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Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul | |
Other names | UFFS |
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| Established | 2009 |
| Rector | Marcelo Rectenvald |
| Students | 7,792 (2019) |
| Location | , , |
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The Federal University of Fronteira Sul (Portuguese: Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, UFFS) is a public, federally-funded Brazilian university serving the interior of Southern Brazil. It was formally founded by act of legislature in September 2009, and planned to graduate 10,000 students within its first five years.[1]
Its headquarters and main campus are in Chapecó, Santa Catarina, and smaller campuses are located in Laranjeiras do Sul and Realeza in Paraná, and Cerro Largo, Erechim, and Passo Fundo in Rio Grande do Sul. Its current rector is Marcelo Rectenvald, appointed in 2019 for a four-year term.[2]
In 2019, the university enrolled 7,792 students in 42 programs, and was ranked by Folha de S.Paulo 114th nationally.[3]
- ^ "A Instituição ("The institution")". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Bolsonaro nomeia terceiro colocado dos votos para reitor da UFFS". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 August 2019. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ "Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS) - Perfil de Universidades e Faculdades - Ranking Universitário Folha - RUF 2019 | Folha". Ranking Universitário Folha (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-06-23.