University of Pernambuco
Public state university located in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The University of Pernambuco (Portuguese: Universidade de Pernambuco, UPE; formerly Fundação de Ensino Superior de Pernambuco, FESP) is a public state university located in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.[1]
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Other name | UPE |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1965 |
Rector | Pedro Henrique de Barros Falcão |
Location | , , |
Website | official site |
Every year almost 4,000 seats of UPE are offered in Brazilian's universities entry exam, the National High School Exam (ENEM). The competition rate is over 12 applicants for each seat, in general.[2][3]
UPE is well positioned in brazilians universities rankings, such as Guia do Estudante[4] and RUF,[5] with most of its courses being between the 50 best of Brazil. In 2021, UPE was classified as the 45th best university of Brazil and the 100th best of Latin America by Times Higher Education University Rankings (THE).[6]