Episode 937
Federal University of Pernambuco
Wed, 2019-Nov-27 00:35 UTC
Length - 2:10
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The random article for Wednesday, 27 November 2019 is Federal University of Pernambuco.
Federal University of Pernambuco (Portuguese: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, UFPE) is a public university in Recife, Brazil, established in 1946. UFPE has 70 undergraduate courses and 175 postgraduate courses. As of 2007, UFPE had 35,000 students and 2,000 professors. The university has three campuses: Recife, Vitória de Santo Antão, and Caruaru. Its main campus, Campus Reitor Joaquim Amazonas, is located in western Recife, in the Cidade Universitária neighborhood. The Recife Law School, established in 1827, is located downtown.
UFPE ranks among the top Brazilian universities, placing ninth in the country in size and scientific production, and seventh among the federal public universities. UFPE's Center for Exact and Natural Sciences is consistently the strongest in research production in the university.
UFPE has twice elected the best university in Northern and Northeastern Brazil by Guia do Estudante and Banco Real (ABN AMRO). Each year over 6,000 seats are offered in its vestibular. The median and average competition rate is of about 10 applicants for each seat.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:35 UTC on Wednesday, 27 November 2019.
For the full current version of the article, see Federal University of Pernambuco on Wikipedia.
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