Brazil (University of São Paulo)

Created in 1934, USP is a public university,maintained by the State of São Paulo and linked to the Secretariat of Economic Development. The talent and dedication of teachers, students and staff have been recognized by different world rankings,created to measure the quality of universities based on various criteria, especially those related to scientific productivity.

This performance, generated over more than eight decades of an intense search for excellence,allows USP to integrate a group of world-class institutions. His graduation consists of 183 courses, dedicated to all areas of knowledge, distributed in 42 teaching and research units, with more than 58,000 students. The graduate program consists of 239 programs, with about 30,000 enrolled. Currently, USP is responsible for more than 20% of the Brazilian scientific production.

To develop its activities, USP has several campuses, distributed throughout the cities of São Paulo, Bauru, Lorena, Piracicaba, Pirassununga, Ribeirão Preto, Santos, São Carlos, as well as teaching units, museums and research centers located outside these spaces and in different municipalities.