Located in the city of Maceió, the Federal University of Alagoas (Portuguese: Universidade Federal de Alagoas, UFAL or Ufal) is the major university in coastal state Alagoas and one of the main research centers in Brazilian north eastern region (one of the five regions of Brazil). It is located very near the city's airport.
Universidade Federal de Alagoas | |
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Other names | UFAL |
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| Motto | Scientia ad Sapientiam |
| Type | Public university system, Federal |
| Established | January 25, 1961[1] (Law School dates from 1933) |
| Endowment | R$ 907.655.404,00 (2021)[2] |
| Rector | Josealdo Tonholo |
Academic staff | 1,826 (2017)[3] |
Administrative staff | 1,774 (2017)[3] |
| Students | 28,312 (2022)[3] |
| Undergraduates | 22,522 (2017)[3] |
| Postgraduates | 1,326 (2017)[3] |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | 3 campuses: (Maceió/A. C. Simões, Arapiraca and Delmiro Gouveia/Sertão); |
| Website | www.ufal.br |
Academic units
- EEF - School of Nursing and Pharmacy;
- ICF - Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- CONTACT - Faculty of Arts;
- ICS - Institute of Social Sciences;
- IC - Institute of Computing;
- IF - Institute of Physics;
- ICAT - Institute of Atmospheric Sciences;
- IM - Institute of Mathematics;
- IQB - Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology;
- CTEC - Center for Technology;
- FALE - Faculty of Letters;
- FAU - College of Architecture and Urbanism;
- FOUFAL - School of Dentistry;
- FEAC - Faculty of Economics, Management and Accounting;
- FN - School of Nutrition;
- FSSO - School of Social Service;
- FAMED - School of Medicine;
- ECSC - Center for Agricultural Sciences;
- CEDU - Education Center;
- FDA - Faculty of Law of Alagoas;
- ICBS - Institute of Biological Sciences and Health;
- IGDEMA - Institute of Geography, Development and Environment;
- ICHCA - Institute of Social Sciences, Communication and Arts.
- IP - Institute of Psychology
See also
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