The Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE; English: Federal Rural University of Pernambuco) is a higher education institution in Brazil, specializing in courses in agricultural sciences and other courses that "compete or will compete for the development of rural areas." The university also conducts research in these areas. The Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE; English: Federal Rural University of Pernambuco) is a higher education institution in Brazil, specializing in courses in agricultural sciences and other courses that "compete or will compete for the development of rural areas." The university also conducts research in these areas. However, in recent years the university has added a wider variety of courses (related or not to the rural areas). It has three campuses, one in Recife (headquarters), one in Garanhuns and another in Serra Talhada, UFRPE still possesses advanced campuses throughout the state.