Federal University of Sergipe

Public university in the state of Sergipe, Brazil

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Federal University of Sergipe

Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Other names

| UFS
Motto| Fluendo Crescit

Motto in English

| Flowing Growth
Type| Public
Established| 1967[1]
Budget| US$200 million (2011)[2]
Rector| Valter Joviniano de Santana Filho[3] and Rosalvo Ferreira Santos[4][5]

Academic staff

| 2,072 non-medical
3,141 total

Administrative staff

| 1,154
241 temporary
Students| 30,832
Undergraduates| 29,481
1,171 in extension[6]
6,498 long-distance
Postgraduates| 3,461
2503 in master
958 in doctorate
Location|

São Cristóvão (headquarters), Aracaju, Itabaiana, Lagarto, Laranjeiras and Estancia

Sergipe

Brazil

Campus| Urban
Colors| Blue
White
Website| UFS.br

The Federal University of Sergipe (Portuguese: Universidade Federal de Sergipe, UFS) is a Brazilian public institution based in Sergipe, with campuses in São Cristóvão, Aracaju, Itabaiana, Laranjeiras, and Lagarto. Founded in 1967 by the junction of the state's existing colleges, it became its second university (the first being the University of Tiradentes, a private institution founded in 1962)[7] and its first public one. It became the state's most reputable and disputed[8] higher education institution, ranking among the country's 40 best universities[9] and Latin America's top 200 list.[10][11]

## History[edit]

Following national education reforms, the university became a new, unified campus in São Cristóvão throughout the 1980s. In 1987, the fully transferred UFS inaugurated its new campus, which became the institution's headquarters. During the 1990s, after the creation of 45 new undergraduate courses, there was an emphasis on technology and academic specialization: the Pólo de Novas Tecnologias (Department for New Technologies) and the Programa de Qualificação Docente (Academic Qualification Program; PQD) were formed. During this time, the university started its first master degree programs through the Department of Post-Graduation and Research. Independent scientific thinking was promoted by the Programa de Iniciação Científica (Scientific Initiation Program), a partnership between the UFS and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development.[12]

Since 2004, the UFS expanded again, based in the government's new social policies,[13][14] which combine new courses, curricula expansion, reform, and expansion of infrastructure. Though generally praised for its scope,[15][16] the Expansion Program is criticized for its execution, permeated by bureaucracy and enormous personnel costs, and efficiency.[17] In 2012, the university had a total of 107 courses[18] across six centres.[19]

## Admissions[edit]

Like most Brazilian universities, admissions to UFS undergraduate courses are made by completing the Vestibular exam. Until 2011, the university independently commissioned the exam from Fundação Carlos Chagas and performed it over four consecutive days: three for each level in Brazilian secondary schools and one for writing.[20][21][22]

Like most exams in other public universities (except ITA and IME), the questions do not present a particular level of difficulty; vacancies are the decisive factor for selection, given the process' competitive nature. In 2010, 28,340 students competed for 4,950 vacancies.[23] Unlike admission systems seen in United States, in which the student chooses their line of study usually one year after their matriculation, enrollment to a course happens before the exam, and the student only competes for vacancies in the chosen course. Since 2012, UFS has adopted the Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (ENEM) as its only form of admission.[24]

In 2007, the university adhered to the controversial racial quota system, designating half of its vacancies to public school black students. The decision was added to the ongoing national controversy questioning the system's constitutionality.[25][26] In 2012, Brazil's Supreme Court declared the quota system to be legal,[27] and it was passed into law after President Dilma Rousseff's sanction.[28]

### Primary and secondary education[edit]

Aside from its higher education curricula, the UFS also ministers primary and secondary education through the Colégio de Applicação (Application School; CODAP), comprising 550 students: 210 primary ("Fundamental Education", levels 6 to 9, according to Brazilian denomination) and 240 secondary ("Mid-Level Education", levels 1 to 3). The school was founded in 1959 as part of the Sergipe College of Philosophy (former Catholic College of Philosophy) and was incorporated into the university in 1968. It was transferred to São Cristóvão Campus in 1981 but remained without a proper building until 1994.[29][non-primary source needed]

The CODAP is the university's take on non-higher public education, a historically deficient system in Brazil. Aside from the usual curriculum, the school invests in extension programs (gathering 160 students in 2012) and the Projects for Scientific Initiation. Its academic staff comprises 30 permanent and 7 temporary teachers, plus 18 employees in the administrative staff. The school ranks as the State's and one of the country's best public schools: in 2012, it had the country's seventh and the State's best primary public education according to the Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Primary Education Development Index).[30][31] In 2010[32] and 2011,[33] the ENEM ranked its secondary education as the state's sixth-best, being the only public school among the top ten.

### Rankings[edit]

UFS Law School is recognized as one of the country's best, ranking among the four best results in the Order of Attorneys of Brazil Exam from 2009 to 2012 (first place in 2010 and 2011).[34][35][36][37] In 2012, the Law School received the OAB Quality Seal, given only to those with consistently exceptional performance in the exam.[38]

## Notable alumni and faculty members[edit]

* Josué Modesto dos Passos Subrinho
* Otaviano Canuto
* Marina Caskey
* Eduardo Amorim
* Rogério Carvalho Santos
* Marcelo Déda
* Antônio Carlos Valadares
* Carlos Ayres Britto
* Jackson Barreto
* Luciano José Cabral Duarte
* André Maurício Conceição de Souza

## See also[edit]

* List of federal universities of Brazil

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Universidade Federale de Sergipe". divulgacoes.ufs.br. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
2. ^ http://www.ufs.br/sites/default/files/ufs_em_numeros_2011-2.pdf[permanent dead link] Official statistics folder for the second semester / 2012
3. ^ "Reitor Professor Dr. Valter Joviniano de Santana Filho". Reitoria UFS (in Portuguese).
4. ^ "Vice-Reitor Professor Dr. Rosalvo Ferreira Santos". Reitoria UFS (in Portuguese).
5. ^ "Portaria 1592 - GR - ROSALVO FERREIRA SANTOS - Designa pró-reitor responsável por reitoria" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
6. ^ "Universidade Federale de Sergipe". divulgacoes.ufs.br. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
7. ^ "Unit EAD - A Unit - Histórico - Educação a Distância - Sergipe, Brasil". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
8. ^ As of 2011, over 29,000 students disputed a total of 5,490 vacancies. http://www.ccv.ufs.br/ccv/concursos/pss2012/files/INSCRITOS.pdf Archived 2019-07-18 at the Wayback Machine 2012 admission process
9. ^ http://ruf.folha.uol.com.br/rankings/rankingdeuniversidades/ 2012 ranking by RUF, Brazilian private media institution
10. ^ "QS World University Rankings: Latin America & The Caribbean 2024". TopUniversities. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
11. ^ "Universidade Federal de Sergipe". Times Higher Education (THE). 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
12. ^ http://oficiais.ufs.br/sites/default/files/21/anuario_estatistico_2008_2010.pdf[permanent dead link] Official statistics book covering 2008 to 2010, Page 13
13. ^ http://www.infonet.com.br/cidade/ler.asp?id=31691&titulo=noticias Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2012-09-05
14. ^ http://www.ufs.br/sites/default/files/relatorio_gestao_2011.pdf[permanent dead link] Official infrastructure report from 2011
15. ^ "Secretário do MEC elogia expansão de vagas". www.ufs.br. Archived from the original on 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
16. ^ "Infonet - Marcos Cardoso - O ciclo virtuoso da UFS se confirma". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
17. ^ http://www.itnet.com.br/materia-15512-17 Archived 2012-08-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2012-09-05
18. ^ http://ruf.folha.uol.com.br/rankings/universidades/universidade-federal-de-sergipe-8434.shtml RUF's report on the university
19. ^ http://www.ufs.br/pagina/centros-1955.html Archived 2012-09-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2012-09-05
20. ^ "Vestibular faz mal à Educação, critica ministro". www.sonoticias.com.br. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
21. ^ "Educador critica tradição dos exames escolares no Brasil". g1.globo.com. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
22. ^ http://www.fcc.org.br/pesquisa/publicacoes/es/artigos/129.pdf Analysis from Fundação Carlos Chagas about the vestibular system
23. ^ http://oficiais.ufs.br/sites/default/files/21/anuario_estatistico_2008_2010.pdf[permanent dead link] Pages 18 to 43
24. ^ "Em 2013, ingresso na UFS somente será feito por desempenho no Enem". www.ufs.br. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
25. ^ "Folha Online - Educação - Aluna critica as cotas e entra pelo sistema universal - 18/05/2008". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
26. ^ http://www.ipcdigital.com/br/Noticias/Brasil/Movimento-pede-fim-das-cotas-raciais-no-Brasil Archived 2009-09-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2012-09-05
27. ^ http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/brazils-racial-quotas-0022211 Archived 2012-06-23 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2012-09-05
28. ^ "Sistema de cotas para universidades federais é sancionado por Dilma". g1.globo.com. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
29. ^ http://codap.ufs.br/ CODAP official website, retrieved 2012-09-07
30. ^ "Codap é a 9ª melhor escola pública do Brasil, segundo Ideb". www.ufs.br. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
31. ^ "Consulte a nota do Ideb do seu Estado e saiba se ele atingiu a meta proposta pelo MEC". educacao.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
32. ^ "Melhores Escolas de Sergipe – Ranking Enem 2010". www.enemvirtual.com.br. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
33. ^ "Enem por escola: Confira as 20 primeiras colocadas do Sergipe". educacao.uol.com.br. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
34. ^ http://www.infonet.com.br/educacao/ler.asp?id=86743&titulo=educacao Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2012-09-04
35. ^ http://www.infonet.com.br/educacao/ler.asp?id=99365&titulo=educacao[permanent dead link] Retrieved 2012-09-04
36. ^ http://sites.ufs.br/bibliotecas/2011/09/27/curso-de-direito-da-ufs-obtem-melhor-aprovacao-do-brasil-no-exame-da-oab/ Archived 2013-01-20 at archive.today Retrieved 2012-09-04
37. ^ "UFS fica em quarto em exame da OAB". www.jornaldacidade.net. August 16, 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
38. ^ "Curso de Direito da UFS recebe Selo OAB de qualidade". www.oabse.org.br. April 19, 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-09-04.

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