The Catholic University is a higher education institution in
Minas Gerais, where it owns more than 100 buildings to host
labs, libraries, a museum, a TV channel, a long-distance teaching center, multimedia rooms, theaters, auditoriums, a
veterinary hospital, a clinic for psychotherapy, dental and psychological treatment and others. One of the best
universities in Brazil, PUC-MG was rated 4 by the
Brazilian Ministry of Education index for higher education schools. The highest rating is 5 which is almost exclusively awarded to public universities. Skeleton replica in PUC MG Museum of Natural Sciences The PUC-MG received, for the second consecutive year, an award given by the Federation of Industries of
Minas Gerais (
FIEMG) by Euvaldo Lodi Institute for having the best practices of training and the integration of students in companies. The award was received by the coordinator of the Integrated Training University, Professor Evanilde Maria Martins, at a ceremony held in the auditorium of
FIEMG. In 2003, the PUC Minas was the first private university in Brazil to house a laboratory to perform climatological studies. It is the Centre of Excellence in Climatology (Centro de Climatologia PUC Minas TempoClima), which was created through a partnership between the university and
Cemig (
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais). The TempoClima Center features equipment for receiving weather information and one laboratory course with emphasis on Geography. Its objective is the development of weather forecasts three days in advance for the 853 municipalities of
Minas Gerais, warning of severe storms and predictions for use by agriculture, road and rail transport, electricity, industry and tourism. ==Campuses==