Universidade Estadual da Paraíba | |
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Other name | UEPB |
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| Motto | Terrae Viroque Lumen (Latin: Light from men to Earth) |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1966 |
| Rector | Antônio Guedes Rangel Júnior |
| Location | ,, |
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| Website | www.uepb.edu.br/ |
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TheParaíba State University (Portuguese:Universidade Estadual da Paraíba,UEPB) is a publicuniversity in theBrazilianstate ofParaíba. The university has eight campuses throughout the state, and its main campus is located in the city ofCampina Grande.
It was founded by local ordinance n. 23, on March 15, 1966, as Regional University of Northeastern Brazil (Portuguese: Universidade Regional do Nordeste - URNe) as a local autarky. On October 11, 1987 by State Law n. 4.977, which was sanctioned by Governor Tarcísio Burity, the URNe became the State University of Paraíba.
The UEPB has eight campuses throughout the state, which houses 48 subjects.
It is located in the city of Campina Grande. The campus was named after the economistEdvaldo de Souza do Ó, one of the founders of the university. In July 1966, Edvaldo do Ó was first elected vice-rector and was later rector of theUniversidade Regional do Nordeste, which eventually became the UEPB, until April 10, 1969. Thecampus I houses the administrative center of the University.
![The Academic Integration Center of UEPB, houses the courses of History, Geography, Pedagogy, Philosophy, Literature, Management, Accounting, Social Work and Social Communication.[1]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aCentro_de_Integra%25C3%25A7%25C3%25A3o_Acad%25C3%25AAmica_-_UEPB.jpg)
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