| Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo | |
|---|---|
| Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo | |
| Motto | Sapientia et Augebitur Scientia |
| Motto in English | Wisdom and Science will be increased |
| Established | August 13, 1946[1] |
| Type | Private, non-profit, pontifical since 1947 |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
| Chancellor | Odilo Pedro Scherer |
| Rector | Dirceu de Mello |
| Vice rector | Antonio Vico Mañas |
| Academic staff | 1,517[2] |
| Students | 19,971[2] |
| Undergraduates | 15,766[2] |
| Postgraduates | 4,205[2] |
| Other students | 14,442 students of extension and specialization[2] |
| Location | São Paulo (headquarters), Sorocaba and Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Yellow and blue |
| Sports | Football, basketball, voleyball, handball, rugby |
| Website | http://www.pucsp.br |
The Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, often abbreviated as PUC-SP) and popular known as simply PUC or the Catholic University (Universidade Católica) is a private and non-profit Catholic university. It is one of the largest and most prestigious Brazilian universities. It is maintained by the Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo.
Most of the scientific production in PUC-SP can be found in the areas of Law, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Economics, Education and Communication, and, in these areas, it's considered one of the most important universities in Latin America, and internationally recognized by the issues and researches in disturbs of the human communication, political economics, semiotics and psychology.
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The Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo was founded in 1946, from the union of the Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de São Bento (School of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of São Bento, founded in 1908) and the Paulista School of Law. Together, four other institutions of the Church were connected.[3]
Founded by the archbishop of São Paulo, Cardinal Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta as the "Catholic University of São Paulo", the university received the title of "Pontifical Catholic University" in 1947, by the Pope Pius XII.[3]
In 1969s, PUC-SP was the first university in Brazil to have a post-graduation course.[3]
During the Military Dictatorship in Brazil, many students and teachers in PUC-SP were present in manifestations against the Government, and the archbishop at that time, Paulo Evaristo Arns, admitted teachers from the public universities who were dismissed by the militaries. Some of the persons who started workig at PUC are Florestan Fernandes, Octavio Ianni, Bento Prado Jr., José Arthur Gianotti.[3]
In 1977, PUC hosted the 29th meeting of the Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência (SBPC, Brazilian Society for the Progress of Science), which had been forbidden by the government in public universities. In September, some students celebrated the third National Meeting of the Students, also forbidden by the dictatorship. As a response, troops of the Military Police broke into the campus and arrested some students, professors and other workers.[3]
In the early 1980s, PUC-SP was the first Brazilian university to elect the rector and other administrative functions by direct vote from the students and teachers.[3] In 1984, two fires (one in September, the other in December, the latter believe to be criminal)[3] damaged the theater of the university.
In the ealry 2000s, two new campus, one in Santana and one in Barueri, were created.
In 2001, the university had a deficit of 4 million reais, and that deficit increased in the following years, forcing PUC-SP to make a loan with banks, which generated a debt of 82 million reais by the end of 2005.[4] and the results could be observed for most of the year 2006. Some courses were closed for the low demand[5] and the several professors were fired[6] (although some of them had accepted to have their salaries decreased to avoid being dismissed),[7] generating protests from professors and students.[8] By the end of 2006, the university had its first non-deficitary months.[9]
The main campus of PUC-SP and its administrative headquarters are located in Perdizes, a middle-class neighbourhood in the subprefecture of Lapa, in the west side of São Paulo City. It mostly consists of academic buildings, the University Theater (TUCA) and the University Church. Most of these buildings, built between 1920 and 1940, are part of the historical patrimonium of the city. The Computing and Math School is located near the city centre (Consolação Campus) while another Business and Economy School is in the north side of São Paulo City (Santana Campus). The Faculty of Medicine of Sorocaba is located in the city of Sorocaba (90 km from São Paulo) and a campus in the city of Barueri offers courses of Business, Economy and Psychology.
| Unity | Courses | Campus |
|---|---|---|
| Faculdade de Ciências Sociais | Social sciences | Perdizes |
| Geography | Perdizes | |
| History | Perdizes | |
| International relations | Perdizes | |
| Tourism | Perdizes | |
| Faculdade de Filosofia, Comunicação, Letras e Artes | Communication of the Body Arts | Perdizes |
| Communication in Multimedia | Perdizes | |
| Social communication: Journalism | Perdizes | |
| Social communication: Publicity and propaganda | Perdizes | |
| Philosophy | Perdizes | |
| Letters: Spanish and Portuguese language | Perdizes | |
| Letters: English and Portuguese language | Perdizes | |
| Letters: Portuguese language (Bachelor/Licentiate) | Perdizes | |
| Letters: Portuguese language (Bachelor) | Perdizes | |
| Art: History, Criticism and Curatorship | Consolação | |
| Superior course of Technology in Conservation-restoration | Consolação | |
| Faculdade de Psicologia | Psychology | Perdizes |
| Psychology | Barueri | |
| Faculdade de Serviço Social | Social work | Perdizes |
| Faculdade de Direito | Law | Perdizes |
| Faculdade de Economia, Administração, Contabilidade e Atuária | Business | Perdizes |
| Business | Santana | |
| Business | Barueri | |
| Actuarial sciences | Perdizes | |
| Accountancy | Perdizes | |
| Accountancy | Santana | |
| Economic sciences | Perdizes | |
| Economic sciences with emphasis in international trade | Barueri | |
| Superior course of technology in marketing | Santana | |
| Superior course of technology in external trade | Santana | |
| Superior course of technology in environmental management | Santana | |
| Faculdade de Fonoaudiologia | Speech therapy | Perdizes |
| Physical therapy | Barueri | |
| Faculdade de Educação | Pedagogy | Perdizes |
| Pedagogy | Santana | |
| Centro de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia | Computer science | Consolação |
| Electrical engineering | Consolação | |
| Biomedical engineering | Consolação | |
| Industrial engineering | Consolação | |
| Physics (emphasis in Medical physics) | Consolação | |
| Licentiate in Mathematics | Consolação | |
| Superior course of technology in digital games | Consolação | |
| Information systems discipline | Consolação | |
| Technology and digital media | Consolação | |
| Superior course of technology in energy | Consolação | |
| Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde | Biological sciences | Sorocaba |
| Nursing | Sorocaba | |
| Medicine | Sorocaba |
Like other Brazilian universities, students are admitted by an entrance exam called vestibular which consists of two tests containing questions on languages, science, math and history. The vestibular of PUC-SP also selects students for other colleges and universities in the state of São Paulo (Examples: Faculty of Medicine of Marília (public institution), Faculty of Medicine of ABC and the Faculty of Law of São Bernardo do Campo).
Sociology school