Federal University of Ceará
federal university with campuses in the cities of Fortaleza, Sobral, Barbalha, Russas, Quixadá and Crateús, in the state of Ceará, Brazil
The Federal University of Ceará (Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Ceará, UFC) is a federal university with campuses in the cities of Fortaleza, Sobral, Russas, Quixadá, Crateús and Itapajé, in the state of Ceará, Brazil. UFC is a public and tuition-free university, with several academic programs in most areas of knowledge.
In Fortaleza, the university has three main campuses: "Campus do Pici", with most of the programs in science and technology areas, "Campus do Benfica", which harbors the university's administration and the programs in humanities, business, and the law school, and the "Campus do Porangabussu", with the medical school. The campus of Sobral has a Medical School, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Finance, Economy, Dentistry, Psychology and Teaching Music. The campus of Quixadá offers graduations in Information System, Software Engineering, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Design. The campus of Russas is home to courses in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Civil Engineering, Production Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. The campus of Crateús offers graduations in Computer Science, Environmental and Sanitary Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mining Engineering, and Information System.
History
UFC was created by the Brazilian federal government in 1955 and is under the Ministry of Education. The university was created as the result of great public debate, which had begun in 1949. The main character of this movement was Antônio Martins Filho, an intellectual who became the first director of the recently created "Universidade do Ceará" ('University of Ceará').
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