Federal University of Alagoas

Federal University of Alagoas

Universidade Federal do Alagoas
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Other names	UFAL
Motto	Scientia ad Sapientiam
Type	Public university system, Federal
Established	January 25, 1961 (Law School dates from 1933)
Endowment	R$ 252.614.397,13 (2006)
Rector	Eurico de Barros Lobo Filho
Academic staff	1,394
Students	31,707
Location	Maceió , Alagoas , Brazil
Campus	3 campuses: (Maceió/A. C. Simões, Arapiraca and Delmiro Gouveia/Sertão);
Website	[1]

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.

Academic units

• EEF - School of Nursing and Pharmacy;
• 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.

See also

• Brazil University Rankings
• Universities and Higher Education in Brazil

External links

• Federal University of Alagoas
• Brazilian Ministry of Education and Culture