Federal University of Paraíba | |
Native Name: | Universidade Federal do Paraíba |
Native Name Lang: | Pt |
Other Names: | UFPB |
Motto: | Sapientia Ædificat |
Established: | December 2, 1955 |
Mottoeng: | Knowledge Builds |
Type: | Public |
Endowment: | US$327.6 million |
Students: | 39,283 |
Undergrad: | 32,991 |
Postgrad: | 6,292 |
Website: | www.ufpb.br |
Federal University of Paraíba (Portuguese: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, UFPB) is a public university whose main campus is located in the city of João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. Along with Federal University of Campina Grande, they're the main universities in the state of Paraíba, Brazil.
UFPB offers degrees (Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral) in areas such as the liberal arts (including Law), health sciences (including Medicine and Dentistry), engineering and technology (Computer Science and Computer Engineering), business, education and the fine arts (Music, Theater, Art).
There are also campuses in Areia, Bananeiras and North Coast (Rio Tinto and Mamanguape).
In 2002 the UFPB, at the time formed by the campuses in João Pessoa, Areia, Campina Grande, Patos, Cajazeiras and Sousa, had four of them detached due to the creation of the Federal University of Campina Grande.
Campus I - João Pessoa
Campus II - Areia
Campus III - Bananeiras
Campus IV - Litoral Norte (Rio Tinto e Mamanguape)