Federal University of Ceará
The Federal University of Ceará (Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Ceará, UFC) is a federal university with campuses in the cities of Fortaleza, Sobral, Barbalha, Russas, Quixadá and Crateús, in the state of Ceará, Brazil. UFC is a public and tuition-free university, with several academic programs in most areas of knowledge.
Universidade Federal do Ceará | |
Other names | UFC |
|---|---|
| Motto | Virtvs Vnita Fortior |
Motto in English | The more united the virtues, the stronger |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1954 |
| Endowment | R$1.2 billion (2014) |
| Chancellor | Custódio Luís Silva de Almeida |
| Vice-Chancellor | Diana Cristina Silva de Azevedo |
Academic staff | 2,052 (1,883 effective) (2012) |
Administrative staff | 1,385 (2007) |
| Students | 34,597 (2012) |
| Undergraduates | 26,956 (2012) |
| Postgraduates | 7,641 (2012) |
| 1,346 (2012) | |
| Location | , , |
| Affiliations | CRUB, RENEX |
| Website | www |
In Fortaleza, the university has three main campuses: "Campus do Pici", with the 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 is new and has a Medical School, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Finance, Economy, Dentistry, Psychology and Teaching Music.