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{{Infobox_University
|name = Universidade de São Paulo
|image = [[Image:University of São Paulo logo.gif|125px|Shield of the University of São Paulo]]
|motto = Scientia Vinces (''Through science you win'')
|established = [[August 11]], [[1827]] (oldest constituent faculty - school of law); [[January 25]], [[1934]] (granted university status as a federation of faculties)
|type = [[Public school|Public]]
|rector = Suely Vilela
|city = [[São Paulo]] and other 6 cities
|state = [[São Paulo State|São Paulo]]
|country = [[Brazil]]
|undergrad = 48,530 (2005)
|postgrad = 25,007 (2005)
|postgrad_label = postgrad
|staff = 5,222
|campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
|free_label =
|mascot =
|free =
|website= [http://www.usp.br/ www.usp.br]
}}
[[Image:Praça do Relógio.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Entrance plaza to USP's main campus at São Paulo City, showing the Clock Tower]]
The '''University of São Paulo''' (in Portuguese '''Universidade de São Paulo''', '''USP''') is one of the three public universities funded by the State of [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]].
USP is one of the largest institutions of higher education in [[Brazil]] and [[Latin America]], with approximately 75,000 enrolled students. It comprises eleven [[campus]]es, four of them being in the [[City of São Paulo]][http://www.usp.br/pco/] (the main campus is called Campus Armando de Salles Oliveira, with 7,443,770 m² of area). The others campuses are located in the cities [[Bauru]], [[Lorena]], [[Piracicaba]], [[Pirassununga]], [[Ribeirão Preto]] and [[São Carlos]]. USP is involved in teaching, research and university extension in all areas of knowledge and has been recognized as being the best academic university in [[Latin America]] according to the [http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2006/ARWU2006TOP500list.htm 2006 Academic Ranking of World Universities].
In the "search for alternatives" period in the [[1930s]], political centralization and the first attempt to provide Brazil with modern administrative, military, and educational institutions took place. The main initiatives included the University of São Paulo, which was created in [[1934]]. Its nucleus was a School of Philosophy, Sciences, and Letters, with professors coming from [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Germany]], and other [[Europe]]an countries. USP also brought together several research and higher education institutions in the state created before, such as the School of Medicine (Faculdade de Medicina), the Polytechnic School (Escola Politécnica), and the [[Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo|School of Law]] (Faculdade de Direito). (The Polytechnic School includes [[civil engineering|civil]], [[electrical engineering|electrical]], [[mechanical engineering|mechanical]], [[mining]], [[metallurgical engineering|metallurgical]], [[naval engineering|naval]] and [[ocean engineering|oceanic]], and [[chemical engineering]] departments).
USP is considered as Brazil's top academic and research institute. In its 2005 edition, [[The Times Higher Education Supplement]] considered USP to be the 196th best university institution in the world. According to the 2005 [[Academic Ranking of World Universities]], published by the [[Shanghai Jiaotong University]], USP is placed in the group of the 101-152nd top world universities. The EGI (European Graduate Institute) reported that USP is the 58th best university in the world, according to the 2006's edition. USP is considered the 45th most productive university on the globe. [http://www.webometrics.info/comparative_productivity.asp]
USP is the 35th most popular university in the world, among 7600 colleges in 200 countries [http://www.4icu.org/].
According to the results of the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities (Top 200), USP is the best university of the set of countries named [[BRIC]] (est. population: 2.7 billion - 07/2006).
==History==
[[Image:Faculdade direitoSP1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Historical building of the Law School, located downtown São Paulo, circa 1950]]
In the "search for alternatives" period in the [[1930s]], political centralization and the first attempt to provide Brazil with modern administrative, military, and educational institutions took place. The main initiatives included the University of São Paulo, which was created in [[1934]]. Its nucleus was a School of Philosophy, Sciences, and Letters, with professors coming from [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Germany]], and other [[Europe]]an countries. USP also brought together several research and higher education institutions in the state created before, such as the School of Medicine (Faculdade de Medicina), the Polytechnic School (Escola Politécnica), and the [[Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo|Faculty of Law]] (Faculdade de Direito). (The Polytechnic School includes [[civil engineering|civil]], [[electrical engineering|electrical]], [[mechanical engineering|mechanical]], [[mining]], [[metallurgical engineering|metallurgical]], [[naval engineering|naval]] and [[ocean engineering|oceanic]], and [[chemical engineering]] departments).
==Admissions==
Students are admitted by an entrance exam, known as [[vestibular]] ([[FUVEST]]), consisting of two steps:
- '''Part I''' is composed of 90 multiple-choice questions ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[English language|English]], [[Chemistry]], [[Math]], [[Physics]], [[Geography]], [[History]] and [[Biology]]).
- '''Part II''' is composed of up to 40 write-in questions related to each candidate's intended major. Engineering candidates for example take Math, Physics,and Chemistry exams, whereas Law School applicants are required to take History and Geography tests. All candidates however, irrespective of their intended course,must take the Portuguese Language and Literature exam, which includes a compulsory written essay.
Moreover, candidates who attended a public school for their entire course of study in High School get a 3% bonus in their Part I and Part II scores, in order to compensate for the generally low quality of Brazilian public basic education.
USP's exam for admission (called "vestibular") is prepared and administered by FUVEST (University Foundation for Vestibular). [http://www.fuvest.br], subject to regulations approved by the university's Undergraduate Studies Council. In 2006, 142,656 students signed up for Fuvest's vestibular to apply for admission into the University of São Paulo. There are 10,202 vacants. One of the most selective courses was Journalism, with about 45 applicants per vacancy. USP is a free university, there is not a monthly tuition.
A renowned publication (Guia do Estudante - Student's Guide) indicated that USP is 2006's best university in Brazil.
==Academic career==
* Teaching Assistant (Auxiliar de Ensino) - MS-2 (must have a Master´s degree and be enrolled in a doctoral program)
* Professor Doutor - MS-3 (must have a doctoral or equivalent degree)
* Professor Associado - MS-5 (must have a ''Livre Docente'' title; equivalent to the German [[Habilitation]])
* Professor Titular - MS-6 (top rank, only MS-6 professors are allowed to hold positions such as Dean of a Faculty/School or Rector of the University)
== Notable Alumni ==
===Former Presidents===
*[[Fernando Henrique Cardoso]] (1995-2003)
*[[Jânio Quadros]] (1961)
===São Paulo state governors===
*[[José Serra]] (2006--)
*[[Mário Covas]] (1995-2001)
*[[Paulo Maluf]] (1979-1982)
===Writers===
*[[Álvares de Azevedo]]
*[[Antônio de Alcântara Machado]]
*[[Castro Alves]]
*[[Fagundes Varela]]
*[[Manuel Bandeira]]
*[[Oswald de Andrade]]
===Others===
*[[Adib Domingos Jatene]] - physician
*[[Amyr Klink]] - sailor and explorer
*[[Carlos Zara (Antônio Carlos Zaratini)]] - actor, got the degree of bachelor engineer at the Polythecnic School in the 50's
*[[César Lattes]] - physicist, co-discoverer of the [[pi meson]]
*[[Drauzio Varella]] - physician, educator and medical science popularizer
*[[Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini]] - physician, he did the first heart transplant in the Latin America
*[[Fernando Haddad]] - the current Brazil's minister of education
*[[Fernando Meirelles]] - film director, he did [[City of God]] [http://imdb.com/chart/top] and [[The Constant Gardener]]
*[[Guido Mantega]] - the current Brazil's finance minister
*[[Henrique Meirelles]] - the current president of the [[Banco Central do Brasil]] (Brazil's Central Bank)
*[[José E. Moreira]] - system software architect for [[Blue Gene]]/L, the fastest supercomputer in the world
*[[José Goldemberg]] - scientific leader and research scientist
*[[Mário Schenberg]] - physicist
*[[Miguel Nicolelis]] - physician and neurobiological researcher
*[[Miguel Reale]] - jurist, he is considered the chief architect of Brazil's current civil codes
*[[Ruy Barbosa]] - jurist, politician and diplomat
*[[Sebastião Salgado]] - photographer and photojournalist
== Trivia ==
*The Polytechnic School has a program known as "double diploma", where the graduation course is legally valid in both Brazil and the [[European Union]].
*This college is the only institution outside the [[European Union]] to integrate the TIME (Top Industrial Managers Europe) association.
*USP is the only Brazilian university to have a supercomputer indicated on the [[TOP500]] list.
*USP was ranked 26th in the ACM 2007, among approximately 1,750 universities [http://icpc.baylor.edu/icpc/Finals/] .
== Global Engineering Study ==
The "Global Engineering Excellence" will study the importance of technology in the competitiveness of nations.
The selected universities are:
*Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
*Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Switzerland
*Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
*Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
*Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
*Tsinghua University, China
*Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
*University of Tokyo, Japan
==Schools and Institutes==
* [http://www.uspleste.usp.br/ Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades]
:: Courses: [[Clothing]] and [[Textile manufacturing|Textile Technologies]], [[Environmental management|Environmental Management]], [[Gerontology]], [[Information Systems]], [[Marketing]], [[Obstetrics]], [[Physical Education]], [[Public Management]], [[Science education|Science Education]], [[Tourism]] and [[Leisure]]
* [http://www.eca.usp.br/ Escola de Comunicações e Artes]
:: Courses: [[Advertising]] and [[Publicity]], Audiovisual Studies ([[Cinematography|Cinema]] & [[TV]]), [[Acting]] and [[Drama|Dramatic Arts]], [[Journalism]], [[Library Science]], [[Music]], [[Plastic Arts]], [[Public Relations]], [[Publishing]], [[Tourism]]
*[http://www.usp.br/eef/ Escola de Educação Física e Esporte]
:: Courses: [[Physical Education]], [[Sports]]
*[http://www.ee.usp.br/ Escola de Enfermagem]
:: Course: [[Nursing]]
* [http://www.eerp.usp.br/ Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto]
:: Course: Nursing
* [http://www.faenquil.br/ Escola de Engenharia de Lorena]
:: Courses: [[Biochemical Engineering]], [[Chemical Engineering]] and Chemical Industry Engineering, [[Material Engineering]]
* [http://www.eesc.usp.br/ Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos]
:: Courses: [[Aerospace Engineering]], [[Architecture]] and [[Urban Planning]], [[Civil Engineering]], [[Computer engineering]], [[Electrical Engineering|Electrical]]-[[Electronic Engineering]] and [[Energy management system|Energy]] and [[Automation]] Systems, [[Environmental Engineering]], [[Mechanical Engineering]], Mechanical Industrial Engineering, [[Mechatronics|Mechatronics Engineering]]
* [http://www.poli.usp.br/ Escola Politécnica]
:: Courses: [[Civil Engineering]] [[Material Engineering]], [[Mining Engineering]], [[Metallurgical Engineering]], [[Electrical Engineering]] with emphasis on [[Energy]] and [[Electric Automation]], [[Control Engineering|Control]] and Automation, [[Electronic Systems]], [[Telecommunications]] [[Mechanical Engineering]]; [[Chemical Engineering]]; [[Production Engineering]]; [[Marine Engineering|Naval Engineering]]; [[Ocean Engineering]] and [[Mechatronics|Mechatronics Engineering]]
* [http://www.esalq.usp.br/ Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz]
:: Courses: [[Agricultural Sciences]]; [[Forestry]] Engineering; [[Environmental Management]] and [[Rural Administration]]
* [http://www.fau.usp.br/ Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo]
:: Courses: [[Architecture]] and [[Urban Planning]], [[Design]]
* [http://www.fcf.usp.br/ Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas]
:: Course: [[Pharmacy]] and [[Biochemistry]]
* [http://www.fcfrp.usp.br/ Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto]
:: Course: Pharmacy
* [[Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo|Faculdade de Direito]]
:: Course: [[Law]]
* [[Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade]]
:: Courses: [[Business Administration]]; [[Economics]]; [[Accountancy]] and [[Actuarial Science]]
* [http://www.fearp.usp.br/ Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade de Ribeirão Preto]
:: Courses: [[Business Administration]]; [[Economics]] and [[Accountancy]]
* [http://www.fe.usp.br/ Faculdade de Educação]
:: Course: [[Education]]
* [http://www.ffclrp.usp.br/ Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto]
:: Courses: [[Chemistry]], [[Biology]], [[Psychology]], [[Medical Physics]] and [[Biomedical Informatics]]
* [http://www.fflch.usp.br/ Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas]
:: Courses: [[Geography]], [[History]], [[Literature]], [[Language]]s and [[Linguistics]], [[Philosophy]], [[Social Sciences]]
* [http://www.fm.usp.br/ Faculdade de Medicina]
:: Courses: [[Medicine]], [[Speech Therapy]], [[Physiotherapy]], [[Occupational Therapy]]
* [http://www.fmvz.usp.br/ Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia]
:: Courses: [[Animal Science]], [[Veterinary Medicine]];
* [http://www.fmrp.usp.br/ Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto]
:: Courses: [[Medicine]], [[Physiotherapy]], [[Occupational Therapy]], [[Biomedical Informatics]]
* [http://www.fmrp.usp.br/ Faculdade de Odontologia]
:: Course: [[Dentistry]]
* [http://www.fob.usp.br/ Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru]
:: Courses: Dentistry, [[Audiology and Speech Therapy]]
* [http://www.forp.usp.br/ Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto]
:: Courses: Dentistry
*[http://www.fsp.usp.br/ Faculdade de Saúde Pública]
:: Courses: [[Nutrition]], [[Hospital Administration]]
* [http://www.fzea.usp.br/ Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos]
:: Courses: [[Animal Science]], [[Food Technology and Science]]
* [http://www.io.usp.br/ Instituto Oceanográfico]
:: Courses: [[Geosciences]], [[Oceanography]]
* [http://www.iag.usp.br/ Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas]
:: Courses: [[Astronomy]], [[Geophysics]] and [[Meteorology]]
* [http://www.ib.usp.br/ Instituto de Biociências]
:: Courses: [[Biological Sciences]], [[General Biology]], [[Botanic]], [[Zoology]], [[Ecology]], [[Physiology]]
* [http://www.icb.usp.br/ Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas]
:: Courses: Physiology; [[Biophysics]], [[Pharmacology]], [[Immunology]], [[Microbiology]], [[Parasitological]], [[Health Sciences]]
* [http://www.icmc.usp.br/ Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação]
:: Courses: [[Mathematics]], [[Applied Mathematics]] and Scientific Computing, [[Computer Science]] and [[Informatics]]
* [http://www.if.usp.br/ Instituto de Física]
:: Course: [[Physics]]
* [http://www.if.sc.usp.br/ Instituto de Física de São Carlos]
:: Courses: Physics, [[Computational physics]], [[Biomolecular sciences]], [[Exact Sciences]] (Teaching)
* [http://www.igc.usp.br/ Instituto de Geociências]
:: Course: [[Geology]], [[Natural environment|Environment]] and [[Geosciences]] (Teaching)
* [http://www.ime.usp.br/ Instituto de Matemática e Estatística]
:: Courses: [[Applied Mathematics]] and [[Computer math|Computer Math]], [[Mathematics]], [[Statistics]], [[Computer Science]] and [[Informatics]]
* [http://www.ip.usp.br/ Instituto de Psicologia]
:: Course: [[Psychology]]
* [http://www.iq.usp.br/ Instituto de Química]
:: Courses: [[Chemistry]]
* [http://www.iqsc.usp.br/ Instituto de Química de São Carlos]
:: Courses: [[Exact Sciences]] (Teaching), [[Chemistry]]
* Instituto de Relações Internacionais
:: Course: [[International Relations]]
== External links ==
{{commonscat|University of São Paulo}}
*[http://www2.usp.br/ingles/ Universidade de São Paulo] (in English)
*[http://www.usp.br/ Universidade de São Paulo] (in Portuguese)
*[http://www.aeronauticasc.eng.br/ Aeronautical Engineering Students Website] (in Portuguese)
== See also ==
*[[State University of Campinas]] - UNICAMP - [http://www.unicamp.br WWW page]
*[[Universidade Estadual Paulista]] - UNESP - [http://www.unesp.br WWW Page]
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