Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
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| Established: | December 4, 1950 |
| Type: | Public |
| Chancellor: | Ricardo Vieiralves |
| Vice-Chancellor: | Cristina Maioli |
| Staff: | 4,174 |
| Students: | 23,386 |
| Location: |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Website: | http://www.uerj.br |
The Rio de Janeiro State University (Portuguese: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) is one of the largest universities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its Faculty of Law (Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) is ranked by the Ministry of National Education the best in Rio de Janeiro and is amongst the top three in Brazil.
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[edit] History
The history of UERJ starts on December 4th, 1950 when it was founded as UDF (Federal District University). Throughout the years, the University gained force and became a reference in superior education, research and social projects in the Southeast of Brazil.
In the following years, the institution had its name changed due to some political changes. In 1958, UDF was renamed as Universidade do Rio de Janeiro – URJ (Rio de Janeiro University). In 1961, after the Federal District was moved to the recently inaugurated Brasilia, URJ became UEG (Guanabara State University). Finally, in 1975, it was definitively named UERJ (Rio de Janeiro State University).
The first four faculties joined together to found UERJ were Rio de Janeiro Faculty of Economic Sciences, Rio de Janeiro Law School, Faculty of Phylosophy of the La Fayette Institute and the Faculty of Medical Sciences. From 1950 on, the University expanded, incorporating and creating new units through the years. Other institutions, such as the Superior School of Design (Esdi), Pedro Ernesto General Hospital, Raquel Haddock Lobo Nursing School, joined the four founding units. Moreover, new units were created according to the demands of the University and the community such as the Instituto de Aplicação Fernando Rodrigues da Silveira (primary and secondary school), UERJ University Press, as well as the Physical Education and Sports Institute.
In these more than fifty years of history, the University grew in size, structure and importance in the regional and national scene.
[edit] Education
UERJ, nowadays, counts on, approximately, 23 thousand students. These alumni have at their disposal one of the biggest educational structures within the state, with 31 undergraduate courses, unfolded in different qualifications, education and bachelor courses. Also, the university boasts 40 postgraduate programs, divided into 38 master degree courses, two professional master degree courses and 23 doctorate degree courses. The institution offers 80 courses of lato sensu postgraduate in Humanities and Social Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences.
In addition to that the University offers primary and secondary education in the Instituto de Aplicação Fernando Rodrigues da Silveira - CAp/UERJ to approximately one thousand students. This Unit serves as a teacher training center, being known for its high quality education, noticed in the great number of students admitted in many universities entrance examinations.
UERJ has ample infrastructure to support the academic and cultural qualification of its students, such as auditoriums, multimedia resources, computer and science laboratories, besides different training centers. There is also a library network, Rede Sirius, composed by 21 libraries. The net offers more than one hundred thousand titles in different fields of knowledge, as well as some rare items, documents, iconography and the memory of the university. As a complement to the learning process, UERJ offers training scheme scholarships, including those of scientific and teacher training.
The academic excellence of the faculty is another characteristic of this institution. UERJ is always stimulating the technical and scientific improvement of its teaching staff. Thus, the University develops programmes of Teaching as well as Institutional Qualification, such as the Prociência.
[edit] Health
UERJ offers the population of the state a vast structure of health assistance, with top services and highly qualified professionals, adding education and research to these services. This structure has been developed since the foundation of the institution, with the incorporation of the already existing units, as Pedro Ernesto University Hospital (HUPE) and Piquet Carneiro Polyclinic (PPC), along with the creation of specialized centers.
Hupe was integrated to UERJ in 1962 and has become a household name within the state of Rio de Janeiro, not only for its role of providing medical assistance to the local population, but also in terms of its teaching practice and scientific research. With 50 medical specialties, it offers about a thousand surgeries a month and more than 30 thousand monthly medical care procedures.
Besides Hupe, there are specialized centers created to support the specific public demands. Some of them are pioneer, as the Center for the Study of Teenagers Health (Nesa) and the Clinic for the Treatment of Pain, which combats chronic pain. There are also Center for Senior Citizens’ Care (Nai), Clinic for Hypertension Care (Clinex), Ricardo Montalban’s Outpatient Psychiatric Hospital, among others.
Moreover, Piquet Carneiro Polyclinic, a former Medical Care Center, integrates teaching and assistance at the University. Monthly, the Polyclinic is responsible for more than 15 thousand ambulatory and domiciliary appointments, counting on many medical specialties. In its Center for Minor Surgery, the medical teams execute surgeries of little complexity which needs no hospitalization.
The structure of health assistance at UERJ still counts on other centers that offer specialized assistance to the population, as the University Center for Cancer Control) created in partnership with the National Institute for Cancer and Petrobras (the Brazilian Oil Company).
[edit] Graduation courses
| Portuguese Name | English name | Specialities |
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| Administração | Administration (business) | |
| Artes Visuais | Visual Arts | |
| Ciências Atuariais | ||
| Ciências Biológicas | Biological Sciences | |
| Ciências Contábeis | Accountancy | |
| Ciências Econômicas | Economical Sciences | |
| Ciências Sociais | Social Sciences | |
| Desenho Industrial | Industrial Design | |
| Direito | Law School | |
| Educação Física | Physical Education | |
| Enfermagem | Nursery | |
| Engenharia Cartográfica | Cartographic Engineering | |
| Engenharia Civil | Civil Engineering | |
| Engenharia Elétrica | Electrical Engineering | |
| Engenharia Mecânica | Mechanical Engineering | |
| Engenharia de Produção | Industrial Engineering | |
| Engenharia Química | Chemical Engineering | |
| Estatística | Statistics | |
| Filosofia | Philosophy | |
| Física | Physics | |
| Geografia | Geography | |
| Geologia | Geology | |
| História | History | |
| História da Arte | Art History | |
| Informática | Computer Sciences | |
| Jornalismo | Journalism | |
| Letras - Inglês/Literaturas | English Language & Literatures | |
| Letras - Português/Alemão | Portuguese and German Languages & Literatures | |
| Letras - Português/Espanhol | Portuguese and Spanish Languages & Literatures | |
| Letras - Português/Francês | Portuguese and French Languages & Literatures | |
| Letras - Português/Grego | Portuguese and Greek Languages & Literatures | |
| Letras - Português/Literaturas | Portuguese Language & Literatures | |
| Letras - Português/Italiano | Portuguese and Italian Languages & Literatures | |
| Letras - Português/Japonês | Portuguese and Japanese Languages & Literatures | |
| Letras - Português/Latim | Portuguese and Latin Languages & Literatures | |
| Matemática | Math | |
| Medicina | Medical School | |
| Nutrição | Nutrition | |
| Oceanografia | Oceanography | |
| Odontologia | Dentistry | |
| Pedagogia | Pedagogy | |
| Psicologia | Psychology | |
| Química | Chemistry | |
| Relações Públicas | Public Relations | |
| Serviço Social | Social Service |
