Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

PUCRS

The PUCRS

and the

Faculty of Informatics (FACIN)

http://www.pucrs.br

http://www.pucrs.br/uni/poa/info/f-desk.htm

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Summary

• Localization• Some Basic Numbers• Academic Information• Other Initiatives

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Localization

Uruguaiana Campus

Central Campus

North Campus

(Porto Alegre)

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SUMÁRIO

• Localization• Some Basic Numbers• Academic Information• Other Initiatives

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Some Basic Numbers

• 3 Campi – 2 in Porto Alegre, 1 in Uruguaiana– Total: 33K students

• Central campus– 30K students– 380.000 m2

– ~2000 Academic– ~1800 Personnel

• São Lucas Hospital– ~1400 M.D.’s– ~2300 Personnel

Central Campus Aerial View

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SUMÁRIO

• Localization• Some Basic Numbers• Academic Information• Other Initiatives

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Academic Information

• 22 Faculties– 13 PhD curricula– 23 MSc curricula– 41 Other PG curricula– 61 Undergradute curricula

• Computer Science Faculty– 3 curricula: Computer Science(9), Information Systems(8),

Computer Engineering(10) (joint effort with Engineering School)– 60 Academic– 800-1000 students in faculty + 2000 students, other faculties– MSc curriculum active at the PPGCC since 1994– PhD curriculum under preparation at the PPGCC– 16.000 m2 8-store new building, ready in 2004

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SUMÁRIO

• Localization• Some Basic Numbers• Academic Information• Other Initiatives

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Other Initiatives – Central Campus

Central Campus Plan

• Biggest Science Technology Museum in Latin America• 6.000 m2 Convention Center (2 first World Social Fori location)• Biggest University Hospital in Brazil• Huge sports Center (under

construction)

• Technology Center (Dell, HP >200people labs, and others)

• LABELO Metrology and Calibration• IPCT Scientific and Technological RI• Computer Science Faculty

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Other Initiatives

• Distance Learning by Satellite• Pró-Mata project (with Tübingen University) –

nature research center and nature conservation

• Sports Center, ready in 2003– Antigone-like

swimming pool on 9-store building

– Multiple sports supported