Fluminense Federal University

Federal Fluminense University
Universidade Federal Fluminense
	Seal of Federal Fluminense University
Other name	UFF
Former name	Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (in English: Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro)
Motto	Discere, docere, seminare
Motto in English	Learn, teach, sow
Type	Public
Established	June 3, 1912 (Law School); December 18, 1960 (University)
Academic affiliation	CRUB, RENEX, REARI-RJ, Utrecht Network
Endowment	R$ 1,470 billion (2016)
Chancellor	Antonio Claudio Lucas da Nóbrega
Vice-Chancellor	Fabio Barboza Passos
Head of Cabinet	Denise Aparecida de Miranda Rosas
Academic staff	3,249
Administrative staff	6,505
Students	66,186
Undergraduates	43,628
Postgraduates	22,168
Other students	390 (Elementary, Middle and High School)
Location	Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Campus	10 cities Angra dos Reis, Cachoeiras de Macacu, Campos dos Goytacazes, Macaé, Niterói, Nova Friburgo, Petrópolis, Rio das Ostras and Volta Redonda, in the state of Rio de Janeiro and Oriximiná, in the state of Pará.;
Language	Portuguese
Colours	White and blue
Nickname	UFF Ativa
Website	www.uff.br

The Fluminense Federal University (Portuguese: Universidade Federal Fluminense, UFF, named after the state's demonym) is a Brazilian public higher education institution located mainly in Niterói and in other cities of Rio de Janeiro state. It was first established on December 18, 1960, with the name of Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UFERJ), through an integration of different academic colleges in the city of Niterói. On November 5, 1965, the current name became official.

It is considered one of the main centers of excellence in Brazil, ranked in the 17th (out of 68) national position in the Center for World University Rankings of the best universities and 889th (out of 1000) world position. UFF is among the top 25 universities in Latin America, according to research published by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. Besides, UFF has become the sixteenth largest university in the country, the sixth largest public university and the third largest federal university in the country. The university's Cinema and Audiovisual major is also a reference in Brazil. Created in 1968, by filmmaker Nelson Pereira dos Santos, the course is an official cultural heritage of the city of Niterói.

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