Federal University of the São Francisco Valley

The Federal University of the São Francisco Valley (Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, UNIVASF) is a publicly funded university serving the São Francisco Valley in the states of Pernambuco, Bahia and Piauí in Brazil. It is headquartered in Petrolina and has campuses in the municipalities of Juazeiro, Senhor do Bonfim, and Paulo Afonso, Bahia; Petrolina, and Salgueiro Pernambuco; and São Raimundo Nonato, Piauí. In 2019, the university enrolled a total of 6,211 students across all campuses in 31 programs of study.[1]

Federal University of the São Francisco Valley
Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco
Logo of the Federal University of São Francisco Valley
Other names
UNIVASF
TypePublic university
EstablishedJune 27, 2002
RectorPaulo César Fagundes Neves
Students6,211 (2019)
Location
Petrolina
,
Pernambuco
,
Brazil
CampusFive campuses across the São Francisco River Valley region in states of Pernambuco, Bahia and Piauí
Websitewww.univasf.edu.br
Petrolina campus entrance

In 2019, Folha de São Paulo ranked UNIVASF 106th nationally, with its animal science program ranked in the top 25.[2]

History

The university was created with a federal law passed on June 27, 2002, with a mandate to operate across state lines in the historically under-developed semi-arid Sertão of Brazil's northeast.[3] It began operations in 2004.[4] From 2015, its medical school was affiliated with a teaching hospital in Petrolina: the Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco.[5]

See also

References
  1. UNIVASF em números 2012 - 2019: Dados e ações da Gestão Universitária (PDF). Petrolina, Brazil: Univasf. 2020.
  2. "RUF 2019: Fundação Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF)". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  3. "L10473". www.planalto.gov.br. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  4. Amanda FrancoDo G1 Petrolina (2014-10-14). "Reitor avalia os 10 anos da Univasf no Vale do São Francisco". Petrolina e Região (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  5. "Nossa História - EBSERH". www2.ebserh.gov.br. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
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