Federal Institute of Santa Catarina
The Federal Institute of Santa Catarina (Portuguese: Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina, IFSC) is an institution of higher, vocational, and middle education located in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil.[1] IFSC awards undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as professional and technical education in different areas of knowledge: life sciences, humanities, social sciences, formal sciences, physical sciences, and applied sciences. The Institute, which has several different campuses across the state of Santa Catarina, is a federally funded institution, directly affiliated to the Ministry of Education. Its main campus is in Florianópolis.
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| Type | Public university, Vocational school |
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| Established | December 29, 2008 |
| Rector | Maria Clara Kaschny Schneider |
| Location | Santa Catarina , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.ifsc.edu.br |
As of 2010, IFSC had over 8,000 students, 535 faculty members, and over 500 staff members. For five years in a row (2008 to 2012), it has been considered the best center of technological education in Brazil by the Ministry of Education.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- The information in this article is based on that in its Portuguese equivalent.