Federal University of Paraíba

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 Paraiba, Brazil.

Federal University of Paraíba
Universidade Federal do Paraíba
Other names
UFPB
MottoSapientia Ædificat
Motto in English
Knowledge Builds
TypePublic
EstablishedDecember 2, 1955
EndowmentUS$327.6 million
Students39,283
Undergraduates32,991
Postgraduates6,292
Websitewww.ufpb.br

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).

2002 campus detachment

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.

Campuses and Centres

Campus I - João Pessoa

Campus II - Areia

Campus III - Bananeiras

Campus IV - Litoral Norte (Rio Tinto e Mamanguape)

See also
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