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Undergraduate
The Universidade Federal do Cariri offers 25 undergraduate courses to all 3,465 students regularly enrolled in the institution. The courses are offered in licentiate and bachelor degrees, in all major areas of knowledge, full time and evening. In 2020 two new courses start Veterinary Medicine and Pedagogy. So find your place with us. UFCA has […]
Colleges and Institutes
Regional Map Source: DCOM/UFCA UFCA is present in the region of Cariri, South of State of Ceará northeast of Brazil, which covers 42 counties and had an estimated population of 1.4 million people in 2014, by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). In Cariri Ceará, UFCA campuses are home to the cities of […]
Study in Brazil – Cariri
About Cariri It is a pleasure to receive you in our University. This web site is intended for all international students who will study at the Universidade Federal do Cariri. One of our goals is to acquaint the foreign student with the new environment of social harmony, seeking to answer possible questions before your arrival to […]
PEC-G
The Exchange Program for Undergraduate Students (PEC-G), officially created in 1965, provides students from developing countries with which Brazil maintains educational, cultural or scientific and technological agreements the opportunity to pursue their undergraduate studies in Brazilian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). PEC-G is administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE), through the Division of Educational […]
About UFCA
UFCA in Numbers
The UFCA in Numbers (Data from March 2021) Year Established: 2013 (former Universidade Federal do Ceará campus Cariri) Academics Community Service To see more information access: Paineis de Monitoramento da UFCA.
Location
Click to see interactive map. Mail Address International Office Location Av. Tenente Raimundo Rocha Nº 1639Bairro Cidade UniversitáriaCity: Juazeiro do Norte – State: CearáPostal Code: 63048-080 Campus: Juazeiro do Norte – CEBlock: IOffice: i401Office Hours : Monday – Friday08:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m, 1:00 – 5:00 p.mClosed on University Holidays – See University Calendar UFCA Campuses […]
History of UFCA
The Universidade Federal do Cariri was established on July 05th, 2013, by a federal law n. 12.826, by the former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. The Medical School was created before in 2001, where it remains until the present day in Barbalha. In 2006, the Universidade Federal do Ceará created Civil Engineering, Business Management, Library Science, Agronomy and […]
Research Groups
The research groups of the Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA) are part of the Directory of Research Groups in Brazil, linked to the National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq), and actively contribute to scientific and technological research at the University, in the region and in the national and international scientific communities. The research groups […]
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There are many reasons to become a Universidade Federal do Cariri Student. The Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA) is one of the newest university of the state of Ceará, in northeast of Brazil. A brazilian public university that´s conducting research in sustainable development, biotechnology, information technology and management, health and many other areas of knowledgement. Undergraduate […]
Libraries
UFCA has a Library System with four Sectoral Libraries (Campus Juazeiro do Norte, Campus Crato, Campus Barbalha and Campus Brejo Santo), within cultural and academic units with specialized collections. All books, spare publications, reference works, journals, audiovisual material, course conclusion papers and dissertations. Our On Line Library Catalog named Pergamum that can be accessed here.
Halls
UFCA has several halls to celebrate and promote events for community. Hall Capacity Location Beata Maria de Araújo´s Hall 300 seats Juazeiro do Norte Barbara de Alencar´s Hall 100 seats Juazeiro do Norte Medical School Hall 286 seats Barbalha Hall’s capacity Beata Maria de Araújo´s Hall Barbara de Alencar´s Hall Medical School’s Hall
Culture
Culture is an important pillar of our university, mainly due to the wide cultural diversity in the region of Cariri where it is located. UFCA promotes research, actions, publications and debates in this area. Through the sports coordination the university also promotes various physical activities. The actions, projects and cultural programs, as well as the […]
How to find us
City: Juazeiro do Norte
State: Ceará
Country: Brazil
Street: Av. Ten. Raimundo Rocha
Number: 1639
University name: Universidade Federal do Cariri
CEP: 63048-080
District: Cidade Universitária