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Federal University of Paraíba (, UFPB) is a public university whose main campus is located in the city of João Pessoa,
Paraíba Paraíba ( , ; ) is a states of Brazil, state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíba i ...
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. Along with Federal University of Campina Grande, they're the main universities in the state of
Paraíba Paraíba ( , ; ) is a states of Brazil, state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíba i ...
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. UFPB offers degrees (Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral) in areas such as the liberal arts (including Law), health sciences (including Medicine and Dentistry), engineering and technology (Computer Science and Computer Engineering), business, education and the fine arts (Music, Theater, Art). There are also campuses in Areia, Bananeiras and North Coast ( Rio Tinto and Mamanguape).


2002 campus detachment

In 2002 the UFPB, at the time formed by the campuses in João Pessoa, Areia,
Campina Grande Campina Grande is the second most populous Brazilian city in the State of Paraíba after João Pessoa, Paraíba, João Pessoa, the capital. It is considered to be the most important city of the Northeastern Brazilian subregion called ''agreste''. ...
, Patos,
Cajazeiras Cajazeiras is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil. It has a population of 62,289 as of 2020. Transportation The city is served by Pedro Vieira Moreira Airport. See also *List of municipalities in Paraíb ...
and Sousa, had four of them detached due to the creation of the Federal University of Campina Grande.


Campuses and Centres

Campus I - João Pessoa
CBIOTEC - Centre for BiotechnologyCCHLA - Centre for Human Sciences, Letters, and Arts CCSA - Centre for Applied Social SciencesCE - Centre for EducationCCS - Centre for Health SciencesCCM - Centre for Medical SciencesCCJ - Centre for Law StudiesCCEN - Centre for Natural and Exact SciencesCI - Centre for InformaticsCTDR - Centre for Technology and Regional DevelopmentCEAR - Centre for Alternative and Renewable Energy
Campus II - Areia
Centre for Agrarian Science
Campus III - Bananeiras
Centre for Human, Social, and Agrarian Sciences
Campus IV - Litoral Norte (Rio Tinto e Mamanguape)
Centre for Applied Sciences and Education


See also

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External links

* Education in Paraíba Universities and colleges established in 1955 1955 establishments in Brazil Buildings and structures in João Pessoa, Paraíba
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