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The growth of the research field has been continuous throughout PUC-Campinas history.

All Schools gather Research Groups.

The Graduate programs cover the following areas:

• Religious Studies;
• Health Sciences;
• Law
• Urban Infrastructure System;
• Sustainability;
• Education
• Psychology;
• Telecommunication’s Network Management;
• Architecture and Urban Planning.

The increase in production of texts and articles and the participation of PUC-Campinas researchers in national and international events follows Brazil’s prestige at the international scientific scenario.

In the region, its Graduate programs and research activities are reference. Researchers, students or professors, actively contribute with public and private agencies in projects, governance, and planning actions, among others.

PUC-Campinas is reference all over Brazil, not only due to educational quality and research development, but also due to its strong social performance.

The University offers support free of charge to Campinas’ underprivileged population by several services that benefit hundreds of people daily with assistance in areas such as medical, law, dentistry, speech therapy, psychology and occupational therapy. Furthermore, PUC-Campinas is the first university of Latin America to be recognized as an Age Friendly University due to the Vitalità Center of Aging and Longevity that offers a wide range of activities to senior citizens and contribute with research and outreach programs.

PUC-Campinas professors are among the best in the Country and have huge prestige, not only at Campinas region, but also all over Brazil. Thus, they are constantly requested by press and business agencies so as to provide expert opinion and lectures on society’s most relevant issues, at practically all sectors of human activity and knowledge.

Nowadays, a diploma with the PUC-Campinas seal is a huge door for the best opportunities in employment, and its students are used to greater growth chances in large corporations in the region.

PUC-Campinas has several scholarship, financing, and agreements for outreach, research, and education at all levels. It maintains agreements with agencies from State and Federal governments, especially the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Health, available for PUC-Campinas’ students, researchers, and extension students, with different programs and resources.

PUC-Campinas maintains internal scholarship and incentive programs, including tutoring and traineeship/internship at the University.

Scholarships and Financings also represent PUC-Campinas’ social commitment, with emphasis on the participation in one of the most significant social programs for higher education in Brazil, Programa Universidade para Todos (Program “University for All”) (PROUNI), from the Brazilian Federal Government. PUC-Campinas also offers the Vestibular Social (Social Entrance Exam), assuring 100% scholarships for low-income students.

With an academic community of almost 20 thousand people, including undergraduate, graduate and extension courses, professors and researchers, PUC-Campinas is the largest private university in São Paulo countryside. Therefore, aiming to support those academic activities, it relies on a state-of-the-art infrastructure comprising:

• Laboratories at all fields of knowledge;
• System of integrated libraries;
• Ateliers, animal research areas, and all resources necessary for practical activities from the different courses and research programs;
• University Hospital, with over 300 beds, around 240 thousand appointments per year, keeping Internship programs at practically all medical specialization areas, serving as practical learning for all courses from the Health area;
• Events of national and international projection and daily activities at auditoriums and theatres, including seminars, conferences, lectures, study panels and debates, making PUC-Campinas an important centre for production and diffusion of knowledge;
• Debate Forums with leaders and authorities from Brazil and abroad covering social, scientific, cultural, political, and economic matters.

Rector: Professor Germano Rigacci Júnior, PhD.

Vice-Rector: Professor Fr. José Benedito de Almeida David, PhD.

Pro-Rector for Undergraduate Studies: Professor Cyntia Belgini Andretta, PhD.

Pro-Rector for Research, Graduate Studies and Outreach Programs: Professor Alessandra Borin Nogueira, PhD.

Pro-Rector for Continuing Studies: Professor Rogério Eduardo Rodrigues Bazi, PhD.

Pro-Rector for People Management and Shared Services: Professor Victor de Barros Deantoni, PhD.

Pro-Rector for Innovation: Professor Camila Brasil Gonçalves Campos, PhD.

Head of the International Relations Office: Professor Carlos Eduardo Pizzolatto, Me.