Federal University of Paraíba (, UFPB) is a public university whose main campus is located in the city of
João Pessoa,
Paraíba
Paraíba ( , ; ) is a states of Brazil, state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíba i ...
,
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
. Along with
Federal University of Campina Grande, they're the main universities in the state of
Paraíba
Paraíba ( , ; ) is a states of Brazil, state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíba i ...
,
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
.
UFPB offers degrees (Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral) in areas such as the liberal arts (including Law), health sciences (including Medicine and Dentistry), engineering and technology (Computer Science and Computer Engineering), business, education and the fine arts (Music, Theater, Art).
There are also campuses in
Areia,
Bananeiras and North Coast (
Rio Tinto and
Mamanguape).
2002 campus detachment
In 2002 the UFPB, at the time formed by the campuses in
João Pessoa,
Areia,
Campina Grande
Campina Grande is the second most populous Brazilian city in the State of Paraíba after João Pessoa, Paraíba, João Pessoa, the capital. It is considered to be the most important city of the Northeastern Brazilian subregion called ''agreste''. ...
,
Patos,
Cajazeiras
Cajazeiras is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil. It has a population of 62,289 as of 2020.
Transportation
The city is served by Pedro Vieira Moreira Airport.
See also
*List of municipalities in Paraíb ...
and
Sousa, had four of them detached due to the creation of the
Federal University of Campina Grande.
Campuses and Centres
Campus I - João Pessoa
CBIOTEC - Centre for BiotechnologyCCHLA - Centre for Human Sciences, Letters, and Arts CCSA - Centre for Applied Social SciencesCE - Centre for EducationCCS - Centre for Health SciencesCCM - Centre for Medical SciencesCCJ - Centre for Law StudiesCCEN - Centre for Natural and Exact SciencesCI - Centre for InformaticsCTDR - Centre for Technology and Regional DevelopmentCEAR - Centre for Alternative and Renewable Energy
Campus II - Areia
Centre for Agrarian Science
Campus III - Bananeiras
Centre for Human, Social, and Agrarian Sciences
Campus IV - Litoral Norte (Rio Tinto e Mamanguape)
Centre for Applied Sciences and Education
See also
* Brazil University Rankings
Universities in Brazil are ranked in a number of ways, including both national and international ranks.
National Rankings
Ranking Universitário Folha
Since 2012, Brazil's largest newspaper Folha de S. Paulo has organized a national ranking of u ...
*List of federal universities of Brazil
This is a list of federal University, universities in Brazil.
* Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira (UNILAB)
* Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
* Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Universidade ...
* Universities and Higher Education in Brazil
Brazil adopts a mixed system of public and privately funded universities. Public universities can be federally funded or financed by State governments (such as USP, Unicamp and Unesp in the State of São Paulo). Private schools can be for-profit ...
External links
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Education in Paraíba
Universities and colleges established in 1955
1955 establishments in Brazil
Buildings and structures in João Pessoa, Paraíba
Paraíba
Paraíba ( , ; ) is a states of Brazil, state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíba i ...
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