Federal University of Southern and Southeastern Pará

The Federal University of Southern and Southeastern Pará^[6] (Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, UNIFESSPA) is a multi-campus public university, based in the city of Marabá, with campuses in Santana do Araguaia, São Félix do Xingu, Rondon do Pará and Xinguara.^[7] The legislation that created the institution was sanctioned on June 5, 2013 by President Dilma Rousseff.

Federal University of Southern and Southeastern Pará

Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará
Other names	UNIFESSPA
Type	Public university
Established	June 5, 2013
Budget	R$ 30 525 000,00 (2014)[1]
Rector	Francisco Ribeiro da Costa[2]
Academic staff	184[3]
Administrative staff	110[3]
Students	4.096[4]
Location	Marabá , Pará ,  Brazil
Campus	5 campuses: Marabá (main campus), Santana do Araguaia, São Félix do Xingu,[5] Rondon do Pará and Xinguara
Website	unifesspa.edu.br

Unifesspa is the result of the dismemberment of the Marabá campus of the Federal University of Pará. In 2018, the institution held a total of 37 degrees; 28 in Marabá, 1 in Santana do Araguaia, 1 in São Félix do Xingu, 3 in Rondon and 4 in Xinguara. It also maintains eleven advanced university centers in Abel Figueiredo, Bom Jesus do Tocantins, Breu Branco, Canaã dos Carajás, Itupiranga, Jacundá, Moju, Ourilândia do Norte, Piçarra, Tailândia e São Geraldo do Araguaia.^[8][9]

Although young, the university tries to construct its identity and vocation, having as main focus the agrarian question, verified in the preoccupation with the courses of Field Education, Agronomy and Law of the Earth, and; the great mineral enterprises, visualized in the courses of Mining Engineering, Materials Engineering and Geology.

In the Folha University Ranking (RUF; in portuguese: Ranking Universitário Folha) of 2019, UNIFESSPA ranked 182 out of 197 universities surveyed, winning, surprisingly, 10 positions since its first appearance on the list in 2016; at RUF, UNIFESSPA's best qualified courses were Chemical Engineering and Agronomy.^[10] Its 2018 General Course Index (IGC; in portuguese: Índice Geral de Cursos) was grade 4 (on a scale of 0 to 5); and the best qualified courses at IGC were, respectively, the Chemistry degree and the Bachelor's degree in Agronomy.^[11]

See also

• List of federal universities of Brazil

References

1. Exercício financeiro para 2014: 14XO Implantação da Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará - UNIFESSPA
2. "Maurílio e Idelma defendem união na Unifesspa". Correio de Carajás. 18 September 2020.
3. UNIFESSPA em números: Quadro de servidores da UNIFESSPA - Data de Referencia (28/07/2014)
4. Institutos de Estudos e Pesquisa da Unifesspa fora de sede iniciam hoje atividades acadêmicas - Portal Unifesspa
5. Governo Dilma sanciona campus universitário para São Félix do Xingu - Prefeitura de São Félix do Xingu
6. Brazil. Presidency of the Republic. Social Communication Office. Highlights / Social Communication Office. – Year VI, no.2 (March-June 2013) – Brasília: SECOM, 2013.
7. Presidenta Dilma Rousseff sanciona lei que cria a Unifesspa - Portal UFPA
8. "40 vagas: Unifesspa vai ofertar turma de Sistemas de Informação em São Geraldo do Araguaia". Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará. 2 March 2018.
9. "Inscrições abertas: Unifesspa oferta 315 vagas em cursos de graduação no Prosel 2020". Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará. 10 September 2020.
10. "Perfil de Universidades e Faculdades: Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará (UNIFESSPA)". Folha de S. Paulo. 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
11. "Índice Geral de Cursos Avaliados da Instituição – IGC - edição 2018". Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira. 15 January 2020.

External links

• Official website