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Universidade Católica de Petrópolis | |
 Coat of arms of the university | |
Other name | UCP |
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| Motto | Non excidet |
Motto in English | Not be extinguished |
| Type | Private, non-profit |
| Established | December 21, 1961[1] |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
| Chancellor | Dom Filippo Santoro |
| Rector | José Luiz Rangel Sampaio Fernandes |
| Vice rector | José Maria Pereira |
| Location | , Brazil |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Orange and blue |
| Website | www |
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TheCatholic University of Petrópolis (Portuguese:Universidade Católica de Petrópolis,UCP) is a private and non-profit university inPetrópolis — the capital of the State ofRio de Janeiro for nine years and the largest city of thehighlands of the state. It is maintained by theCatholicArchdiocese of Petrópolis.[2] The university had the highest score in the state of Rio de Janeiro in theNational Student Performance Exam assessment for the bachelor's degree inPhysiotherapy (undergraduate) and the third highest score in the bachelor's degree inBiomedicine (undergraduate). With that result, UCP is the best evaluated private university in the state in the respective courses. UCPLaw School is one of the only ones recommended by theNational Bar Association of Brazil in the region.[3][4][5]
| Faculty | Course | Campus |
|---|---|---|
| Center of Engineering and Computing (CEC) | Architecture and urbanism | Barão do Amazonas |
| Civil engineering | Barão do Amazonas | |
| Electrical engineering | Barão do Amazonas | |
| Mechanical engineering | Barão do Amazonas | |
| Computer engineering | Barão do Amazonas | |
| Control and Automation engineering | Barão do Amazonas | |
| Production engineering | Barão do Amazonas | |
| Petroleum engineering | Barão do Amazonas | |
| Mechatronics Engineering | Barão do Amazonas | |
| Legal Science Center (CCJ) | Law | Benjamin Constant |
| Center for Applied Social Sciences (CCSA) | Administration (Business) | Benjamin Constant |
| Accountancy | Benjamin Constant | |
| Economic sciences | Benjamin Constant | |
| Communication | Benjamin Constant | |
| Marketing | Benjamin Constant | |
| International relations | Benjamin Constant | |
| Logistics | Benjamin Constant | |
| Health Sciences Center (CCS) | Biomedicine | Barão do Amazonas |
| Physical therapy | Barão do Amazonas | |
| Psychology | Barão do Amazonas | |
| Physical education | Barão do Amazonas | |
| Center of Theology and Humanities (CTH) | Philosophy | Benjamin Constant |
| Pedagogy (education) | Benjamin Constant | |
| History | Benjamin Constant | |
| Languages | Benjamin Constant | |
| Theology | Benjamin Constant | |
| Music | Benjamin Constant (UCP Music School) |
For undergraduate admission to UCP two exams are used:ENEM and its ownvestibular test.[6]
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