pontifícia universidade católica do rio grande do sul pucrs the pucrs and the faculty of...

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