Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil

Federal University of Santa Maria History

The Federal University of Santa Maria is a Brazilian public university settled in Santa Maria, within the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It was established in the year in 1960, by Professor Jose Mariano da Rocha Filho. UFSM's presence in the municipality of Santa Maria is one of the reasons why the city is sometimes called "university city" or "culture city".

Federal University of Santa Maria Programs, Courses, and Schools

The Federal University of Santa Maria offers Basic and Technical courses, it also provides 66 undergraduate program and postgraduate programs. It also provides specialization programs, Master and Ph.D. program and provides 11 distance education courses for students. The university is divided in 9 centers which offer courses for undergraduate courses and postgraduate courses are Centre of Arts and Language, Centre of Natural and Exact Sciences, Centre of Rural Sciences, Centre of Health Sciences, Centre of Social and Human Sciences, Centre of Education, Centre of Physical Education and Sports, Centre of Technology, Centre of Higher Education of Northern Rio Grande do Sul. The university has more than 1,847 Academic staff, 4,780 administrative students and 28,307 students, including 20,834 undergraduate students, 5,064 postgraduate students and other students 2,409.

Federal University of Santa Maria Campuses

The Federal University of Santa Maria has four campuses: the most one in Camobi, Santa Maria; one campus within the municipality of Silveira Martins, close to Santa Maria; and 2 smaller ones in northern Rio Bravo do Sul, within the municipalities of Frederico Westphalen and Palmeira das Missões. In Santa Maria, however, the courses of Law, Business, Accounting, Psychology, Economics, International Relations, and Dentistry are still offered off-campus, in the city centre.

Federal University of Santa Maria Achievements

The Federal University of Santa Maria was ranked 801 by top universities. The Federal University of Santa Maria came up with the innovation, AGITTEC seeks to expand and intensify institutional initiatives aimed at the dissemination of entrepreneurial culture and education; strengthen technology transfer with a focus on university-company relations and protect the knowledge and technologies generated by our university community.

Federal University of Santa Maria USP

The Federal University of Santa Maria, was ranked at position 15 at national ranking from MEC. As a public university, students do not pay tuition fees. The University has always been committed to its motto of “Seat of Wisdom”.

Federal University of Santa Maria Notable Alumni

Tarso Genro (Former Governor of Rio Grande do Sul), Onyx Lorenzoni (Brazilian federal deputy), Paulo Pimenta (Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil), Luis Carlos Heinze (Brazilian politician).