The Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ) was installed on April 21, 1987 as the Foundation of Higher Education of São João del-Rei (FUNREI). In the year of 2002 it was transformed into University.

Today the UFSJ is present in 5 municipalities.

The Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ) was instituted by Law 7,555 of December 18, 1986, as a Foundation for Higher Education in São João del Rei (Funrei), resulting from the meeting and federalization of two institutions: the Don Bosco College of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters, whose activities began in 1954, maintained by the Province of St. John Bosco; and the Municipal Foundation of São João del Rei, maintainer of the Faculty of Economic, Administrative and Accounting Sciences (Faceac) and the Faculty of Industrial Engineering (Faein), whose activities began in 1972 and 1976 respectively.

On April 19, 2002, Funrei was transformed into a university by Law 10,425, adopting the acronym UFSJ, elected by the academic community. The UFSJ is a public legal entity, financed by the Public Power, linked to the Ministry of Education, which has its headquarters and forum in the city of São João del Rei, and has educational units in Divinópolis, Alto Paraopeba and Sete Lagoas, all in the State of Minas Gerais. As a federal institution of higher public education, the UFSJ ensures the autonomy of scientific, didactic, administrative, disciplinary and financial and patrimonial management.

The Federal University of São João del-Rei is governed by the following principles: I. ethics; II. Democratic management; III. public education, under the responsibility of the Union; IV. freedom and excellence in teaching, research and extension, as well as the dissemination and critical socialization of knowledge without discrimination of any kind; V. pluralism of ideas and pedagogical conceptions; SAW. universality and interdisciplinarity of knowledge; VII. indissociability between teaching, research and extension; VIII. respect for the dignity of the human person and their rights; IX. exercise of justice and well-being of the human being; X. transparency in institutional actions; XI. valuation of education professionals; XII. cultural, scientific, artistic, technological, social and economic development of the region, state and country; XIII. commitment to solidarity among peoples, the defense of human rights and the preservation of the environment.

The objectives of the UFSJ are: I. to stimulate the development of scientific spirit and critical reflection; II. encourage scientific and technological research and cultural production; III. promote widespread dissemination of cultural, scientific and technical knowledge, both those that constitute the patrimony of humanity, and those produced by the Federal University of São João del-Rei; IV. encourage continuous scientific, cultural and professional improvement. Art. 6o In order to achieve its objectives, the UFSJ proposes to: I. train and collaborate in the continuous training of graduates, in the different areas of knowledge, in order to become fit for insertion in the world of work and for participation in development of Brazilian society; II. to study the problems of the contemporary world, in particular the national and regional ones, in order to contribute to the search for solutions to them; III. establish with the community a relationship of reciprocity, through which the University can make available to it, through courses and specialized services, the technique, culture and results of the researches to be carried out; IV. expand and strengthen the University’s links with institutions of Basic Education, especially public ones; V. to broaden and strengthen the University’s network of information and communication technologies and facilitate access to it by the internal and external community, in accordance with the law; SAW. improve the culture of evaluation and accountability of its activities to the internal and external community.

Mackenzie is a private, confessional, non-profit educational institution with more than 140 years of history. Since its foundation, the Institution, an agent of a series of pedagogical innovations, accompanies and influences the educational scenario in the country, having as one of its main concerns the ideal of training citizens with capacity for discernment, with criteria and conditions for reading of the world in which they live and able to intervene in the society of which they are part.

Throughout its existence, it has implemented courses with the aim of covering new areas of knowledge and monitoring the evolution of society, with intense participation in the community. It has become recognized by tradition, pioneering and innovation in education, which enabled it to reach the position of one of the renowned educational institutions that contribute most to the scientific and academic development of the country. As a denominational entity, it promotes the development of citizens who understand the solidarity as an indispensable element for the day-to-day.

According to the website:

"Confessionality

We believe that God is the reference of all reality and His Kingdom is manifested in all areas. This reality must be understood by the Creation-Fall-Redemption structure revealed in the Holy Bible.

 

Mission

To educate the human being, created in the image of God, for the full exercise of citizenship, in an environment of Reformed Christian faith.

 

Vision

To be recognized by society as a Presbyterian and philanthropic denominational institution, dedicated to the divine and human sciences, committed to social and environmental responsibility, in continuous search for academic excellence and management.

 

Values ​​and Principles

In personal conduct: dignity, character, integrity and Mackenzie spirit;
In the exercise of professional activity: ethics, competence, creativity, discipline, dedication and willingness to volunteer work;
In interpersonal relationships: loyalty, mutual respect, understanding, honesty and humility;
In the decision-making process: seeking consensus, justice, truth, equal opportunities for all;
In the relationship between collegial bodies, units and departments: cooperation, team spirit, professionalism and adequate communication;
In the relationship with other institutions: responsibility, independence and transparency;
In society: participation and provision of services to the community;
And, in all circumstances, act with love that is the bond of perfection."

The Federal University of Piauí (UFPI) is a federal institution of Higher Education based in the city of Teresina – State of Piauí and with campuses in the cities of Parnaíba, Picos, Floriano and Bom Jesus. The Institution is maintained by the Federal University of Piauí Foundation (FUFPI) (created by Law No. 5,528, dated 11/12/1968) and is financed with funds from the Federal Government.

The UFPI was established on March 1, 1971, after the merger of some isolated faculties that existed in the State – Faculty of Law, Catholic Faculty of Philosophy, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Administration (Parnaíba) and Faculty of Medicine.

Mission

"To foster the elaboration, systematization and socialization of philosophical, scientific, artistic and technological knowledge appropriate to contemporary knowledge and social reality, forming resources that contribute to local, regional and national economic, political, social and cultural development" (PDI-2010 / 2014).

Objectives and functions

The university aims to cultivate knowledge in all fields of pure and applied knowledge. It is the responsibility of the UFPI, according to chapter I of its statute:

a) to stimulate cultural creation and the development of the scientific spirit and reflective thinking;
b) train graduates in different areas of knowledge, suitable for insertion in professional sectors and for participation in the development of Brazilian society, and collaborate in their ongoing training;
(c) to encourage research and scientific research, with a view to developing science and technology and creating and disseminating culture, and thereby to develop understanding and the environment in which it lives;
d) to promote the dissemination of cultural, scientific and technical knowledge that constitute the patrimony of humanity and to communicate knowledge through teaching, publication or other forms of communication;
e) raise the permanent desire for cultural and professional improvement and enable the corresponding concretization, integrating the knowledge that is being acquired in an intellectual structure systematizing the knowledge of each generation;
f) to stimulate knowledge of the problems of the present world, especially national and regional ones, to provide specialized services to the community and to establish a reciprocal relationship with it;
g) promote extension, open to the participation of the population, aiming at the diffusion of the achievements and benefits resulting from the cultural creation and the scientific and technological research generated in the institution.

Unesp (Universidade Estadual Paulista) is one of the largest and most important Brazilian universities, with outstanding performance in teaching, research and the extension of services to the community.

Maintained by the Government of the State of São Paulo, it is one of the three free public universities, alongside USP (University of São Paulo) and Unicamp (State University of Campinas).

Created in 1976, from institutes of higher education that existed in several regions of the State of São Paulo, Unesp has 34 units in 24 cities, of which 22 are in the Interior; one in the State Capital, São Paulo; and one in the São Paulo Coast, in São Vicente.