an undergraduate course linked to the Program; 

• not be a scholarship holder of any other program or funding agency, national, foreign or from the institution itself (with the exception of PROUNI Scholarships and other student aid); 

• present good academic performance;  

• have 20 hours of availability per week to work in the group; and 

• participate in all activities scheduled by the PET Group and scientific events.