Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

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Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul[ citation needed ]
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
Logo-UFMS.jpg
Latin: Universitas Silvestris Meridianus Brasiliensis
Other names
UFMS
TypePublic, (Federal)
Established5 Jul 1979
BudgetR$ 819 million
Rector Marcelo Augusto Santos Turine
Academic staff
1,300
Administrative staff
1,050
Students20,100
Undergraduates 17,800
Postgraduates 2,300
Location
Campo Grande (main campus)
,
Mato Grosso do Sul
,
Brazil
CampusUrban, rural
Colours Cornflower blue, White
MascotCapi, the capybara
Website www.ufms.br

The Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul ( Portuguese : Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, UFMS), is a public university located in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil. It has, in addition to the main campus in Campo Grande (the State's capital), nine campuses located in the following inland cities: Aquidauana, Chapadão do Sul, Corumbá, Coxim, Naviraí, Nova Andradina, Paranaíba, Ponta Porã and Três Lagoas.

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History

The Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul's history begins in 1962, with the establishment of the University of Pharmacy and Odontology, being located in Campo Grande, which then belonged to the state of Mato Grosso. [1]

Furthermore, during the 1960s, the Brazilian dictatorship had plans to fund federal universities in each state capital. However, the southern population of Mato Grosso would not have access to them, which helped to increase the strength of the separatist movement and made the former state governor, Pedro Pedrossian, start to plan the creation of the State University of Mato Grosso, in Campo Grande.

Meanwhile, in 1966, the University of Pharmacy and Odontology became Campo Grande's Biological Sciences Institute, which added a Medicine course to its curriculum. In 1967, the state of Mato Grosso's administration established the Human Sciences and Modern Languages Institute in Três Lagoas and the Superior Institute of Pedagogy, in Corumbá. [2]

In 1969, the State University of Mato Grosso was finally created. This new institution incorporated all of the above, and extended its reach, in 1970, to the towns of Aquidauana and Dourados, with the creation of two Centers of Pedagogy. The State University of Mato Grosso's creation was officialized on the 4th of November, 1970.

In 1977, the state of Mato Grosso was divided [3] in two by the former president Ernesto Geisel. Therefore, the State University of Mato Grosso was now mainly located in cities that belonged to Mato Grosso do Sul. To solve this problem, the federal government established the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, with its main campus being in Campo Grande, the new state's capital.

Thus, the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, as it is today, was officially created in 1979, by the law number 6.674, [4] enacted by former president João Figueiredo.

Campuses

The university has nine campuses, located in the cities of Campo Grande, Aquidauana, Corumbá, Coxim, Naviraí, Nova Andradina, Paranaíba, Ponta Porã and Três Lagoas. [2]

The campus located at the city of Campo Grande, capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, is the main administrative headquarters of the University. It also counts with its own University Hospital and two sports stadiums.

The campus located at the city of Dourados was separated from the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul in 2006, giving birth to its own University: the Federal University of Grande Dourados, by the Law number 11.153 [5]

In 2015, a campus in the city of Bonito was opened, however being closed a few years later, in 2019. Even so, the building of the campus kept acting as a Advanced Research Unit.

Graduation Courses

Campo Grande campus

Aquidauana campus

Maria Aparecida Pedrossian University Hospital

Source: [6]

The Maria Aparecida Pedrossian University Hospital was opened in 1971 as a way to support the Medical School of the former State University of Mato Grosso, but needed to be closed right afterwards due to lack of resources, being reopened only in 1975.

The hospital has multiple facilities, including its own surgery center, intensive therapy center for adults and children, neonatal intensive care unit, obstetrics center, human milk bank, among others. Also, hemodialisys and radiology services are also performed at the facility.

Procedures are completely free of charge, as the hospital is a part of the Brazilian unified public healthcare system. Currently, it counts with medical residency in 20 specialties, being reference in high risk motherhood, attending bearers of HIV and treating contagious diseases.

Criticism

The university has been criticized for owning Morenão, a soccer stadium used by professional teams. Critics say that the purchase of the stadium was a wrong use of governmental funds. However, part of Morenão is used for academic research.

Notable alumni

Several notable students have been through some form of education by the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. Among them, it is worth mentioning Luiz Henrique Mandetta, former Health Minister for the Jair Bolsonaro government, who specialized in orthopedics by the Federal University. Also, names such as Wellington Fagundes, senator for the state of Mato Grosso; Luiz Alberto Ovando, congressman for the state of Mato Grosso do Sul; and Neiva Guedes, president of the Instituto Arara-Azul and its Hyacinth Macaw Project; have been through this University.

See also

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  3. ↑ "Lcp31". www.planalto.gov.br. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "L6674". www.planalto.gov.br. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Lei n° 11.153". www.planalto.gov.br. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Página Inicial - EBSERH". www2.ebserh.gov.br. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

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