Jorge Amado University Center

The Centro Universitário Jorge Amado (Jorge Amado University Center, often abbreviated as Unijorge) is a private institution founded in 1999 and located in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It has more than 30 undergraduate courses and some post-graduate courses.[1]

Centro Universitário Jorge Amado
TypeUniversity
Established1999
DeanProfessor Paloma Modesto
Location
Salvador, Bahia
,
Brazil

12°56′15.7060″S 38°24′35.9467″W
Websitehttp://www.jorgeamado.edu.br

About the institution

Located in Salvador, Brazil, a colonial city in the northeastern part of the country, Unijorge is the largest private post-secondary institution in the State of Bahía. Founded 12 years ago, it serves around 20,000 students on its main campus (Paralela Avenue) and three branch campuses via face-to-face (Comércio & Plataforma) and distance learning mode of instruction also in other state (Curitiba/PR).

Unijorge provides undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as continuing education courses in fields including health care, education, technology, engineering, business and tourism, all accredited by the Ministry of Education. 15 percent of Unijorge’s students are enrolled in distance learning programs.

The institution has been recognized in a national survey for its quality of instruction in a distance learning modality by the Brazilian Association of Students in Distance Learning (ABE-EAD).

In 2006, Unijorge became a member of Whitney University System, an organization dedicated to expanding access to post-secondary education to Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking populations through collaborative relationships with Latin American universities.[2]

Infrastructure

Unijorge has a modern campus comprising two buildings, located in the heart of Salvador.

  • Digital Labs
  • Science Labs
  • Auditoriums for 680 people
  • Sports facilities
  • Radio, Photograph and TV studios
  • Library

Exchange programmes

Unijorge has partnership programmes with institutions in Europe and Latin America, as well as with AIESEC and some Brazilian exchange agencies.[3]

Partner schools

Undergraduate programmes

Bachelor degree
  • Management- General
  • Management - Systems Analysis
  • Management - Finance
  • Management - Hospital
  • Management - Marketing
  • Architecture
  • Biological Sciences
  • Accounting
  • Social Communication - Journalism
  • Social Communication - Publicity and Advertisement
  • Social Communication - Radio & TV
  • Graphic Design
  • Law
  • Physical Education
  • Nursing
  • Engineering - Ambiental
  • Engineering - Civil
  • Engineering - Electrical
  • Engineering - Oil and Gas
  • Engineering - Production / Industrial
  • Engineering - Telecommunications
  • Physics
  • Physiotherapy
  • Speech Therapy
  • History
  • Nutrition
  • Psychology
  • International Relations
  • Information Systems
  • Tourism
  • Biological Sciences
  • Physics (Teaching)
  • Geography (Teaching)
  • History (Teaching)
  • English Language
  • Spanish Language
  • Portuguese Language
  • Mathematics
  • Pedagogy

References
  1. "Unijorge : Folha do Estudante – O Maior Portal sobre Educação na Bahia: Faculdade, Mestrado, Idiomas, Intercâmbio, Concurso…". Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  2. "..:: KEYPLAN CONSULTORIA - Notícia ::". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  3. http://revistas.unijorge.edu.br/intercambio/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=57
  4. "European University : EU SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO JORGE AMADO IN BRAZIL". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-05-05.


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