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Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul | |
Other names | UFFS |
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| Established | 2009 |
| Rector | Marcelo Rectenvald |
| Students | 7,792 (2019) |
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TheFederal University of Fronteira Sul (Portuguese:Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul,UFFS) is a public, federally-funded Brazilianuniversity serving the interior ofSouthern Brazil. It was formally founded by act of legislature in September 2009, and planned to graduate 10,000 students within its first five years.[1]
Its headquarters and main campus are inChapecó,Santa Catarina, and smaller campuses are located inLaranjeiras do Sul andRealeza inParaná, andCerro Largo,Erechim, andPasso Fundo inRio Grande do Sul. Its current rector is Marcelo Rectenvald, appointed in 2019 for a four-year term.[2]
In 2019, the university enrolled 7,792 students in 42 programs, and was ranked byFolha de S.Paulo 114th nationally.[3]
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