Santa Catarina State University (, UDESC) is a public state university in
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 ...
. It was established in 1965.
UDESC is located in
Santa Catarina state in southern Brazil, primarily in
Itacorubi,
Florianópolis
Florianópolis () is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina, in the South Region, Brazil, South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as we ...
and
Joinville
Joinville () is the largest city in Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina, in the Southern Brazil, Southern Region of Brazil. It is the third largest municipality in the southern region of Brazil, after the much larger state capitals of Curitib ...
, but it has multiple campuses in 10 cities.
According to its official website, it has over 13,000 students.
It is regarded as one of the best state Universities in Brazil.
Areas of concentration
UDESC boasts a wide variety of academic areas of concentration, both scientific and artistic.
Its Arts division (''Centro de Artes'') is known by the abbreviation CEART. Subdivisions of study there are primarily in: performing arts, visual arts, design, fashion, and music.
See also
*
List of state universities in Brazil
The following is a partial list of state universities in Brazil.
Alagoas
* (UNEAL)
* (UNCISAL)
Amapá
* (UEAP)
Amazonas
* Amazonas State University (UEA)
Bahia
* Bahia State University (UNEB)
* State University of Santa Cruz (UESC)
* St ...
Notes
External links
Official website(in Portuguese)
English language page
State universities in Brazil
Educational institutions established in 1965
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
1965 establishments in Brazil
Joinville
Balneário Camboriú
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