The Federal University for Latin American Integration ( pt, Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-americana, UNILA) is a
public university located in the
Brazilian city of
Foz do Iguaçu,
Paraná, at the tri-national border shared by
Brazil,
Argentina and
Paraguay. UNILA emphasises natural resources, social studies and language, international relations and areas considered important for development and regional integration.
UNILA is a bilingual university, where
Portuguese and
Spanish are used.
History
Luiz Inácio da Silva, Brazil's former president, proposed the University creation in 2007, however it was created only on January 12, 2010 on the border between Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.
UNILA was the thirteenth university inaugurated by the Lula Government, and had its first class of 200 students among
Brazilians
Brazilians ( pt, Brasileiros, ) are the citizens of Brazil. A Brazilian can also be a person born abroad to a Brazilian parent or legal guardian as well as a person who acquired Brazilian citizenship. Brazil is a multiethnic society, which me ...
,
Paraguayans,
Uruguayans and
Argentines in August 2010, with an estimated investment of approximately 550 million reais, a portentous construction expected to end in 2014, with the architectural design of the famous Brazilian architect
Oscar Niemeyer.
It is connected to the network of federal universities in Brazil. Its mission is to contribute to Latin American integration, with emphasis on
Mercosur, through technical cooperation among universities, government agencies and international.
Courses
Undergraduate
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Biological Sciences
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Economic Sciences
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Social and Political Sciences
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Engineering Physics
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Materials Engineering
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Energy Engineering
* Civil Engineering of Infrastructure
* Architecture
* International Relations and Integration
* Cinema and Audiovisual
Postgraduate
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Biosciences
* Neotropical Biodiversity
* Economics
* Civil Engineering
* Applied Physics
* History
* Contemporary Latin American Integration
* Latin American Studies
* Comparative Literature
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International Relations
See also
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List of universities in Brazil
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Brazil University Rankings
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Universities and Higher Education in Brazil
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References
External links
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''Projeto de lei que cria Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana é assinado''. Agência Brasil/Brazilian news agency (2007)(in Portuguese)
Foz do Iguaçu
2010 establishments in Brazil
Educational institutions established in 2010
Universities and colleges in Paraná
Federal universities of Brazil
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