Federal University of Santa Maria

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Federal University of Santa Maria
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Other names
UFSM
MottoSedes Sapientiæ
"Seat of Wisdom"
TypePublic
Established14 December 1960; 64 years ago (14 December 1960)
EndowmentR$ 1.15 billion (2015)
RectorProf. Luciano Schuch [1]
Academic staff
1,847
Administrative staff
4,780
Students28,307 (2016)
Undergraduates20,834
Postgraduates5,064
Other students
2,409
Location
Santa Maria
,
RS
,
Brazil
CampusSanta Maria, RS
Frederico Westphalen, RS
Palmeira das Missões, RS
Silveira Martins, RS
Websitewww.ufsm.br Edit this at Wikidata
Entrance

The Federal University of Santa Maria (

federal government
of Brazil. It was founded in 1960, by Professor José Mariano da Rocha Filho. Its campuses span over 1,837.72 ha, with a total of 386,968 m2 of buildings and 28,307 students.

UFSM's presence in the municipality of Santa Maria is one of the reasons why the city is sometimes called "university city" or "culture city". It is located in western Rio Grande do Sul, approximately 290 km far from the capital city of the state, Porto Alegre, thus being set in the heart of the pampas of Brazil.

As a public university, students do not pay tuition fees. It is the oldest federal university not located in a

Brazilian state capital city, and the largest in number of undergraduate courses offered in Rio Grande do Sul state.[2] As for 2015, the university was ranked at position 15 at national ranking from MEC
.

Admission

Like most other Brazilian higher education institutions, the admission for

Foreign Language (the applicant may choose one among English, Spanish, French, German and Italian).[4]
The written essay is usually an argumentative text on a theme.

UFSM offers also a serial admission program, called PEIES (or Programa de Ingresso ao Ensino Superior), which consists of a multiple-choice exam applied at the end of each of the three years of Brazilian

high school
, plus a written essay only in the third year. UFSM was the first university in Brazil to adopt such a program, through which 20% of all the undergraduate students are admitted. UFSM's vestibular and PEIES are both prepared and administered by Coperves (Permanent Commission for Vestibular).

In 2011, the most competitive course was Medicine, with over 96 candidates per opening. Since 2015, vestibular was replaced by "SISU", a national wide selection system for general university entrance, as it happens to most of federal universities on the country.

Campuses

UFSM has four campuses: the main one in

International Relations, and Dentistry
are still offered off-campus, in the city centre.

Academic centres and courses offered

The university is divided into nine academic centers, which administer and organize the undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered.

Undergraduate courses offered at the Campus of
Literatures (Portuguese; English; Spanish), and Music (Licentiate; specific musical instrument; Singing
).
Undergraduate courses offered at the Campus of
Industrial Chemistry, and Statistics
.
Undergraduate courses offered at the Campus of
Animal Husbandry
, and Technology on Food.
Undergraduate courses offered at the Campus of
Occupational Therapy, Medicine, and Dentistry
(some classes offered in downtown Santa Maria).
Undergraduate courses offered at the Campus of
Public Relations; Advertising and Publishing), Philosophy, and History
.
Undergraduate courses offered at downtown Santa Maria:
International Relations
.
Undergraduate courses offered at the Campus of
Special Education
.
Undergraduate course offered at the Campus of
Physical Education
.
Undergraduate courses offered at the Campus of
Information Systems
.
Graduate courses offered at the Campus of
Production Engineering
.
Undergraduate courses offered at the Campus of
Environmental Engineering, Forestry
, Technology on Food, and Technology on Internet Systems.
Undergraduate courses offered at the Campus of
Business Administration, Nursing, and Nutrition
.
  • In addition:
    • the Coordenadoria de Ensino Médio e Tecnológico (CEMTEC) Archived 2009-04-18 at the Wayback Machine — Coordination of Secondary and Technical Education offers 4 other undergraduation courses at the Campus of Santa Maria:
      Technology on Cooperative Management, Technology on Geoprocessing, Technology on Mechanical Fabrication, and Technology on Computer Network;
    • the Unidade Descentralizada de Ensino Superior de Silveira Martins (UDESSM) — Descentralized Unit of Higher Education of Silveira Martins offers 4 undergraduate courses at the Campus of Silveira Martins:
      Technology on Agribusiness, Technology on Environmental Management, Technology on Tourism Management, and Technology on Management Process.

UFSM offers 11 distance education courses and 66 graduate courses.

Secondary and technological education

The Federal University of Santa Maria also has three

technical and secondary education
institutions:

They are administered by UFSM's Coordenadoria de Ensino Médio e Tecnológico — Coordination of Secondary and Technical Education. The schools offer the plain

high school syllabus, plus optional vocational education
.

Paleontology

UFSM is a center for studies of paleontology, since the city of Santa Maria sits on a deposit of fossils. It is considered an important institution of Paleorrota.[by whom?]

Paleontological Sites

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gabinete do Reitor - UFSM". Archived from the original on 2014-04-06.
  2. ^ "Diário de Santa Maria".
  3. ^ "COPERVES - Comissão Permanente do Vestibular".
  4. ^ "Três dias de provas | EDUCAÇÃO | Geral - Diário de Santa Maria". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04.
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