Universidade de São Paulo

Founded in 1934, USP is a public university, managed by the State of São Paulo and attached to the Secretariat of Economic Development. The talent and dedication of its professors, students and employees have been recognized by various world rankings , created to measure the quality of universities according to different criteria, mainly those related to scientific productivity.

This performance, generated during more than eight decades of intense search for excellence, allows USP to be part of a select group of world-class institutions. Its degree is formed by 183 courses, dedicated to all areas of knowledge, distributed in 42 teaching and research units, with more than 58,000 students. The postgraduate program includes 239 programs, with approximately 30,000 enrolled. Currently, USP is responsible for more than 20% of the Brazilian scientific production.

To develop its activities, USP has several campuses, located in the cities of São Paulo, Bauru, Lorena, Piracicaba, Pirassununga, Ribeirão Preto, Santos, and São Carlos, in addition to teaching units, museums, and research centers located outside of these spaces and in different municipalities.

USP International Cooperation Office (AUCANI)

Av. Prof. Lucio Martins Rodrigues, 310 - Bloco B - 4º andar |

05508-020

São Paulo/SP – Brazil

Cidade Universitária

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• Arts and Humanities
• History
• Economic and Social Sciences
• Geography
• Sciences and Technologies
• Law and Political Sciences
• Health (Medicine, Pharmacy, Dental, Sports)
• Engineering

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Yes

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Portugese

• B1

Official certification not asked

English

• B1
• B2

Official certification not asked

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N/A

The exchange student can attend (during the semester, not before) an intensive Portuguese course offered by the Language ,Learning Center (Centro de Línguas da FFLCH) at the São Paulo Campus only – Cidade Universitária. For further information, please visit clinguas.fflch.usp.br or send an email to portcl@usp.br. For opportunities available on other campuses, please refer to our Local International Offices.

Language center courses can be combined with regular courses arranged by various faculties, but they are not listed on the transcript of records. Students who pass the exams receive a certificate of attendance and exchange coordinators may consider them when transferring credits.

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No

All campuses have their own restaurants that serve breakfast, lunch and dinner at affordable prices. USP owns two large hospitals and has partnerships with the Clinical Hospital of São Paulo and of Ribeirão Preto. Exchange

students can have access to them in case of emergency. Sports and recreational facilities and more are present on all the campuses. Some centers run specific programs for severalsports such as soccer, basketball, volleyball and swimming.

All programs are supervised by professionals from the respectivefield and are available to foreign students. In addition to museums, USP also has several cultural centers and groups providing students with a rich diversity of options for leisure and culture.

Please inform us about students’ disabilities as early as possible. This information will not be used to assess their application at all. Through the programme “USP Legal”, USP supports

students with special needs, including adapted transportation services. Here is a full list of all the available services (in Portuguese only). prceu.usp.br/en/

No