Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo explained

Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo
Native Name:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
Native Name Lang:Pt
Other Name:PUC-SP
Motto:Sapientia et Augebitur Scientia
Mottoeng:Wisdom and Science will be increased
Established:1908 (as Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Languages of São Bento).
22 August 1946 (as Catholic University)
20 de janeiro de 1947 (Glorified as Pontifical by Pope Pius XII).
Type:Pontifical, private, philanthropic and confessional
Affiliation:Roman Catholic Church
Chancellor:Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer
Rector:Maria Amalia Pie Abib Andery
Head Label:Vice Rector
Head:Fernando Antonio Almeida
Faculty:1,517[1]
Students:19,971
Undergrad:15,766
Postgrad:4,205
Other:14,442 students of extension and specialization
City:São Paulo (headquarters) and Sorocaba
State:State of São Paulo
Country:Brazil
Campus:Urban
Colors:Blue, yellow and white

The Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (Portuguese: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, PUC-SP), locally known as PUC or the Catholic University (Portuguese: Universidade Católica), is a private and non-profit Catholic university. It is maintained by the Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo. The university is also responsible for the St. Lucinda Hospital (Sorocaba) and the TUCA theatre (São Paulo)

Overview

PUC-SP was the first university in Brazil to offer graduate programmes in the areas of Philosophy, Multimedia, Social Service, Psychology of Learning, Applied Linguistics and Speech-language Therapy. It also was the second university to offer a bachelor's degree in International Relations, which offers "double diplôme" for selected students that can finish their studies in Sciences Po. Since 2003, PUC-SP participates in the joint graduate program in International Relations Programa San Tiago Dantas together with UNICAMP and UNESP, one of the most important graduate programmes in the area in Brazil. Since 2010 it also offers a joint master's degree with Pantheon-Sorbonne University at "Economie de La Mondialisation" ("Mestrado Profissional em Economia da Mundialização e do Desenvolvimento").

Besides postgraduate programms (29 Masters and PhDs), research is also encouraged at the undergraduate level: every year the university provides almost 400[2] research grants (US$800/ year) for the Institutional Scientific Initiation Program (similar to the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program in the U.S.), a national integrated system organized by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) that makes research undergrad students 2,2 times more likely to achieve a master's degree and 1,51 time to became a PhD.[3]

In 2010, 80% of employees had a college degree.[4] In 2020, 63,3% of PUC-SP's researchers were women.[5]

Several former professors and students have been honored with significant awards, including 2 Emmy Awards.

History

Foundation

The Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo was founded in 1946, from the union of the Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de São Bento (School of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of São Bento, founded in 1908) and the Paulista School of Law. Together, four other institutions of the Church were connected.[6]

Founded by the archbishop of São Paulo, Cardinal Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta as the "Catholic University of São Paulo", the university received the title of "Pontifical Catholic University" in 1947, by the Pope Pius XII.[6]

In 1969s, PUC-SP was the first university in Brazil to have a post-graduation course.[6]

During the Military Dictatorship

During the Military Dictatorship in Brazil, many students and professors at PUC-SP were present in manifestations against the Government, and the archbishop at that time, Paulo Evaristo Arns, admitted teachers from the public universities who were dismissed by the militaries. Some of the persons who started working at PUC are Florestan Fernandes, Octavio Ianni, Bento Prado Jr., José Arthur Gianotti.[6]

In 1977, PUC hosted the 29th meeting of the Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência (SBPC, Brazilian Society for the Progress of Science), which had been forbidden by the government in public universities. In September, some students celebrated the third National Meeting of the Students, also forbidden by the dictatorship. As a response, troops of the Military Police broke into the campus and arrested some students, professors and other workers.[6]

In the early 1980s, PUC-SP was the first Brazilian university to elect the rector and other administrative functions by direct vote from the students and teachers.[6] In 1984, two fires (one in September, the other in December, the latter believe to be criminal)[6] damaged the theater of the university.

Financial crisis

In the early 2000s, two new campuses, one in Santana and one in Barueri, were created.

In 2001, the university had a deficit of 4 million reais, and that deficit increased in the following years, forcing PUC-SP to make a loan with banks, which generated a debt of 82 million reais by the end of 2005.[7] and the results could be observed for most of the year 2006. Some courses were closed for the low demand[8] and the several professors were fired[9] (although some of them had accepted to have their salaries decreased to avoid being dismissed),[10] generating protests from professors and students.[11] By the end of 2006, the university had its first non-deficitary months.[12]

In 2012, for the first time since the students, professors and staff have been given the right to directly elect the university's rector, the most voted candidate (Dirceu de Mello, which had already been elected for the 2008–2012 mandate and was on campaign for reelection) was not appointed for the position by Odilo Scherer, bishop-cardinal and responsible for appointing the rector. Instead, he opted for Anna Cintra, the least voted of all three candidates.[13] She accepted the position, even though she signed a document (a gesture imitated by the other two candidates) promising not to take over unless she was the most voted candidate.[14] The cardinal's decision was received with dissatisfaction by students and professors, who started a strike for indefinite time and did other demonstrations as an answer to Anna Cintra's indication.[15] [16] [17] On 30 November, she tried to gain access to the rector's room, but was barred by the students, who surrounded her and her bodyguards and caused her to flee by taxi.[18]

Campuses

The main campus of PUC-SP and its administrative headquarters are located in Perdizes, a middle-class neighbourhood in the subprefecture of Lapa, in the west side of São Paulo City. It mostly consists of academic buildings, the University Theater (TUCA) and the University Church. Most of these buildings, built between 1920 and 1940, are part of the historical patrimonium of the city. The School of Exact Sciences and Technology is located near the city centre (Consolação Campus) while Business and Economy courses are also offered in the north side of São Paulo City (Santana Campus). The School of Medical and Health Sciences is located in the city of Sorocaba (90 km from São Paulo) and a campus in the city of Barueri offers courses of Business, Economics, Physical Therapy and Psychology.

Unities and courses

FacultyCourseCampus
School of Social SciencesGeographyPerdizes
HistoryPerdizes
International relationsPerdizes
Social sciencesPerdizes
Social workPerdizes
TourismPerdizes
School of Phylosophy, Communication, Letters and ArtsArt: History, Criticism and CuratorshipConsolação
Communication of the Body ArtsPerdizes
Communication in MultimediaPerdizes
Letters: Spanish language (Licenciate)Perdizes
Letters: English language (Bachelor)Perdizes
Letters: English language (Licenciate)Perdizes
Letters: French language (Licenciate)Perdizes
Letters: Portuguese language (Licentiate)Perdizes
PhilosophyPerdizes
Social communication: JournalismPerdizes
Social communication: Publicity and propagandaPerdizes
Superior of technology in Conservation-restorationConsolação
School of LawLawPerdizes
School of Administration, Economics, Accountancy and Actuarial sciencesAdministrationPerdizes
AdministrationSantana
AdministrationBarueri
Actuarial sciencesPerdizes
AccountancyPerdizes
AccountancySantana
Economic sciencesPerdizes
Economic sciences with emphasis in international tradeBarueri
Superior of technology in MarketingSantana
Superior of technology in International tradeSantana
Superior of technology in Environmental managementSantana
School of Human Sciences and HealthSpeech therapyPerdizes
Physical therapyBarueri
PsychologyPerdizes
PsychologyBarueri
School of EducationPedagogyPerdizes
PedagogySantana
School of Exact Sciences and TechnologyBiomedical engineeringConsolação
Civil engineeringConsolação
Electrical engineeringConsolação
Industrial engineeringConsolação
Computer engineeringConsolação
Information systemsConsolação
Mathematics (Licenciate)Consolação
Physics (Bachelor/Licenciate)Consolação
Superior of technology in Digital gamesConsolação
Technology and Digital mediaConsolação
School of Medical Sciences and HealthBiological sciencesSorocaba
MedicineSorocaba
NursingSorocaba

Admission

Like other Brazilian universities, students are admitted by an entrance exam called vestibular which consists of two tests containing questions on languages, science, math and history. The vestibular of PUC-SP also selects students for other colleges and universities in the state of São Paulo (Examples: Faculty of Medicine of Marília (public institution), Faculty of Medicine of ABC and the Faculty of Law of São Bernardo do Campo).

Notable professors and alumni

Professors

Economy school
Education school
Law school
Philosophy school

Sociology school

Arts and Letters school

Alumni

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Relatório de Administração. 13 March 2009. Fundação São Paulo. pt. 13 March 2010.
  2. Web site: Melhores Universidades: PUC-Rio é a melhor instituição privada. 2021-02-14. Guia do Estudante. pt-BR.
  3. Web site: 2017-05-04. Bolsista de IC tem mais chances de concluir pós-graduação, aponta estudo do MCTIC Galoá Journal. 2021-02-14. Galoa. pt-br.
  4. Web site: 2008-09-19. Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. 2021-02-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20080919014730/http://www.pucsp.br/imprensa/noticias/varias_noticias/09_09_08_mec.html. 19 September 2008.
  5. Web site: 30 Universidades Com Maior Representatividade de Mulheres na Pesquisa Científica. 2021-02-14. querobolsa.com.br. pt-BR.
  6. Web site: Uma história da PUC-SP . PUC-SP official website . pt . 21 February 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100110215441/http://www.pucsp.br/paginas/universidade/historia.htm . 10 January 2010 .
  7. News: Entenda a crise na PUC-SP. 10 March 2006. Folha Online. 21 February 2010.
  8. News: PUC-SP cancela 7 de seus 10 cursos novos. 26 July 2006. Folha Online. pt. 21 February 2010.
  9. Web site: PUC-SP continuará a demitir docentes. Takahashi. Fábio. 30 December 2005. Folha Online. pt. 21 February 2010.
  10. News: Professores da PUC aceitam cortar salário para evitar demissões. Takahashi. Fábio. 28 December 2005. Folha Online. pt. 21 February 2010.
  11. News: PUC anuncia mais demissões; alunos e professores protestam. Klinger. Karina. 17 February 2006. Folha Online. pt. 21 February 2010.
  12. Web site: PUC acaba com déficit após seis anos. Takahashi. Fábio. 29 October 2006. Folha Online. pt. 21 February 2010.
  13. http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/vidae,3-mais-votada-em-eleicao-anna-cintra-e-nomeada-reitora-da-puc-sp,959919,0.htm 3ª mais votada em eleição, Anna Cintra é nomeada reitora da PUC-SP
  14. http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/vidae,nova-reitora-da-puc-sp-descumpre-promessa-e-assume-cargo-mesmo-tendo-sido-a-menos-votada,959965,0.htm Nova reitora da PUC-SP descumpre promessa e assume cargo mesmo tendo sido a menos votada
  15. News: Cardinal challenged over university appointment. 1 December 2012. The Tablet. 27 November 2012.
  16. Web site: Locatelli. Piero. Dom Odilo desrespeita escolha da PUC e alunos entram em greve. CartaCapital. 22 November 2012. pt. 14 November 2012.
  17. Web site: Alunos da PUC-SP decidem manter greve na universidade. R7. 22 November 2012. pt. 21 November 2012.
  18. News: Boarini. Julia. Estudantes impedem nova reitora de entrar em campus da PUC-SP. 1 December 2012. Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2012. pt.
  19. https://unicamp.academia.edu/NinaDaHora?nbs=user State University of Campinas website, Nina da Hora