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Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Brazil

uece.br

About

Located in Fortaleza, Brazil, the Universidade Estadual do Ceará is a prominent public state university renowned for its strong academic offerings in education, veterinary medicine, health sciences, and public administration. While undergraduate instruction is primarily conducted in Portuguese, the university welcomes international students through various academic mobility agreements, semester exchange opportunities, and collaborative research initiatives. The institution's International Relations Office provides dedicated support to incoming international students, assisting with visa guidance, housing advice, and university integration. A particularly distinctive characteristic of the university is its multi-campus structure that spans across the entire state of Ceará, allowing students to engage deeply with regional socioeconomic development and unique Brazilian ecosystems through community-based research. International students benefit from an immersive cultural environment coupled with specialized Portuguese language courses designed to facilitate academic and social success.

Background

The State University of Ceará (Portuguese: Universidade Estadual do Ceará, UECE) is a public university in the Brazilian state of Ceará. It is the second largest university in Ceará, the eighth best state university in Brazil and considered the best state university in the North, Northeast and Center-West of the country. Established in 1975 by the Act No. 9.753 which authorizes the State Executive Branch to create Ceará State Educational Foundation (FUNEDUCE), UECE is the largest state university of Ceará. It is involved in teaching, research and science outreach in many areas of knowledge. Its structure consists of a network of campuses that privileges the courses aimed at the training of teachers. The undergraduate programs in Business Administration, Accounting and Psychology are among the best in the country according to Students Performance National Exam (Enade). On January 27, 2021, the then governor of Ceará, Camilo Santana, authorized the start of construction of the Ceará University Hospital (HUC), which will be the largest hospital in the state. The unit will be built within the Itaperi campus and will be deeply integrated with...

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Country
Brazil
City
Fortaleza
Founded
1975
Source: Wikidata
Type
Public
Website
uece.br
Source: Wikidata
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Social Sciences 33%Medicine 16%Health Professions 9%

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