The Institute of Computing (), formerly the Department of Computer Science at the Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, is the main unit of education and research in computer science at the
State University of Campinas (Unicamp). The institute is located at the Zeferino Vaz campus, in the district of
Barão Geraldo in
Campinas
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,
São Paulo
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,
Brazil
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.
History
The origins of the Institute traces back to 1969 when Unicamp created a
baccalaureate in Computer Science. The first one of its kind in Brazil, it served as a model for many computing courses in other universities in the country. In the same year, the Department of Computer Science (DCC) was established at the Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science (IMECC). In March 1996, the department was separated from IMECC and became a full institute, the 20th academic unit of Unicamp. The reorganization was completed formally when its first dean came to office in the next year (March 1997).
Courses
The institute offers two undergraduate courses: a baccalaureate in Computer Science (evening period) and another in Computer Engineering (in partnership with the
School of Electric and Computer Engineering). The institute offers also graduate programs at the level of
master's
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and
doctorate
A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...
in Computer Science. These courses have received top evaluations from the ministry of education, and attract students from many
Latin America
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countries. The institute also offers many post-graduate specialization and
continued education directed mainly towards the qualification and specialization of
information technology
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professionals.
Departments
The IC is organized into three departments:
DSC- Department of Computer Systems
DSI- Department of Information Systems
DTC- Department of Computer Theory
See also
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University of Campinas
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School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Campinas)
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Jorge Stolfi
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Nina da Hora University of Campinas website, ''Nina da Hora''
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References
External links
IC Home PageFEECUnicamp
University of Campinas
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