Welcome to UPF
The University of Passo Fundo is a community Institution of Higher Education that was founded in 1968 to meet the needs of higher education in the countryside of the State of Rio Grande do Sul and to contribute to the regional development.
9 campuses Currently, UPF covers more than 150 municipalities, with 9 campuses in the northern region of the State. With approximately 20,000 students, the University focuses on teaching excellence, promoting research and extension besides seeking innovation technology, always helping promote citizenship and exercising humanization through actions involving the population. Numbers that certify the importance.
74433 Its infrastructure is an important differential. At UPF, you can find 150 clinics, 176 classrooms for practical-experimental teaching, 300 laboratories, 22 amphitheaters and auditoriums and 10 libraries with more than 300 thousand books available. More than 70.000 professionals graduated in the 117 undergraduate, specialization, MBA, master, doctorate and postdoctorate programs.
Expanding possibilities for the future The University of Passo Fundo keeps and reinforces the commitment to the development of its community through the Social University Responsibility Policy, promoting citizenship, environmental awareness, social inclusion, culture and economic development. Development support The Science and Technology Park, UPF Planalto Médio, UPF Parque, contributes to the responsible development of the region, aiming at approximating the University and the society, its needs and demands.
Academic units and programs INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (ICB) INSTITUTE OF EXACT SCIENCES AND GEOSCIENCES (ICEG) INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY AND HUMAN SCIENCES (IFCH) FACULTY OF ARTS AND COMMUNICATION (FAC) Biological Science Nursing Aesthetic and Cosmetics Pharmacy Speech Therapy Nutrition GRADUATE PROGRAM Environmental Science Analysis and System Development Computer Science Computer Engineering Chemistry Physics Geography Mathematics GRADUATE PROGRAMS Applied Computing Science and Mathematics Teaching Philosophy History Languages and Literatures Psychology Secretarial Studies GRADUATE PROGRAMS Philosophy History Languages and Literatures Visual Arts Graphic Design Journalism Music - Singing Music - Instrument Advertising
Academic units and programs FACULTY OF AGRONOMY AND VETERINARY MEDICINE (FAMV) Agronomy Veterinary Medicine GRADUATE PROGRAMS Agronomy Bioexperimentation Food and Science Technology FACULTY OF EDUCATION (FAED) Fashion Design Social Work Pedagogy GRADUATE PROGRAM Education FACULTY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND PHYSIOTHERAPY (FEFF) Physical Education Physiotherapy GRADUATE PROGRAM Human Aging FACULTY OF LAW (FD) UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM Law GRADUATE PROGRAM Law
Academic units and programs FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACCOUNTING SCIENCES (FEAC) Business Agribusiness Accounting Economic Science International Commerce Human Resource Management Logistics GRADUATE PROGRAM Business FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE (FEAR) Architecture and Urbanism Product Design Environmental Engineering Civil Engineering Food Engineering Production Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemistry Engineering Mechanical Manufacture GRADUATE PROGRAMS Civil and Environmental Engineering Design and Manufacturing Processes FACULTY OF MEDICINE (FM) UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM Medicine FACULTY OF DENTISTRY (FO) UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM Dentistry GRADUATE PROGRAM Dentistry
The International Relations Office (AAII) Your passport for an amazing experience The International Relations Office at the University of Passo Fundo is responsible for the reputation of the University abroad. It is also responsible for assisting exchange students. Testimony The choice to attend Pharmacy at the University of Passo Fundo (UPF), in Brazil, was the best opportunity and experience for me. UPF is a quality university with Testimony UPF is more than a university. It is a home with a hospitable atmosphere and its members become part of your family. Miguel Angel Torres Ramirez Exchange student University of Vigo (Spain). great infrastructure that provided me all the necessary attention in order to make me feel at home. I have been learning through academic projects, research and lessons taught by qualified professors in order to be an excellent professional. Furthermore, this exchange program has expanded my circle of friends with amazing people, what has changed my way of thinking and interacting with people from other Testimony Studying at UPF was one of the best experiences of my life. I learned plenty of new things that are going to help me grow professionally and personally, UPF is one of the best universities, I loved it. Ana Karina Bracho Leza Exchange student The Autonomous University of Coahuila (Mexico). cultures. Celestin Kabasele Kalala PEC-G Exchange Student (Democratic Republic of Congo).
We want you here More than a study journey. At the University of Passo Fundo, you will live a new culture, increase your knowledge and qualify your curriculum through an unforgettable international experience. Far from home. Close to the family. Partnership for a life time The exchange student s hospitality is essential. Bearing this in mind, UPF has created the Program UPF Friend. Through it, academics assist exchange students to be integrated into the university environment and the local community. In order to provide more comfort for exchange students, UPF offers the Program Host Family. Professors and academics host in their homes students from partner universities. AAII promotes the contact between students and host families, making the cultural exchange among the participants of the program possible.
Sport Promotion We speak the same language Through the Project Future Athlete, also available for exchange students, sports are encouraged. It is possible to take different sports such as volleyball, basketball, judo, karate, swimming, dancing, athletics, futsal, soccer and taekwondo. The daily communication and a better inclusion of the foreign exchange student in the academic environment are permanent worries of the University. This is why UPF offers exchange students the discipline of Portuguese for Foreigners. Learning Extension Exchange students can also participate in lots of extension projects offered by UPF, which are extracurricular activities involving the community assistance, such as the Inclusive Equine Education and the Voluntary Smile.
Apply for an exchange program: Academic Calendar 1º SEMESTER: February to July 2º SEMESTER: July to December Application Deadline 1º SEMESTER: October 25th 2º SEMESTER: May 25th Passo Fundo Location Population: 197.798 inhabitants The National Capital of Literature Distance from Porto Alegre: 288,9 km IBGE/2016 Palmeira das Missões Carazinho Sarandi Passo Fundo Lagoa Vermelha For more information access: www.upf.br/intercambios/aluno-estrangeiro Soledade Casca Municipalities where the University s campuses are located.
UPF Campus I BR 285 - Km 292,7 - Bairro São José Passo Fundo/RS - Brasil CEP: 99052-900 aai@upf.br +55 54 3316 8117 fb.com/aaiiupf