The Instituto Militar de Engenharia (IME) is an educational institution responsible, within the scope of the Brazilian Army, for higher education in engineering and basic research.

It offers undergraduate programs, graduate programs, and university extension courses both for the military and for civilians. It is part of the Army’s Science and Technology System, cooperating with other institutions, through the provision of services and the execution of activities of a technical-scientific nature. The Institute cooperates, through education and research, also for the country’s scientific-technological development.