1. UFABC - Universidade Federal do ABC Short History 26/07/2005 – Creation of UFABC August, 2006 come into exercise the first 100 teachers September, 2006 starts the first graduating class August 2007 are recommended the first six graduate programs by CAPES Today: about 500 teachers, 8000 students. Dozens of international cooperation with companies and universities

2. UFABC - Universidade Federal do ABC Our pedagogical process favors the exercise of creativity and innovation instead of the passive attitude of knowledge transmission. UFABC also has a mission to explore new paths in scientific and technological research, without frontiers, applied to the search for the secrets of nature, to the invention of new technologies and to the rational criticism that all intellectual production is subject to. The UFABC also considers fundamental to be open for interactions with society, contributing to the material and intellectual welfare of the people. 100% of teachers have PhD with exclusive dedication. Agreements and contacts with key science institutes of Brazil. ~ 50 newly constructed laboratories. Areas of current interest: renewable energy, aerospace, biomedical, environmental, telecommunications, robotics and nanotechnology.

3. Overview, centers and nucleous Courses : Centers and Nuclei: EngineeringBachelorUndergraduate Environmental and Urban Aerospace Biomedical Energy Management Materials Information Instrumentation, Automation and Robotics Biological Sciences Computer Science Physics Mathematics Chemistry Neuroscience Philosophy Economics Territorial Planning Public Policy International Relations Biological Sciences Physics Mathematics Chemistry Philosophy Center of Natural Sciences and Humanities Center of Mathematics, Computation and Cognition Center of Engineering, Modeling and Applied Social Sciences Nucleus for Science, Technology and Society (NCTS) Nucleus for Cognition and Complex Systems (NCSC) Nucleus for Virtual Universes, Entertainment and Mobility (CLOUD) Nucleus for Biochemistry and Biotechnology (NBB) Nucleus for Strategic Studies on Democracy, Development and Sustainability (NEEDDS)