University of Brasília
| Universidade de Brasília | |
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Other names
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UNB |
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| Type | Public university |
| Established | April 21, 1962 |
| Rector | Márcia Abrahão |
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Academic staff
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2,241 |
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Administrative staff
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2,512 |
| Undergraduates | 28,570 |
| Postgraduates | 6,304 |
| Location |
Brasília, DF,  Brazil
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| Campus | Urban, 3,950,579 m2 (42,523,680 sq ft) |
| Colors | green and blue |
| Website | www.unb.br |
The University of Brasília (Portuguese: Universidade de Brasília, UnB) is a Brazilian public university funded by the Brazilian federal government. It is located in the country's capital, Brasília.
In Brasilia there are over 114 colleges recognized by the MEC (Ministry of Education).
The University of Brasilia Foundation was created on December 15, 1961. Professor Darcy Ribeiro, who became its first chancellor, was one of the most enthusiastic supporters of its creation. The architect Oscar Niemeyer designed its main building, the Central Institute of Sciences (ICC), which has 700 m of length.
The institution was created on April 21, 1962, following the plan of its founders, educator Anísio Teixeira and anthropologist professor Darcy Ribeiro. As of 2010, it had 1,757 professors and 2,391 employees as well as over 30,000 graduate and undergraduate students. Each semester, the University of Brasília accepts nearly 2,000 incoming students for its 61 undergraduate programs. On the graduate level, the university offers 49 master's degrees and 27 doctoral programs.
The university has :
The university was one of the first in Brazil to offer the Programa de Avaliação Seriada (PAS), an alternative evaluation method for high school students to get into college bypassing both phases of vestibular.
Each semester, the University of Brasilia accepts nearly 2,000 incoming students from a pool of approximately 25,000 candidates for its 61 daytime or evening undergraduate programs. On the graduate level, the university offers 56 masters programs and 31 doctorate programs. It also offers advanced non-degree programs, many of them conducted in other Brazilian States, such as Bahia, Amazonas, Rondônia, Goiás and Rio Grande do Norte. The Technological and Scientific Development National Council (CNPq) and the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) support most of these courses, offering scholarships and research grants.
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