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Federal University of Bahia

Public university in Salvador, Brazil

Field	Value
name	Federal University of Bahia
native_name	Universidade Federal da Bahia
native_name_lang	Pt
other_names	UFBA
image	Brasão da UFBA.png
caption	Coat of arms of the university
motto	Virtute spiritus
mottoeng	Virtue of the Spirit
established	April 8, 1946 ( from February 18, 1808)
type	Public university
rector	João Carlos Salles Pires da Silva
head_label	Vice rector
head	Francisco José Gomes Mesquita
faculty	1,768
students	27,549
undergrad	24,075
postgrad	3,474
other	22,705
city	Salvador (main campus), Barreiras, Vitória da Conquista
state	Bahia
country	Brazil
coor
campus	Urban
budget	R$ 1,709,151,955.00 (2016)
{{cite web	title	UFBA em numeros	url=https://proplan.ufba.br/sites/proplan.ufba.br/files/versao_digital_ufba_em_numeros_2017_0.pdf	access-date= 29 November 2017}}
colors	Blue & white
website

The Federal University of Bahia (, UFBA) is a public university located mainly in the city of Salvador. It is the largest university in the state of Bahia.

Students can study there without paying tuition fees, as it is a public university. To join the university they must pass an annual examination, known as the "ENEM" (National High School Exam).

History

UFBA was created on April 8, 1946, through Decree-Law 9155. Earlier, the Federal University of Bahia was formed by the School of Medicine and their associated schools, Dentistry and Pharmacy, and the schools of Philosophy, Economics, Law beyond the Polytechnic School. The actual installation of the university took place on July 2, 1946, the oldest center of higher education in the country, the School of Medicine at the Shrine of Jesus.

Four years later, the Federal University of Bahia was federalized. On December 4, 1950, the government enacted the 2234 law setting the Federal System of Higher Education. Since then, the university has been called the Federal University of Bahia. The history of higher education in the state dates back to 1808 when, for determination of the Portuguese court, the first school of medical education in the country was established: the Medical School of Bahia. This was followed by the Faculty of Pharmacy (1832), School of Fine Arts (1877), School of Law (1891), Polytechnique School (1897), School of Economics (1905), School of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters (1943), School of Librarianship (1942) that formed part of others since 1946.

Student life

The university has 57 undergraduate courses, 82 post-graduate courses and more than 100 postgraduate courses. UFBA is one of the first universities in Brazil, having locations throughout the capital of Bahia and one inside, in Vitória da Conquista (south-west).

In 2008, there were three campuses. The candidates per vacancy average was 6.2. UFBA statistics (in English, Portuguese, Spanish) The UFBA's Cooperation Agreements has 32 countries (such as the United States, Sweden, Argentina, South Africa, New Zealand, and others).

Notable alumni

Gilberto Gil, musician
Milton Santos, geographer
Wagner Moura, actor
Ananda Nahu, artist
Caetano Veloso, musician
Raul Seixas, musician
Julio Licinio, psychiatrist and scientist
Carlos Marighella, politician
Jean Wyllys, politician
Norberto Odebrecht, engineer
Jaqueline Goés de Jesus, scientist
Eliana Calmon, first woman member of Brazil's Superior Court of Justice (STJ)
Ana Rita Santiago, academic and author
Hildegardes Vianna, journalist and folklorist

References

"Reitoria | Universidade Federal da Bahia".
(2010). "Relatório de Administração". UFBA.
link. (2009-07-28)
[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7214070428 UFBA courses and history]
[http://www.aai.ufba.br/aainew/convenio_ing.htm Cooperation Agreements - UFBA] {{webarchive. link. (2008-05-27)

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