Universidade Estadual de Campinas
| Universidade Estadual de Campinas | |
|---|---|
| founding | 5th October 1966 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Campinas , Brazil |
| Rector | Marcelo Knobel |
| Students | 40,850 |
| Professors | 2039 |
| Networks | IAU |
| Website | www.unicamp.br |
The National University of Campinas ( Portuguese Universidade Estadual de Campinas , abbreviated UNICAMP , also Unicamp) is one of the state universities of the state of São Paulo , Brazil . The main campus is located in Barão Geraldo , a district of Campinas, 10 km from the city center. The unicamp also has other facilities in the cities of Limeira , Piracicaba , Sumaré and Paulínia .
Physicist Marcelo Knobel has been Rector of UNICAMP since April 19, 2017, replacing his predecessor José Tadeu Jorge.
The unicamp was founded on October 5th, 1966 and in 2007 had around 39,300 students and 2,125 professors.
It is one of the best and most productive research and educational institutions in Latin America. The university alone is responsible for 15% of the entire Brazilian research output.
Faculties and Institutes
The unicamp consists of 20 institutes or faculties:
- Institute for Economics (Instituto de Economia, IE)
- Institute for Linguistics and Literature Studies (Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem, IEL)
- Institute for Philosophy and Human Sciences ( Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas , IFCH)
- Institute for Art (Instituto de Artes, IA)
- Institute for Biology (Instituto de Biologia, IB)
- Institute for Computer Science (Instituto de Computação, IC)
- Institute for Physics (Instituto de Física, IFGW)
- Institute for Geosciences (Instituto de Geociências, IG)
- Institute for Mathematics , Statistics and Scientific Computing (Instituto de Matemática, Estatística e Computação Científica, IMECC)
- Institute of Chemistry (Instituto de Química, IQ)
- Faculty of Nutritional Sciences (Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos, FEA)
- Faculty of Agricultural Engineering (Faculdade de Engenharia Agrícola, FEAGRI)
- Faculty of Civil Engineering , Architecture and Urban Development (Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo, FEC)
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering (Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação, FEEC)
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica, FEM)
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering (Faculdade de Engenharia Química, FEQ)
- Faculty of Medicine (Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, FCM)
- Faculty of Sports Science (Faculdade de Educação Física, FEF)
- Faculty of Dentistry at Piracicaba (Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba, FOP)
- Faculty of Education (Faculdade de Educação, FE)
In addition, the Unicamp maintains two vocational technical secondary schools: COTUCA in Campinas and COTIL in Limeira.
The University Hospital of the Unicamp, the Hospital das Clínicas, is the largest state hospital in the region. The unicamp also houses more than 20 interdisciplinary centers, laboratories and research groups.
See also
Web links
UNICAMP homepage (Brazilian Portuguese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Knobel toma posse como 12º reitor da Unicamp. In: unicamp.br. Universidade Estadual de Campinas, accessed May 6, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
Coordinates: 22 ° 49 ′ 2 ″ S , 47 ° 4 ′ 10 ″ W