Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas | |
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Other name | PUC-Campinas |
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| Motto | Fide splendet et scientia |
Motto in English | May it shine with truth and knowledge |
| Type | Private, non-profit |
| Established | November 21, 1941[1] |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
| Chancellor | Angela de Mendonça Engelbrecht |
| Rector | Germano Rigacci Júnior |
| Vice rector | Eduard Prancic |
Academic staff | 2,565[2] |
| Students | 19,689[2] |
| Location | ,, |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.puc-campinas.edu.br |
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ThePontifical Catholic University of Campinas (Portuguese:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas,PUC-Campinas) is a private and non-profit Catholic university, located inCampinas, the second largest city in theState of São Paulo. The university is maintained by theCatholicArchdiocese of Campinas.
Founded in June 1941, with the first college teaching Philosophy, Science and Literature, it became a full university in 1955. The title ofPontifical University was granted byPope Paul VI in 1972.
With threecampuses in Campinas, the university has approximately 20,000 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs. Undergraduate programs comprisebusiness administration,system analysis,architecture,arts,accounting,biology,medicine,information science andlibrary science,economics,theology,pharmacy,law,social sciences,literature,physical education,nursing,dentistry,physical therapy,speech therapy,nutrition science,engineering (civil, electrical, environmental, sanitary and computing),philosophy,geography,journalism,history,pedagogy,psychology,publicity,public relations,international relations,chemistry,social services,occupational therapy andtourism.
Theschools are Centre forEconomics andBusiness Administration (CEA), Centre forMathematical,Environmental andTechnologySciences (CEATEC), Centre forAppliedSocial andHuman Sciences (CCHSA), including the college ofLaw, and Centre forLanguage andCommunication (CLC).[3]
On the same campus is the Celso Pierro Hospital and Maternity (HMCP), which has 340beds and 35medical specialties. Every year, 450 thousandpatients are treated by the Unified Health System (SUS). PUC-Campinas and theUniversity of São Paulo are the best universities inBrazil when it comes toHealth.[4]
The Celso Pierro Hospital has 340 beds, being 240 for the covenant of the Unified Health System (SUS) and 100 for HMOs and private individuals distributed in inpatient units.
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