Federal University of ABC

Federal University of ABC
Universidade Federal do ABC
Logo of UFABC - Federal University of ABC
Seal
Other names
UFABC
MottoUma trajetória coletiva de transformação social (Portuguese)
Motto in English
A collective trajectory of social transformation
TypePublic
Established26 July 2005;
EndowmentR$ 223,134,706.00 (2012)[1]
RectorDácio Roberto Matheus[2]
Academic staff
490 (100% PhD)[3]
Students16,415(2018)[3]
Undergraduates14,898[3]
Postgraduates1,517 (master's & doctorate)[3]
Location, ,
Brazil

23°38′42″S 46°31′41″W / 23.6450°S 46.5280°W / -23.6450; -46.5280
CampusUrban
ColoursGreen and yellow     
AffiliationsANDIFES,[4] CRUB,[5] RENEX,[6] AULP.[7]
Websitewww.ufabc.edu.br/en/

Federal University of ABC (Portuguese: Universidade Federal do ABC, UFABC) is a Brazilian federal public institution of higher learning based in Santo André and São Bernardo do Campo, municipalities belonging to the ABC region, both in the state of São Paulo.

UFABC is the only federal university in Brazil with 100% of its professors holding PhDs[8] and, for the second consecutive year in 2011, emerged as the only university in Brazil with impact factor in scientific publications above the world average according to SCImago Institutions Rankings.[9][10] The institution was evaluated by the General Course Index (IGC) of the Ministry of Education (MEC) as the best university in the State of São Paulo, being rated as the 1st in the ranking of undergraduate courses among all universities in Brazil. The IGC takes into account in its assessment factors such as infrastructure, faculty and graduates' scores in the National Student Performance Exam (ENADE).[11] It occupies the 1st place among Brazilian universities in the "Internationalization" item in the University Ranking of the Folha de São Paulo newspaper.[12][13]

The chairman of the committee that formulated the proposal of the university was Luiz Bevilacqua, who became its second rector.[14]

  1. ^ "Propladi - CPE - Orçamento" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Ministro da Educação assina posse de novo Reitor da UFABC, Dácio Roberto Matheus". Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Portal UFABC - UFABC in Numbers (in Portuguese)". Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. ^ "ANDIFES - Associação Nacional dos Dirigentes das IFES". Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  5. ^ "CRUB - Conselho de Reitores das Universidades Brasileiras". Archived from the original on 8 October 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  6. ^ "PROEX - Fórum de Pró-Reitores de Extensão das Universidades Públicas Brasileiras". Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  7. ^ "AULP - Associação das Universidades de Lingua Portuguesa". Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  8. ^ "UFABC a espera de seus alunos". Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  9. ^ "UFABC aparece em ranking internacional". Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  10. ^ "Ranking Ibero-Americano SIR 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  11. ^ "As melhores instituições de ensino superior no Brasil". Exame (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 December 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  12. ^ Folha de S. Paulo, Newspaper. "University Ranking of the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper". Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  13. ^ Folha de S. Paulo, Jornal. "Internalization - University Ranking of the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper". University Ranking of the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  14. ^ "MEC - Assessoria de Comunicação Social". Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2010.