Campus University of Campinas

1 campus

1.1 main campus

1.1.1 design
1.1.2 history
1.1.3 medical center
1.1.4 synchrotron lab


1.2 limeira
1.3 piracicaba
1.4 paulínia
1.5 cotuca , cotil

campus
main campus

aerial view of main campus in late 1990s

the flagship campus of university of campinas located in district of barão geraldo, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) center of campinas. occupies area of 350 hectares (860 acres) situated in valley surrounded gentle rolling hills , bounded on west urban area of barão geraldo, on south , east farmland , north lake , new industrial park built in 2000s.

design

the campus has unique design, main library, student service buildings , restaurant in central circular plaza, , of academic buildings located in blocks emanating center in radial fashion. different areas of study grouped in larger sections, neighboring other areas share similarities: philosophy buildings mark frontier between human sciences, mathematics , economics, while school of food engineering bordered chemical engineering , biology buildings. architect responsible overall design of campus joão carlos bross.

streets named after significant contributors each field, including elis regina , carlos gomes streets, brazilian singer , composer, respectively, alan turing avenue , others.

history

the area occupied campus part of larger rio das pedras farm, owned prominent almeida prado family. set new campus, zeferino vaz looking large, flat area in outskirts of city, have freedom design campus , surroundings scratch. interested in developing area of farm around barão geraldo, family donated initial area of 110 hectares (270 acres) university. remainder of farmland zoned , developed multiple neighborhoods, main historical farmhouse , surroundings remain, protected heritage site , natural reserve.

ciclo básico, set of classrooms shared multiple programs

with land secured, campus designed in way ensure maximum collaboration between different sciences, buildings laid along radial streets emanating central circular plaza, hosted administrative buildings. layout of campus used on design of university s logo, created max schiefer, simplified map of core circle of campus. design similar university of california, irvine campus, build around same time.

construction started in 1966, general castello branco, first president of brazil s military regime, laying cornerstone of institute of biology, inaugurated in 1968, , classes started in new campus on following year. in 1971 area of campus expanded 130 hectares (320 acres), more doubling size, accommodate move of school of medical sciences, until located across several buildings in campinas, new campus. expansion saw construction of massive public hospital, hospital das clínicas (hc), began serving public in 1979.

while initial construction considered complete 1978, campus has grown through continuous addition of new buildings , institutes. in 2014, after years of negotiation, university decided buy argentina farm, located on east side of campus, increasing total area 60% 350 hectares (860 acres). purchase allow expansion of medical sciences , athletics areas, new laboratories.

medical center

unicamp s main campus houses school of medical sciences teaching hospital, hospital das clinicas. construction started in 1975 , hospital opened first clinics , patient facilities in 1979, operational in 1985, when school of medical sciences transferred campinas maternity new campus.

the hospital has 1,000 beds, , serves half million people every year through brazil s unified public health system, sus, performing on average 40 surgeries , 13 births every day. in 2000s, hospital changed primary , secondary care specialized tertiary care center, receiving complex cases other hospitals , clinics in region, around 60% of patients in hospital still cases handled local health centers.

the hospital directly employs 3,100 people, , serves practice center university s faculty , training , residency center students of medicine, nursery , speech therapy.

the national synchrotron light laboratory


synchrotron lab

while not part of unicamp, national synchrotron light laboratory (lnls) research institution focused on physics, structural biology , nanotechnology maintains close ties university , operated part of national center research in energy , materials (cnpem). laboratory designed in 1983 , began operating in 1997, located next main campus. lnls has latin america s particle accelerator, synchrotron, used synchrotron light source designed , built in brazil various physical, chemical, geological, , biological studies.

limeira

campus of school of applied sciences in limeira

unicamp s presence in limeira, city 50 kilometres (31 mi) campinas, dates late 1960s, when young university absorbed engineering school of limeira, became school of civil engineering. unicamp began offering technology courses in 1974 creation of sanitary technology course. course designed taught during day finish @ least 2 years, in old intalations of faculty of civil engineering (fec) in city of limeira. later, in 1976 created course of construction technology, specification in building or construction methods of soil. while school transferred campinas campus in 1989, new programs launched university in limeira, creating ceset, school of technology of limeira, still exists , located near center of city, focused on technical higher education.

main entrance fca unicamp

in 2008 unicamp decided establish new campus in limeira, , in 2008 school of applied sciences created, offering programs such public administration, business management, nutrition , industrial engineering. total undergraduate class size new campus 480 students per year.

piracicaba

in 1967 unicamp absorbed school of odontology of piracicaba, founded in 1955 , located 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of main campus in campinas. on 1,000 students, school located in historic building near center of city, , in 1970s new campus built, occupying area of 60 hectares (150 acres) in outskirts of city, , short distance usp s esalq.

paulínia

in neighboring city of paulínia, university operates multidisciplinary research center focused on biosciences, acquired in 1986 monsanto , integrated university cpqba. part of acquisition, unicamp gained access , continued research subjects explored @ center, specially agricultural sciences. research funded external parties, such companies , other universities.

cotuca , cotil

in addition higher education programs, unicamp responsible running , funding 2 technical high schools, technical high school of campinas (cotuca) , technical high school of limeira (cotil). cotuca located 50 years in historical building near center of city built in 1918 housed unicamp brief period before current campus built. in 2014 transferred main campus old building went through renovations. both schools amongst best public high schools in country, , highly competitive, admissions done through selection exam open middle-school students.