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The University of Pernambuco (Portuguese: Universidade de Pernambuco, UPE; formerly Fundação de Ensino Superior de Pernambuco, FESP) is a public state university located in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.[1]
Every year almost 4,000 seats of UPE are offered in Brazilian's universities entry exam, the National High School Exam (ENEM). The competition rate is over 12 applicants for each seat, in general.[2][3]
UPE is well positioned in brazilians universities rankings, such as Guia do Estudante[4] and RUF,[5] with most of its courses being between the 50 best of Brazil. In 2021, UPE was classified as the 45th best university of Brazil and the 100th best of Latin America by Times Higher Education University Rankings (THE).[6]
History
In 1965, the faculties of Medical Sciences of Pernambuco (founded in 1950), Dentistry of Pernambuco (1955), Sciences of the Administration of Pernambuco (1965) joined forces with the Polytechnic School of Pernambuco (1912) to form the initial nucleus of the "Pernambuco Higher Education Foundation - FESP", which became, at the beginning of the 1990s, into the "University of Pernambuco", acquiring public character and assuming its social role.
In addition, the School of Physical Education (founded in 1946) and the Faculty of Teacher Training of Garanhuns (1966), of Nazaré da Mata (1966) and of Petrolina (1968) joined the University of Pernambuco.
In 1976 was created the Institute of Biological Sciences of the University of Pernambuco, a centralizer unit to the basic disciplines of the courses of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and Physical Education.
In this way, the UPE has a decentralized campus in several cities of the state (Arcoverde, Caruaru, Garanhuns, Nazaré da Mata, Palmares, Petrolina, Salgueiro and Serra Talhada, in addition to having implemented distance courses of Public Administration, Biological Sciences, Letters and Pedagogy in the municipalities of Fernando de Noronha, Floresta, Garanhuns, Nazaré da Mata, Ouricuri, Palmares, Petrolina, Surubim and Tabira).
Structure
Rectory of the University of Pernambuco
Pro-Rectors
Pro-Rectory of Extension and Culture - PROEC
Pro-Rectory of Graduation - PROGRAD
Pro-Rector of Graduate Studies and Research - PROPEGE
Pro-Rectory of Institutional Development and Extension - PRODINE
Pro-Rector's Office - PROADMI
Pro-Rector of Planning - PROPLAN
Attorney's Office - PROJUR
Support Units
Amaury de Medeiros Integrated Health Center - CISAM (founded in 1947)
University Hospital Oswaldo Cruz - HUOC (founded in 1884)
Cardiovascular Health Center of Pernambuco - PROCAPE (founded in 2006)
Editora Universidade de Pernambuco - EDUPE
Technological Innovation Institute - IIT
Academic Units and Courses Offered
Campus Recife
ESEF - Superior School of Physical Education of the University of Pernambuco
Physical Education
FCAP - Faculty of Sciences of the Administration of Pernambuco
Administration
Law
FCM - Faculty of Medical Sciences of Pernambuco
Medicine
Collective Health
FENSG - Faculty of Nursing Nossa Senhora das Graças
Nursing
Social Sciences (Bachelor)
FOP - Faculty of Dentistry of Pernambuco
Dentistry
ICB - Institute of Biological Sciences of the University of Pernambuco
