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State University of Campinas
Established:October 5, 1966
Type:Public university
Rector:José Tadeu Jorge
Staff:9,940
Undergraduates:16,313
Postgraduates:15,393
Location:Campinas, SP, BR
Campus:Urban
Website:www.unicamp.br
Main entrance of the Campinas campus. Photo: Renato M.E. Sabbatini
Main entrance of the Campinas campus. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Campinas (kɐ̃ːˈpinɐs is a city and county ( município) located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Photo: Renato M.E. Sabbatini
Row of yellow tabebuia trees in one of Barão Geraldo's avenues
Row of yellow tabebuia trees in one of Barão Geraldo's avenues

Universidade Estadual de Campinas (State University of Campinas), short Unicamp, is one of the public universities of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Renato Marcos Endrizzi Sabbatini (born 20 February 1947) is a Brazilian biomedical and computer scientist, Educator, Publisher Tabebuia is a Neotropical Genus of about 100 Species in the tribe Tecomeae of the family Bignoniaceae. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects ( is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Its main campus is located in the Barão Geraldo district, 6 miles (10km) away from Campinas downtown, with additional campi in Limeira and Piracicaba. * Barão Geraldo is a District of the Municipality of Campinas, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Campinas (kɐ̃ːˈpinɐs is a city and county ( município) located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Limeira is a city in the eastern part of the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Piracicaba ation in 2004 was 0 in an area of 13718 km² at an elevation of 547 m above sea level

Created in 1962 and physically installed in 1966, Unicamp's original goal was to promote science education in the industrial pole of São Paulo's interior region. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Science education is the field concerned with sharing Science Content and Process with individuals not traditionally considered part of the scientific community For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" As of 2006, the university had about 16,000 undergraduate and 15,000 graduate students, as well as 1,800 faculties. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Unicamp, which is responsible for around 15% of all Brazilian research, has courses, colleges and institutes of Medicine, Nursing, Speech therapy, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Biology, Physical Education, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics (Pure, Applied and Computational), Statistics, Computer Sciences, Engineering (Control and Automation, Chemical, Food, Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Agricultural and Civil), Architecture, Geography, Geology, Economics, Arts, Music, Social Communication, Literature, Linguistics, Philosophy, History and Social Sciences. Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the Nursing is a Profession focused on assisting individuals families, and communities in attaining maintaining and recovering optimal Health Speech-language pathology is the study of disorders that affect a person's Speech, Language, cognition voice swallowing ( Dysphagia) and the rehabilitative Pharmacy (from the Greek φάρμακον 'pharmakon' = drug is the Health profession that links the Health sciences with the chemical sciences Dentistry' is the "evaluation diagnosis prevention and/or treatment (nonsurgical surgical or related procedures of diseases disorders and/or conditions of the oral cavity Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and Statistics is a mathematical science pertaining to the collection analysis interpretation or explanation and presentation of Data. Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and Control engineering is the Engineering discipline that focuses on mathematical modeling of Systems of a diverse nature analyzing their dynamic behavior Chemical engineering is the branch of Engineering that deals with the application of Physical science (e Food engineering refers to the aspects of Food production and processing. Electrical engineering, sometimes referred to as electrical and electronic engineering, is a field of Engineering that deals with the study and application of Computer engineering (or Computer Systems Engineering) encompasses broad areas of both Electrical engineering and Computer science. Mechanical Engineering is an Engineering discipline that involves the application of principles of physics for analysis Design, Manufacturing Agricultural engineering' is the engineering discipline that applies Engineering science and technology to Agricultural production and processing living systems and to the Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design construction and maintenance of the physical and naturally built The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena Geology (from Greek γη gê, "earth" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The arts is a broad subdivision of Culture, composed of many expressive disciplines. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Social Communication is a field of study that primarily explores the ways Information can be perceived transmitted and understood and the impact those ways will have on a Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter Linguistics is the scientific study of Language, encompassing a number of sub-fields Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology The social sciences comprise academic disciplines concerned with the study of the social life of human groups and individuals including Anthropology, Communication studies It also runs two professional vocational high schools, COTUCA (in Campinas) and COTIL (in Limeira). The Technical High School of Campinas (in Portuguese Colégio Técnico de Campinas - COTUCA) maintained by the State University of Campinas, in Campinas The Technical High School of Limeira (in Portuguese Colégio Técnico de Limeira - COTIL) is maintained by the State University of Campinas.

Unicamp's teaching hospital, Hospital de Clínicas, is the largest public hospital in the region. A teaching hospital is a Hospital that in addition to delivering medical care to patients also provides Clinical education and training to future and current doctors The Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Clinics Hospital of the State University of Campinas, in Portuguese language) is a Teaching hospital Unicamp also has a semi-independent structure of more than 20 interdisciplinary centers, labs and groups. In Academia, Pedagogy, Physical sciences, Earth sciences, Human sciences and Social sciences

According to the Times Higher Education 2007 World University Rankings, Unicamp is the 177th best university in the world, and the 2nd best in Latin America (after the University of São Paulo in 176th place). The University of São Paulo (in Portuguese Universidade de São Paulo; USP) is one of the three public universities funded by the State of São Paulo.


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Interdisciplinary Activities

UNICAMP became extremely well-known and respected in the higher education and research community for its pioneering work regarding policies for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work. Higher education is Education that is provided by universities, vocational universities, Community colleges Liberal arts colleges Beginning 1982, the University established a system of interdisciplinary groups, nuclei and centers.

Sports

Sports arena and convention center
Sports arena and convention center

The University devotes a fair area of its central campus to sports activities. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively There are courts for basketball, volleyball, a regulation soccer field, a complete athletics field with running tracks, a competition swimming pool, a huge covered gymnasium for indoor spectator sports, which houses also a convention center. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Running is a means for an animal to move on Foot. It is defined in Sporting terms as a Gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is an artificially enclosed Body of water intended for Swimming or The word γυμνάσιον (gymnasion was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual Education of young men (see Gymnasium Conference centre redirects here For the conference facility in Salt Lake City Utah that is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Spaces for many other classes of sports and physical activities are also contemplated, including for indoor climbing, rugby union, martial arts, baseball and softball, aerobic exercise, and so on. Indoor Climbing is an increasingly popular form of Rock climbing performed on artificial structures that attempt to mimic the experience of Outdoor rock climbing but Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Softball is a team Sport popular especially in the United States. Aerobic exercise refers to Exercise that involves or improves oxygen consumption by the body

Libraries

Central Library building
Central Library building

The SBU ("Sistema de Bibliotecas da UNICAMP" or UNICAMP Libraries Systems) comprise a Central Library and more than 20 thematic libraries located in its colleges and institutes. A library is a collection of information sources resources and services and the structure in which it is housed it is organized for use and maintained by a public body an institution It is considered one of the best organized and most complete of university libraries in Latin America. A number of historical libraries and historical and media archives, such as the Arquivo Edgard Leuenroth, have also been established. Arquivo Edgard Leuenroth is a historical and media Archive that is maintained by the Brazilian State University of Campinas (Universidade Estadual de Campinas&mdashUnicamp The library system is fully automated and its collections may be freely accessed and searched on the Internet.

Admission

The admission for undergraduate courses is based on a annual open concourse called vestibular. This is an article on University entrance exams in Brazil For the medical usage of the term see e The only request to be filled is to have a complete high school course. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution Vestibular comprises two stages: the first one is usually accomplished in November, with a writing and a 12-question discursive test on Geography, Mathematics, Physics, History, Biology and Chemistry. Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties Those who get the minimum scores accomplish the second stage in January, taking tests with 12 questions of each subject, two subjects a day: Portuguese (including Brazilian and Portuguese Literature) and Biology; Chemistry and History; Physics and Geography; Mathematics and English. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Until 2005, the candidate had option to take a French test instead of English, but it is no longer an option. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Classes usually start in March.

For graduate programs, the university applies tests, interviews and analysis of curricula. Some graduate programs also requires a specific exam on the area (such like ANPEC (in Portuguese), for Economics, and PosComp (in Portuguese), for Computing).

Academic career

Administration

As most Brazilian universities, Unicamp's administration is centralized on the figure of a rector. Doctor ( gen: doctoris) means teacher in Latin. The word is originally an Agentive noun of the verb docēre ('teach' Habilitation is the highest academic qualification a person can achieve by their own pursuit in certain European and Asian countries In Academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit or over a specific area of concern or both The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic Unicamp rectors have a mandate of 4 years, and are chosen by the state governor from a list of 3 candidates. The candidate list is formed by the 3 most voted by the university community (staff, faculty and students), and the governor has always chosen the most voted candidate as rector. Zeferino Vaz, who drove the installation and establishment of the university, was the first rector and held the position for 12 years. Zeferino Vaz ( May 27, 1908 - February 19, 1981) led the construction establishment and development

List of Unicamp Rectors

Carlos Henrique Brito Cruz left the office early in 2005 to become the scientific director of the research funding agency FAPESP, and elections were anticipated to choose the new rector. Zeferino Vaz ( May 27, 1908 - February 19, 1981) led the construction establishment and development Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) José Aristodemo Pinotti (b December 20, 1934, São Paulo) is a Brazilian Physician, gynecological Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (Foundation for Research Support of the State of São Paulo or FAPESP is a public foundation located in São Paulo

Unicamp Honoris Causa Doctors

As of August, 2005 the University Council had granted 24 honoris causa doctorate in recognition of valuable contribution made to society by people through their scientific or humanitarian work. An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa ( Latin: 'for the sake of the honour' is an Academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement This is the full list of the granted people (the date in parentheses designates when the title was delivered).

The honoris causa doctorate of Luiz Heitor Correa de Azevedo has been approved on 18 July 1989 but as of August, 2005 had not been delivered. Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (born December 15, 1907) is a Brazilian Architect who is considered one of the most important Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cesare Mansueto Giulio Lattes (b July 11, 1924, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, d Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Peter Safar ( April 12, 1924 &ndash August 2, 2003) was an Austrian physician of Czech descent Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Ernesto Sabato (born June 24, 1911) is an Argentine writer of Italian and Arbëreshë (Italian Albanian descent Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Celso Monteiro Furtado ( Pombal, July 26, 1920 – Rio de Janeiro, November 20, 2004) was an important Brazilian Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Albert Otto Hirschman (b April 7[[ 915]] in Berlin, Germany) is an influential American Economist who has authored several books on Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Pietro Maria Bardi ( La Spezia, February 21, 1900 – São Paulo, October 10, 1999) was the curator of the São Paulo Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Mario de Miranda Quintana ( July 30, 1906 &mdash May 5, 1994) was a Brazilian Writer. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Paulo Freire ( Recife, Brazil September 19, 1921 – São Paulo, Brazil May 2, 1997) was a Brazilian Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) André Franco Montoro ( July 14 1916 - July 16 1999) was a Brazilian politician Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Gleb Vassielievich Wataghin ( November 3, 1899, Birsula, Ukraine &ndash October 10, 1986, Turin, Italy Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)


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The University of São Paulo (in Portuguese Universidade de São Paulo; USP) is one of the three public universities funded by the State of São Paulo. UNESP, acronym for Universidade Estadual Paulista (São Paulo State University is a public university system in the State of São Paulo.
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