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| Type | For-profit |
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| Established | 1972 (as Veiga de Almeida School of Engineering) |
| Rector | Beatriz Balena |
| Students | c. 30,000 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.uva.br |
Universidade Veiga de Almeida (Veiga de Almeida University, often abbreviated as UVA) is a private university with campuses located in Rio de Janeiro and Cabo Frio, Brazil. [1]
It was first founded in 1972 by Professor Mario Veiga de Almeida as the Escola de Engenharia Veiga de Almeida (Veiga de Almeida School of Engineering). It gained university status in 1992. [2] The university was acquired by Rede Ilumno in 2011. [3] Since then standards have consistently increased.
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The University of Évora is a public university in Évora, Portugal. It is the second oldest university in the country, established in 1559 by the cardinal Henry, and receiving University status in April of the same year from Pope Paul IV, as documented in his Cum a nobis papal bull. Running under the aegis of the Society of Jesus meant that the university was a target of the Marquis of Pombal's Jesuit oppression, being closed down permanently in 1779 and its masters either incarcerated or exiled.
Miguel Osório de Almeida was a noted Brazilian physician and scientist, brother of another scientist, Álvaro Osório de Almeida, both considered the fathers of modern physiology in Brazil.
Veiga may be used as a place name or surname. It may refer to:
José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado or Almeida Prado was an important Brazilian composer of classical music and a pianist. On Almeida Prado's death, his personal friend, conductor João Carlos Martins stated that Prado had possibly been the most important Brazilian composer ever.
The Acaraú Valley State University is a state-operated university located in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil.
UVA most often refers to:
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Events in the year 1916 in Portugal.
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