Federal University of Pernambuco

Not to be confused with University of Pernambuco.
Federal University of Pernambuco
Universidade Federal do Pernambuco
Other names
 UFPE
Motto Virtus Impavida
Motto in English
 Fearless Virtue
Type Public
Established 1946 (Law School or Faculty of Law dates from 1827)
Rector Anisio Brasileiro
Administrative staff
 1,670 academic, technical 9,400
Students 34,586
Undergraduates 26,705 (63 academic degree)
Postgraduates 7,881 (175 postgrad/43 PhD programs)
Location Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
8°3′6″S 34°57′3″W / 8.05167°S 34.95083°W / -8.05167; -34.95083Coordinates: 8°3′6″S 34°57′3″W / 8.05167°S 34.95083°W / -8.05167; -34.95083
Campus Urban, 354.909 m square
Colors Crimson      Cream     
Website official site

Federal University of Pernambuco[1] (Portuguese: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE) is a public university located in Recife, Brazil, established in 1946. UFPE has 70 undergraduate courses and 175 postgraduate courses. As of 2007, UFPE had 35,000 students and 2,000 professors. The university has three campuses: Recife, Vitória de Santo Antão, and Caruaru. Its main campus, or "Cidade Universitária", has 10 centers in 149 hectares. It is located in the west part of Recife, in the Várzea neighborhood. The Law School or Faculty of Law is located downtown.

UFPE ranks among the top Brazilian universities, being the ninth university both in size and scientific production, and the seventh among the federal institutes. UFPE's Center for Exact and Natural Sciences is consistently the strongest in research production in the university. CAPES ratings are Physics Department (rating 7/7), the Center of Informatics (rating 6/7) and the Chemistry Department (rating 6/7).[2]

UFPE has been elected twice as the best university of north and northeast Brazil by Guia do Estudante (a national university ranking magazine) and Banco Real (ABN AMRO).

Each year over 6,000 seats are offered in a competitive entry exam (Vestibular). The median and average competition rate is of about 10 applicants for each seat.

See also

Faculty of Law at the Federal University of Pernambuco

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ufpe.br/decart/sscourses.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.ufpe.br/agencia/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30714:a&catid=19&Itemid=72

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