Universidade de São Paulo

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Universidade de São Paulo
logo
motto Scientia Vinces
founding January 25, 1934
Sponsorship state
place São Paulo , Brazil
Rector Vahan Agopyan
Students 91,019 (2012)
Professors 5,940 (2012)
Networks TIME
Website www.usp.br
Universidade de São Paulo: clock tower on campus

The University of São Paulo ( Portuguese Universidade de São Paulo ; USP) is one of the largest universities in Brazil and Latin America . The university facilities are spread over seven locations in the state of São Paulo : two in the city of São Paulo itself, the others in the cities of Bauru , Lorena , Piracicaba , Pirassununga , Ribeirão Preto and São Carlos . The university's motto is: "Scientia Vinces".

University profile

The USP is active in the areas of teaching, research and university development in all areas of knowledge. In rankings such as the SCImago Institutions Rankings 2012, the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) in 2012, the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2012 ( University Ranking of World Universities 2012) and The Times Higher Education Supplement 2011 to 2012, the University of São Paulo recognized as the best academic university in Ibero America . In addition, the USP ranked as the best Latin American university in the QS World University Rankings 2012. In addition, USP was ranked first in the southern hemisphere and is the 43rd best university in the world Webometrics Ranking of World Universities (2011).

Law Faculty

After the declaration of independence in 1822, the establishment of a legal training center was demanded in Brazil. In that time, had anyone Law wanted to study, his studies in Portugal at the University of Coimbra lead. On August 11, 1827, Emperor Peter I founded two law faculties in Olinda and São Paulo by decree .

The law school became the most important scientific and political center in Brazil. Every year 12,000 applicants try to be admitted to the course, but only the 460 best placed are allowed to enroll.

In 2007 , a second law faculty of the University of São Paulo was established on the Ribeirão Preto campus.

Other faculties

The Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas da Universidade de São Paulo (FFLCH) currently offers five bachelor's programs, history, geography, social sciences, philosophy and language / literature (letras). Around 400 lecturers teach around 9,000 bachelor students and around 2,900 postgraduates.

Rankings

For years, US and UK universities in particular have topped global university rankings. For the past five years, the USP has consistently been one of the best universities in the world. In the SCImago Institutions Rankings 2012, the USP was the best Ibero-American university and was ranked 11th worldwide. In other rankings such as the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) - 2012 the USP is the 28th best university in the world. In 2012, the USP reached 70th place in the reputation ranking of The Times Higher Education Supplement (THE) ( Top Universities by Reputation 2012 ( Memento from September 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive )) In 2011, the Mines ParisTech won 19th place University of São Paulo.

In the Shanghai ranking , the USP ranks in the following group of the best universities in the world:

year group Among the Latin American universities
2015 101-150. 1.
2014 101-150. 1.
2013 101-150. 1.
2012 101-150. 1.
2011 102-150. 1.
2010 101-150. 1.
2009 101-151. 1.
2008 101-151. 1.

The Times also compares universities every year and puts the Higher Education Supplement in the form of a ranking . The USP proved:

year Rank / group Among the Latin American universities
2015 251-300. 1.
2014 201-225. 1.
2013 226-250. 1.
2012 158. 1.
2011 178. 1.
2008 196. 2.
2007 175. 1.

Other rankings:

  • According to the European Graduate Institute (2006 edition), the USP is the 58th best university in the world.
  • According to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities (July 2007), the USP is considered the 45th most productive university in the world. This makes the USP the second most productive university in the BRIC countries (estimated population: 2.8 billion) and Latin America.
  • The USP is the 33rd most popular university in the world among 8,000 colleges in 200 countries.
  • In the university ranking of the "Higher Education Evaluation & A. Council of Taiwan" of universities around the world, the USP ranks 94th.
  • The USP came in 35th in the “Professional Ranking of World Universities”.

Museums

Notable alumni

Brazilian President

Governors of the State of São Paulo

Politician

Authors (writers and poets)

Scientists and Medicines

Others

Professors

More than every tenth Brazilian president has completed training at the USP.

Web links

Commons : University of São Paulo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ You will win through science
  2. ↑ http://www.leginf.usp.br/?historica=decreto-no-6-283-de-25-de-janeiro-de-1934
  3. ↑ https://www5.usp.br/reitoria/reitor/
  4. ↑ a b UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO em Números 2012. (PDF; 26 kB) (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved August 19, 2012 (Portuguese).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / uspdigital.usp.br  
  5. ↑ You will win through science
  6. ↑ a b Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2012. Accessed on August 19, 2012 (English).
  7. ↑ a b The Times Higher Education Supplement 2011-2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012 .
  8. ^ A b The Times Higher Education Supplement - Top South American Universities 2012-2013. Retrieved August 11, 2012 .
  9. ↑ http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/latin-american-university-rankings/2012
  10. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from June 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  11. ^ Academic Ranking of World Universities. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, accessed December 1, 2008 .
  12. ↑ Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2015. Accessed on October 20, 2015 (English).
  13. ↑ Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2014. Accessed on October 20, 2015 (English).
  14. ↑ Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2013. Accessed June 1, 2014 (English).
  15. ^ Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2011. Accessed on August 11, 2012 .
  16. ^ The Times Higher Education Supplement - Top South American Universities 2015-2016. Retrieved October 20, 2015 .
  17. ^ The Times Higher Education Supplement - Top South American Universities 2014-2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015 .
  18. ^ The Times Higher Education Supplement - Top South American Universities 2013-2014. Accessed June 1, 2014 .
  19. ^ The Times Higher Education Supplement 2008. Accessed December 1, 2008 .
  20. ^ The Times Higher Education Supplement 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2008 .
  21. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of March 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  22. ↑ Webometrics Ranking of World Universities: World ranking regarding productivity ( Memento of August 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  23. ↑ http://www.4icu.org/
  24. ↑ http://www.heeact.edu.tw/ranking/EngTop100.htm
  25. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from January 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
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