Universidade Federal do Pará
| Universidade Federal do Pará | |
|---|---|
| founding | 2nd July 1957 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Belém (main campus), Abaetetuba , Altamira , Ananindeua , Bragança , Breves , Cametá , Capanema , Castanhal , Salinópolis , Soure and Tucuruí , Brazil |
| Rector | Emmanuel Zagury Tourinho |
| Students | 64,561 (2018) |
| Employee | 5,024 |
| including professors | 2,462 |
| Website | www.portal.ufpa.br |
The Universidade Federal do Pará (abbreviated UFPA ; in German : Federal University of Pará ) is one of the four federal universities in the state of Pará , Brazil . It was founded on July 2, 1957, the main campus is in Belém . The UFPA maintains eleven other campuses in the cities: Abaetetuba , Altamira , Ananindeua , Bragança , Breves , Cametá , Capanema , Castanhal , Salinópolis , Soure and Tucuruí (as of 2016).
Over 64,000 students were enrolled at UFPA in 2018. Rector was Emmanuel Zagury Tourinho, a behavioral scientist and doctor of philosophy, from 2016 until 2020 . Tourinho was re-elected by the staff and students in June 2020. The election is officially known as a "poll"; the appointment is in the hands of the Brazilian President, who is not bound by the results of the survey and chooses the Rector from a list of three candidates proposed by the highest university body.
Research focuses on areas such as genetics , geosciences and neurosciences .
Web links
- UFPA website (in Portuguese and English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ UFPA em números 2019 . Retrieved July 7, 2020 (Portuguese).
- ↑ Emmanuel Tourinho é para a empossado Reitoria da UFPA. In: portal.ufpa.br. Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016, accessed July 7, 2020 (Brazilian Portuguese).
Coordinates: 1 ° 28 ′ 34.2 " S , 48 ° 27 ′ 27.8" W.