The University Center of Belo Horizonte (UniBH) ( pt, Centro Universitário de belo Horizonte) is a

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located in the city of

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...

in the state of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

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. It is considered the best university center of the city of Belo Horizonte and one of the best universities in Brazil, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Education (survey 2011). Acquired by :pt:Anima Educação (the business alias of the publicly traded company GAEC Educação, SA (ANIM3:SA)), it is one of the strongest names in higher education in Belo Horizonte, along with

UFMG The Federal University of Minas Gerais ( pt, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, UFMG) is a federalIn the Brazilian Higher Education context, ''Federal'' does not mean ''collegiate'' (even though most Federal Universities in Brazil enjoy a sim ...

and PUC Minas. UniBH is also one of the most prestigious universities in the country, due to their extension projects and their effort in bringing quality private education to those less fortunate. The UniBH also has ten courses by starry Student Guide of

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and two courses regarded as the best in the country,

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and

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, according to the RUF 2012 (University Ranking of

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). UniBH was acquired in 2009 by Anima Educação. A total of 50 academic programs offered at UniBH lead to Bachelor's of Science, Bachelor's of Arts, Master's, MBA and special Degrees in a variety of disciplines including Biomedicine, Biological Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Nutrition, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Journalism, Advertising, Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Computer Science, Aeronautic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Geography, Geology, Environmental Management, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Mining, History, Mathematics, Education, Social Service, International Relations, Law, Business Administration, Accounting, Foreign Trade, Human Resources Management, Public Administration, etc. Noteworthy are the courses

Medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

(one of the busiest of

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Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...

International Relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such as ...

Accounting Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "languag ...

Ecology Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overlaps wi ...

and

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, which has among its graduates many of the journalists working in the

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mineira. Aiming to integrate teaching, research and extension, the institution maintains the TV UniBH (present on Brazilian cable TV), which operates since 1998 showing a varied program that includes the knowledge produced by the University Center.

References

External links

UniBH Official Website
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