University of Pernambuco
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Universidade de Pernambuco | |
Other name | UPE |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1966 |
Rector | Pedro Henrique de Barros Falcão |
Location | , , |
Website | official site |
The University of Pernambuco (Portuguese: Universidade de Pernambuco, UPE; formerly Fundação de Ensino Superior de Pernambuco, FESP) is a public state university located in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
History
In 1966, the faculties of Medical Sciences of Pernambuco (founded in 1950), Dentistry of Pernambuco (1955), Sciences of the Administration of Pernambuco (1965) joined forces with the Polytechnic School of Pernambuco (1912) to form the initial nucleus of the "Pernambuco Higher Education Foundation - FESP", which became, at the beginning of the 1990s, into the "University of Pernambuco", acquiring public character and assuming its social role.
In addition, the School of Physical Education (founded in 1946) and the Faculty of Formation of professors of Garanhuns (1966), of Nazaré da Mata (1966) and of Petrolina (1968) joined the University of Pernambuco.
In 1976 was created the Institute of Biological Sciences of the University of Pernambuco, a centralizer unit to the basic disciplines of the courses of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and Physical Education.
In this way, the UPE has a decentralized campus in several cities of the state (Arcoverde, Caruaru, Garanhuns, Nazaré da Mata, Palmares, Petrolina, Salgueiro and Serra Talhada, in addition to having implemented distance courses of Public Administration, Biological Sciences, Letters and Pedagogy in the municipalities of Fernando de Noronha, Floresta, Garanhuns, Nazaré da Mata, Ouricuri, Palmares, Petrolina, Surubim and Tabira).
Structure
Pro-Rectors
- Pro-Rectory of Extension and Culture - PROEC
- Pro-Rectory of Graduation - PROGRAD
- Pro-Rector of Graduate Studies and Research - PROPEGE
- Pro-Rectory of Institutional Development and Extension - PRODINE
- Pro-Rector's Office - PROADMI
- Pro-Rector of Planning - PROPLAN
- Attorney's Office - PROJUR
Support Units
- Amaury de Medeiros Integrated Health Center - CISAM (founded in 1947)
- University Hospital Oswaldo Cruz - HUOC (founded in 1884)
- Pronto Cardiovascular Relief of Pernambuco - PROCAPE (founded in 2006)
- Editora Universidade de Pernambuco - EDUPE
Academic Units and Courses Offered
Campus Recife
- ESEF - Superior School of Physical Education of the University of Pernambuco
- Physical Education (Bachelor and Bachelor Degree)
- FCAP - Faculty of Sciences of the Administration of Pernambuco
- Administration
- Law
- FCM - Faculty of Medical Sciences of Pernambuco
- Medicine
- Collective Health
- FENSG - Faculty of Nursing Nossa Senhora das Graças
- Nursing
- Social Sciences (Bachelor)
- FOP - Faculty of Dentistry of Pernambuco
- Dentistry
- ICB - Institute of Biological Sciences of the University of Pernambuco
- Biological Sciences
- POLI - Polytechnic School of Pernambuco
- Civil Engineering
- Computer engineering
- Control Engineering and Automation
- Electrical / Electrotechnical Engineering
- Electrical / Electronic Engineering
- Telecomunication engeneering
- Industrial Mechanical Engineering
- Materials Physics (Bachelor)
Campus Arcoverde
- Law
- Dentistry
Campus Caruaru
- FACITEC - Faculty of Sciences and Technology of Caruaru
- Administration
- Information systems
Campus Garanhuns
- FACETEG - Faculty of Sciences, Education and Technology of Garanhuns
- Medicine
- Biological Sciences
- Geography
- History
- Computing
- Letters (Portuguese and their literatures)
- Mathematics
- Pedagogy
- Psychology
Campus Nazaré da Mata
- FFPNM - Teacher Training Faculty of Nazaré da Mata
- Biological Sciences
- Geography
- History
- Letters (Portuguese / English and their Literatures)
- Letters (Portuguese / Spanish and their Literatures)
- Mathematics
- Pedagogy
- Technological Management in Logistics
Campus Palmares
- Management in Logistics
- Social service
Campus Petrolina
- FFPP - Faculty of Teacher Training of Petrolina
- Biological Sciences (licenciatura)
- Nursing
- Physiotherapy
- Geography
- History
- Letters Portuguese and their literatures
- Letters English and their literatures
- Mathematics
- Nutrition
- Pedagogy
Campus Salgueiro
- Management
Campus Serra Talhada
- Medicine