Universidade de Pernambuco
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The University of Pernambuco (Universidade de Pernambuco, UPE, former Fundação de Ensino Superior de Pernambuco FESP) is a public state university located in Recife, Pernambuco Brazil.
[edit] History
In 1966, some colleges as Medicine Science of Pernambuco (founded in 1950), Ondontology of Pernambuco, Nursing Nossa Senhora das Graças (1946), Management (1965) associated themselves with Politechinic School of Pernambuco (1912) in order to create the initial nucleus of the Upper Teaching Foundation of Pernambuco (Fundação de Ensino Superior de Pernambuco - FESP), which will going to become, in the beginning of nineties, the University of Pernambuco, taking on a public character and assuming its social role.
Then will come, yet, to join them the Upper Teaching of Physical Education (founded in 1956) and also colleges of teachers graduation from Garanhuns, Nazaré da Mata e Petrolina.
Thus, UPE has a decentralized campus spread out through the state of Pernambuco (Caruaru, Garanhuns, Nazaré da Mata, Petrolina e Salgueiro), and furthermore having implanted Biological Science course (bachelor level in Biology) from distance in cites like Fernando de Noronha, Garanhuns, Nazaré da Mata, Ouricuri, Palmares, Petrolina, Serra Talhada, Surubim and Tabira, besides Campina Grande, in Paraíba (other federal state).
[edit] Campuses and their undergrade courses
- Metropolitan area of Recife
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- Escola Politécnica de Pernambuco - POLI (School of Engineering)
- Faculdade de Enfermagem Nossa Senhora das Graças - FENSG (College of Nursing)
- Escola Superior de Educação Física - ESEF (Physical education school)
- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Pernambuco - FCM (Medical School)
- Faculdade de Ciências da Administração de Pernambuco - FCAP (School of Management)
- Faculdade de Odontologia de Pernambuco - FOP (College of Dentistry)
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - ICB (Biological Science Institute)
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- Countryside
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- Faculdade de Formação de Professores de Garanhuns - FFPG (Graduating Teachers College in Garanhuns)
- Faculdade de Formação de Professores de Nazaré da Mata - FFPNM (Graduating Teachers College in Nazaré da Mata)
- Faculdade de Formação de Professores de Petrolina - FFPP (Graduating Teachers College in Petrolina)
- Escola Politécnica de Pernambuco - POLI/Campus de Caruaru (Engineering School in Caruaru)
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- In coming countryside undergrade courses
According to a program which main aim is extend university throughout countryside.
- Caruaru
- Marketing
- Petrolina
- Nursing
- Salgueiro
- Physiotherapy
- Advanced units of distance education
With too many courses, UPE offers eventually Bio Science (bachelor degree) through Distance Education Program (EAD, in Portuguese) accredited by National Distance Education Office of the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC).
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- Garanhuns
- Nazaré da Mata
- Petrolina
- Surubim
- Tabira
- Campina Grande (Paraíba)
also expected for 2006 the implantation in
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- Fernando de Noronha
- Ouricuri
- Palmares
- Serra Talhada
[edit] Administration address
Universidade de Pernambuco (Reitoria)
Av. Agamenon Magalhães, s/n - Santo Amaro
Recife/PE (POSTAL CODE: 50100-010)
Phone 55 81 34164000