Federal University of Santa Catarina

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Federal University of Santa Catarina
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Other names
UFSC
MottoArs et Scientia
Motto in English
Arts and Science
TypePublic
Established1960
RectorIrineu Manoel de Souza
Administrative staff
4,539
Undergraduates29,595
Postgraduates14,233
Location
Florianópolis
,
Santa Catarina
,
Brazil
CampusUrban
Websitewww.ufsc.br

The Federal University of Santa Catarina (Portuguese: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, UFSC) is a public university in Florianópolis, the capital city of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil.

The structure of its campus comprises 11 Academic Schools (Centros de Ensino), divided by field of study. Every School is divided in departments, the largest one being the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The oldest school at UFSC is the School of Law. The Department of Law was the first of UFSC's departments to be officially recognized in 1932.

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