Organization and administration University of Campinas

1 organization , administration

1.1 rectors
1.2 schools , institutes
1.3 funding & financial information

organization , administration

similarly other brazilian institutions, unicamp composed of several semi-autonomous teaching units, designated schools , institutes. each unit headed director faculty, equivalent dean, elected faculty , student representatives.

the university s administration structured in way similar other public universities in brazil. supreme decision body university council (consu), composed of deans, plus several representatives academic community, students, administrative staff , external community. council meets 4 5 times per year, ruling on high level administrative decisions such approving budget , has final word in internal administrative processes. routine administration left rector, similar university chancellor in english-speaking countries, , rectorate.

rectors

the current rector, josé tadeu jorge

the rector chosen governor of state of são paulo list of 3 candidates elected university s community, including students , administrative staff. traditionally, governor selects candidate largest number of votes, retains power choose different 1 should decide so. rector serves term of 4 years before new election held, , can not reelected in following term. zeferino vaz first rector , held position 12 years until mandatory retirement.

schools , institutes

institute of chemistry

unicamp composed of total of 24 units, 10 of institutes , 14 schools. university home 22 interdisciplinary centers conduct research , outreach on topics ranging dance (such lume) computing , education (such nied).

school of chemical engineering

unicamp responsible 2 technical high schools, technical high school of campinas (cotuca) , technical high school of limeira (cotil).

funding & financial information

yearly funding source



funding in real terms , payroll

like other public universities in brazil, unicamp entirely funded government, in particular case of state of são paulo. funding provided sales taxes, small percentage of total budget obtained donations, paid extension programs , corporate sponsors.

the total budget proposed 2016 of r$2.3 billion, decrease 7% in real terms when compare 2015. fixed costs (payroll, interest , debt service) account 92.2% of government funding. , additional 4% spent on student assistance , 2% on utilities.

a problem faced unicamp, , other public universities in brazil, high dependency on economic conditions, directly impact tax earnings, while of expenses, payroll specially, indexed inflation. while not critical in similar universities (at university of são paulo payroll accounted on 106% of total funding available in 2014), unicamp faces funding crisis, total funding expected decrease in real terms while payroll, takes around 85% of total university funding, expected increase in line inflation. situation aggravated long-running trend of raising staff salaries above inflation response annual strikes led workers union, stu.