Universidade de Brasília | |
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Other names | UnB |
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| Motto | Autonomy |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | April 21, 1962 |
| Rector | Márcia Abrahão |
Academic staff | 2,241[1] |
Administrative staff | 2,512[2] |
| Undergraduates | 28,570[3] |
| Postgraduates | 6,304[3] |
| Location | ,, Brazil |
| Campus | Urban, 3,950,579 m2 (42,523,680 sq ft) |
| Colors | green and blue |
| Mascot | The Jabiru |
| Website | www.unb.br |
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TheUniversity of Brasília (Portuguese:Universidade de Brasília,UnB) is afederalpublic university inBrasília, the capital of Brazil. It was founded in 1962[4] and has since consistently been named among the top five Brazilian universities and the top fifteen universities in South America byTimes Higher Education (THE).[5]
Created under the utopian vision of educator Anísio Teixeira and anthropology professor Darcy Ribeiro in 1962, the University of Brasília (UnB) is located in the centre of Brazil’s capital city, on the banks of the Paranoá Lake.[4]
There are four campuses: the Darcy Ribeiro campus (regarded as the UnB’s nucleus), the Ceilândia, Gama and Planaltina campuses.[6] Oscar Niemeyer, one of Modernism’s most feted architects, designed UnB’s main building, the Central Institute of Sciences and was also a key player in the university’s founding.[4]
Its strengths lie in its economics, international affairs and political science courses but its general teaching, research and outreach programs have made it one of Brazil’s most well respected universities. Comprising 26 faculties and schools, with 18 specialised research centres, there are over 105 undergraduate programs, some of which are evening or distance learning-based. It also offers 147 graduate degree programs and 22 specialist programs.[7]
UnB also boasts a University Hospital, a veterinary hospital, a restaurant and the Fazenda Água Limpa, a clean water farm just outside Brasilía; where forestry, agricultural and ecological research is undertaken on the university’s behalf.
Relying on exchange programmes and networking with international organisations and post-secondary institutions, UnB administration and the Advisory Committee for International Affairs are positing it to the world as one of the best universities in Brazil.
It admits undergraduate and post-graduate students via an yearly entrance exam, known in Brazil asvestibular[8] and throughENEM and is most renowned for its courses in economics,international affairs, law,anthropology, mathematics andpolitical science. Its Central Library is home toMidwestern Brazil's largest archive and is used by research and federal employees from all over the country
UnB offers 114 courses recognized by theMinistry of Education.[9]
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The University of Brasília Foundation was founded on December 15, 1961. ProfessorDarcy Ribeiro, who became its first leader, was one of the most enthusiastic supporters of its creation. ArchitectOscar Niemeyer designed its main building, the 700 m longInstituto Central de Ciências (ICC), nicknamedMinhocão.
The institution was created on April 21, 1962 by educatorAnísio Teixeira andanthropologist professorDarcy Ribeiro. As of 2010, it employed 1,757 faculty and 2,391 servants, and had over 30,000graduate and undergraduate students. Each semester, the University of Brasília accepts nearly 2,000 incoming students for its 61 undergraduate programs. On the graduate level, the university offers 49master's degrees and 27doctoral programs.
The university was one of the first in Brazil to admit students via Programa de Avaliação Seriada (PAS), an alternative evaluation which tests high school students once a year bypassingvestibular.
Each semester, the University of Brasília accepts nearly 2,000 incoming students from a pool of approximately 25,000 candidates for its 61 daytime or evening undergraduate programs. At the graduate level, the university offers 56master's programs and 31 doctorate programs. It also offers advanced non-degree programs, many of them conducted in other Brazilian States, such asBahia, Amazonas, Rondônia,Goiás andRio Grande do Norte. The Technological and Scientific Development National Council (CNPq) and the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) support most of these courses, offering scholarships and research grants.
Distance education is an expanding activity in UnB, being managed by the Center for Open, Continuous and Long Distance Education (CEAD) and the School of Education. The United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) sponsors the Long Distance Education chair at UnB.[10]
Several of University of Brasília'sgraduate programs have been graded 6 and 7 (in a scale from 1 to 7) in the annualCAPES assessment, including its courses inanthropology, mathematics, geology, economics, law, among others. Its programs in economics,international relations andpolitical science are ranked first among public universities in the country.
The University of Brasília has been ranked one of the top five public universities in Brazil byEditora Abril'sGuia do Estudante. It ranks eighth in the list of the best universities in the country.[11]
UnB is located in theBrasíliaadministrative region of theFederal District of Brazil, on the northwestern bank ofParanoá Lake. Most of its buildings were designed in amodernist architecture style.[citation needed]
UnB's Central Library owns the largest archive inCenterwestern Brazil. It maintains a university restaurant, as well as Fazenda Água Limpa, a farm in the outskirts of the Federal District where ecological, agricultural and forestry research is conducted.[citation needed]
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The university hosts:
The university runs 115 community outreach projects, offering a total of 438 courses and events. Involving the direct participation of 240 professors and 65,132 students, these activities reach nearly 185,000 people in the Federal District and surrounding region inGoiás andMinas Gerais.[citation needed]
Outreach activities include the Future with Art, Culture and Sport (FACE) program; the Community Initiatives Advisory Program (PRATICOM); the Program for Worker and Trade Union Leadership Training (PROSINT); the Rural Development Program and the Model Office for Legal Assistance. University members also offer consulting and assistance to the Community Health Training Program (PACs).[citation needed]
More than 260 research-groups work in more than 400 laboratories. This research is supported by the Technological and Scientific Initiation Program (PIBIC) and the Special Training Program (PET), which also offers scholarships togifted undergraduates. Among other federal and state agencies, programs are funded byCNPq,CAPES, the Research and Projects Funding Program (FINEP), the Technological and Scientific Development Support Program (PADCT) and the Federal District Research Support Foundation (FAPDF).[citation needed]
Other organisations active in the research area are the International Center for Condensed Matter Physics (CIFMC), the cbsp.unb.br [Brazilian Center for Protein Sequencing (CBSP)], the Center for Maintenance of Equipment (CME) and the university Herbarium. The Technological Development Center (CDT) works to integrate the University to the business world, maintaining a small business start-up program and other types of consulting assistance to business.[citation needed]
The Continuing Evaluation Program (Portuguese:Programa de Avaliação Seriada) evaluates high school students interested in enrolling on a yearly basis during their three years of high school, in addition to the traditional Brazilianvestibular and the nationalENEM exam. The university prefers this system to single entrance examinations.[12]
| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| THE World[13] | 801–1000 (2018) |
In 2017,Times Higher Education ranked the university within the 801–1000 band globally.[13]
The university accepts international students through:
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