PUC-CAMPINAS AT A GLANCE

Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-Campinas) a sixty-nine year Institution of Higher Education, nationally recognized as one of the best universities in the country, has the characteristic of being an institution aimed at attending, especially, Campinas and its metropolitan region and focusing its works at humanitarian issues. The trajectory of PUC-Campinas, which has already educated more than 150 thousand professionals, gains a new chapter each day. Those who write such history are the students, professors and staff who act at the three University Campi. When created, in 1941, the Institution arrived precisely to compensate the ascending demand for self-employed professionals and new educators, in a city of around 100 thousand residents. Today, Campinas has a totally different reality. The municipality reached more than 1 million residents and became national reference due to its economic importance, harboring the second most important science and technology center in the Country and also for being one of the most important academic centers in Brazil, with several Higher Education institutions. PUC-Campinas, which opened such pioneer space, continues having as main mission the development of professionals for the region, but not leaving aside new educational, market and labor demands, and even those from its own population. Thus, over the last few years it has been investing in the qualification of graduation and Stricto Sensu post-graduation, in the expansion of researches, the increase in the offer of Lato Sensu post-graduation courses and its extension activities.

The history of the PUC-Campinas started on June 7th,1941, when its first Unit, the Philosophy, Sciences and Letters College was created. At that time, the Diocese of Campinas acquired an old mansion from Joaquim Polycarpo Spider, known as the Barão of Itapura.

In 1955, the Philosophy, Sciences and Letter College became Universidade Católica (Catholic University), recognized by the Federal Council of Education. The title of Pontifical was granted by the Pope Paulo VI in 1972.

Soon the mansion built in the end of XIX century became small to hold all of the University´s courses. That way the new campus were arising according to the need of space: the Campus I, the Campus II, and the Institute and Letters.

PUC-Campinas has also a University Hospital (360 places) and PIO XII School (Elementary and High School degrees)

The internationalization of the campus is one of the most important goals of the Institutional Strategic Plan 2002/ 2012, focusing on integrated practical and theoretical procedures as basis for the joint programs developed with partners abroad.

The Department of International and Foreign Affairs (DRE) from PUC-Campinas is responsible for the design of the University’s National and International Cooperation Project, which aims at fomenting the Exchange of information and the production of knowledge, stimulating the full development of student and teaching bodies.

Presently, the Department works at the maintenance and diversification of cooperation agreements, at the regulation of remittance and reception of students and professors and at the organization and coordination of exchange programs. It acts, still, as facilitator of the international experience for the students publicizing and promoting lectures, presentations, fairs, workshops informing the student about the diverse courses, programs and scholarships, as well as orienting them at the obtainment of documentation for such.

Another activity developed by the DRE refers to the support for the professional development of egresses abroad, by means of preparation and issuance of specific documentation for such purpose.

DATA ABOUT PUC- CAMPINAS
Undergraduate courses: 41 Campi: 3 (Central, I and II)
Undergraduate students: 20,328 - Laboratories: 121
Libraries: 10
Sports Facilities: : 29 courts, Gym, dancing and working, out room, and pool.
Total Area: 1,205,422 m²

CAMPI
Campus Central
Address: Rua Marechal Deodoro, 1099
Telephone: 3343-5900
Campus Courses: Law
Ponto de referência: Igreja do Carmo

Campus I
Address: Rod. D. Pedro I, Km 136
Telephone: 3343-7000
Campus Courses: Economics and Management Center, Exact, Environmental and Technology Science Center, Human Science Center (except Law), Gymnastic and Social services.
Ponto de referência: Shopping Parque D. Pedro

Campus II
Address: John Boyd Dunlop Avenue
Telephone: 3343-8600
Campus Courses: Life Science Centre
Ponto de Referência: Hospital Celso Pierro

"The Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas), from ethical-Christian values and considering today’s social-cultural characteristics has as mission to produce, systematize and socialize knowledge, by means of its activities of education, research and extension, aiming at professional capacitation excellence, the full development of the human being and the contribution to the building of a fair and solidary society".

03 - VALUES AND CONDITIONS OF PERFORMANCE

04 - VISION

05 - STAFF

06 - GENERAL INFORMATION

Graduation: 44 courses (2 graduation, 8 Graduation and Baccalaureate, 29 Baccalaureate and 5 Higher Technology)
Post-Graduation Lato Sensu: 13 specialization courses, 4 upgrading courses and 2 refresher courses
Post-Graduation Stricto Sensu: 4 Programs, one being technical graduation level
Sequential: 1 semi-presencial course
Extension: 235 approved courses

07 - CENTERS AND COLLEGES

Center for Exact, Environmental and Technological Sciences (CEATEC)
Architecture and Urban Planning
Environmental Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering with Qualification in Telecommunications
Geography (Emphasis in Territorial and Environmental Management)
Mathematics (Emphasis in Educational Data Processing)
Technological Chemistry
Information Systems

Center for Economics and Administration (CEA)
Administration
Administration (Special Graduation Line in Foreign Trade)
Administration (Special Graduation Line in Logistics and Services)
Accounting
Economical Sciences

Center for Applied Humanities and Social Sciences (CCHSA)
Librarianship
Physical Education
Pedagogy
Social Services
Social Sciences
Law
Philosophy with Emphasis in Ethics
History
Theology

Center for Languages and Communication (CLC)
Visual Arts (Emphasis in Design)
Social Communication: Journalism
Social Communication: Publicity and Advertising (Emphasis in Marketing)
Social Communication: Public Relations
Languages: Portuguese/English
Tourism

08 - INFRASTRUCTURE

09 - ADDITIONAL NUMBERS

Research Groups certified by the CNPQ (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development): 62
Center for Culture and Arts: 5 artistic groups
General Coordinatorship for Attention to Internal Community (CACI): 13 ongoing projects
Cooperated Enterprises: 1.251 where the students develop traineeship programs
Students benefited by scholarship programs: 5 thousand students
Professors: 979 professors amongst graduate, specialists, masters, doctors, post-doctorates and livre docentes (Brazilian title for bearers of a Doctor’s degree, attesting higher quality in research and instruction)
Employees: around 1.500
Professor researchers: around 150

10 - PUC-CAMPINAS HOSPITAL

Infrastructure, Human Resources and Educational Activities
SUS Health Plan Ambulatory Expertise: 36
Beds destined for SUS Health Plan: 243
Beds destined for Private Health Plans and Insurance: 110
Private Cooperatives: 28
Professionals (Doctors, Nurses, Technicians and Administrators): 1883

Average of patients attended per month in 2006
Ambulatory Attendance from SUS Health Plan: 19.101 – Total 229.210
First-Aid Clinic Attendance / First-Aid Attendance from SUS Health Plan: 14.110 – Total 169.318
First-Aid Clinic Attendance / First-Aid Attendance from Private Health Plans and Insurance: 7.197 – Total 86.369

11 - NEWS

40 years of the Social Communications Courses
04.19.2010


The Center for Languages and Communications (CLC) from PUC-Campinas,
celebrates the 40 years of the Social Communications Courses with qualification in
Journalism, Public Relations and Advertising and Marketing.

Along four decades, the courses formed around 10 thousand students, who
operate at the Campinas Metropolitan Region (RMC), at the national and abroad
markets. In order to attain such level of qualification, the Social Communications
Courses went through several curricular reviews along the years, resulting in
curriculums adapted to the professional development, technological innovation and
demands from the labor market.

For CLC Director, Professor Rogério Eduardo Rodrigues Bazi, the courses
mature throughout the years thanks to the investments in quality of education and
changes in curriculum, at laboratorial infrastructure, at research and faculty
capacitation.

Advertising and Marketing develop diversified professionals
The College of Advertising and Marketing offers at its curriculum contents for the
utilization of tools at promotional actions, mass media, and, for specific audiences,
actions in integrated communication and strategic planning for campaigns and
visual communication.

Public Relations invests in strategic development
The professionals graduated by the College of Public Relations are stimulated,
from the first grade, to strategically think communications with different audiences.
The reflex of the course qualification is the number of awards at national
competitions, by the Experimental Projects, working in group of conclusion of
course, developed for real enterprises from the Public, Private and Voluntary
Sectors.

Journalism is reference at the RMC
The College of Journalism became reference at the RMC with its Educational
Project which prioritizes the development of a professional with humanistic
background, technical and theoretical skills in the communications field –
journalism in specific – and capacity of ethical judgment so as to work in such field.

The celebrations shall take place for a year with lectures, exhibits, debates, panel
presentations and interviews, starting with a huge event on 05 of May of 2010 and
ending May 2011.

PUC-Campinas is the best private university in the Health field
10.28.2009

“Best Universities Student Guide and Banco Real Santander Group” Award

Dear partners, it is with great satisfaction that we share with you another achievement from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-Campinas – Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas)

For the second consecutive time PUC-Campinas is the winner as BEST PRIVATE INSTITUTION IN THE COURSES OF Physical Education, Nursing, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Physiotherapy, Speech Therapy, Medicine, Nutrition, Odontology/Dentistry, Psychology and Occupational Therapy by the Student Guide, publication from Editora Abril, renowned by its integrity and discerning evaluation conduct.

According to information from the Student Guide, the structure from PUC-Campinas and the opportunity of students acting at own university-hospital were some of the factors which most contributed to the result. “The Center of Life Sciences (CCV), where the courses in the Health Field are offered, include 33 laboratories, pharmacy-school, first aid posts and speech therapy clinics, odontology/dentistry, physiotherapy and occupational therapy. At the same campus, is the Hospital e Maternidade Celso Pierro (Hospital and Maternity Celso Pierro), which attends 450 thousand patients per year”, informed the yearly publication.

At this 5th Edition of the Best Universities Award, 9371 courses from 1332 higher education institutions were evaluated in all Brazilian States.

According to Professor Doctor Miralva Aparecida de J. Silva, Director of the Center of Life Sciences, it is worth to emphasize that this acknowledgement meets other positive evaluations which the university has received, for example, the institutional evaluation coordinated by the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Educacionais do Ministério da Educação (INEP/MEC – National Institute of Educational Researches from the Ministry of Education).

At the publication’s general ranking, PUC-Campinas is the sixth placed amongst the private higher education institutions.

Editora Abril’s president, in charge of the Student Guide, and the Secretary from the Ministry of Education (MEC) point out that investing in education is the best way of leveraging the country and contributing for the development of society.