Santa Catarina State University ( pt, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, UDESC) is a State Public University in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. It was established in 1965. UDESC is located in Santa Catarina state in southern Brazil, primarily in

Florianópolis Florianópolis () is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as well as part of the mainland. It has a populat ...

and

Joinville Joinville () is the largest city in Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil. It is the third largest municipality in the southern region of Brazil, after the much larger state capitals of Curitiba and Porto Alegre. Joinville is also a ...

, but it has multiple campuses in 10 cities. According to its official website, it has over 13,000 students. It is regarded as one of the best state Universities in Brazil.

Areas of concentration

UDESC boasts a wide variety of academic areas of concentration, both scientific and artistic. Its Arts division (''Centro de Artes'') is known by the abbreviation CEART. Subdivisions of study there are primarily in: performing arts, visual arts, design, fashion, and music.

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External links

Official website
(in Portuguese)
English language page
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