Instituto de Computação da Universidade Estadual de Campinas

The Instituto de Computação, formerly the Department of Computer Science of the Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science is the main unit of education and research of the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), located in the campus of Barão Geraldo, city of Campinas, state of São Paulo, Brazil.

History

The origins of the Institute traces back to 1969 when Unicamp created a baccalaureate in Computer Science. The first one of its kind in Brazil, it served as a model for many computing courses in other universities in the country. In the same year, the Department of Computer Science (DCC) was established at the Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science (IMECC). On March 1996, the Department was separated from IMECC and became a full institute, the 20th academic unit of Unicamp. The reorganization was completed formally when its first dean came to office in the next year (March 1997).

Courses

The Institute offers two undergraduate courses: a baccalaureate in Computer Science (evening period) and another in Computer Engineering (in partnership with the School of Electric and Computer Engineering). The Institute offers also post-graduate programs at the level of masters and doctorate in Computer Science. These courses have received top evaluations from the ministry of education, and attract students from many Latin America countries. The Institute also offers many post-graduate specialization and continued education directed mainly towards the qualification and specialization of information technology professionals.

Faculty

One of the institute strongest points is the quality and variety of its faculty. The Institute currently has 44 active professors (of which 34 are doctors with full time appointments), who are graduates of the best universities of the world, and whose activities of research and orientation cover almost all the areas of computer science and engineering. Many have international reputation in its respective specialties.

See also

*Universidade Estadual de Campinas
*School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Campinas) FEEC

External links

* [http://www.ic.unicamp.br IC Home Page]

* [http://www.fee.unicamp.br FEEC]

* [http://www.unicamp.br/ Unicamp]

Address

Instituto de Computação, Unicamp
Caixa Postal 6176
13084-971 Campinas, SP - BRASIL
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