Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
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The Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (University of the Sinos Valley, often abbreviated as Unisinos) is a private and non-profit Jesuit university, located in São Leopoldo
, in Greater Porto Alegre
. It is one of the largest and most prestigious Brazilian universities. It is maintained by the Antônio Vieira Association, which is the legal name of the Jesuit Province in Southern Brazil
, a part of the Society of Jesus
, founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola
.
In 1869, in São Leopoldo, in Rio Grande do Sul State, Jesuits found Colégio Nossa Senhora da Conceição, the first official
school
in Rio Grande do Sul. The Cristo Rei School of Philosophy
, Sciences and Literature
becomes official in 1953. It is later named São Leopoldo School of Philosophy, Sciences and Literature, and continues to expand. Precisely one century after the beginnings of Colégio Nossa Senhora da Conceição, on July 31, 1969, Saint Ignatius of Loyola's Day, Unisinos receives official recognition as a University.
It is also part of a network of more than 200 Jesuit colleges and universities worldwide, with 2.2 million students. As a Jesuit university, Unisinos embodies almost five centuries of tradition. Its institutional project is based on the principles of Ignatian pedagogy: research and education should be beneficial to humankind, in all its dimensions, and promote justice.
At its 37th year, Unisinos prides itself on its innovative capabilities. Boasting up-to-date methods and using new technologies, on the lookout for changes in the contemporary world, Unisinos is evolving without renouncing its traditional values. Unisinos has more than 900 professor
s–of whom 86% have either a Master's or a Doctor's degree
, which is above the national level–and about 900 employees in its staff. More than 55,000 alumni have graduated from Unisinos, and their chosen careers reflect the strategic options taken by the institution: transdisciplinarity, continuing education ("education
for life
") and regional development.
In 2004, Unisinos became the first university in Latin America
and one of five in the whole planet to receive ISO 14001 certification, which is granted to institutions committed to the natural environment
. In 2006 it was chosen by SAP AG
, a German
company
, the largest in the business of management software, to siege the company's first development unit in Southern Brazil. In 2008, it was qualified as the third best private university in Brazil and best private university in Southern Brazil.
The Humanitas
Unisinos Institute
(IHU) develops and articulates projects involving research
, studies, reflections, analyses, and services. It follows the same guidelines as the rest of the University, making it possible for Unisinos to make its social force both present and visible. It aims at pointing out and finding solution
s to present challenges, based on social Christian humanism. Per year are 30 publication
s, 200 lectures, and 2,500 people.
The Information Technology
Institute
promotes courses, services and events, applying scientific knowledge to the creation of solutions for companies and professionals linked to the field of Information Technology. It offers 300 technological capacitating courses in São Leopoldo, Porto Alegre or in company. It also offers consulting and assistance services, as well as entrepreneurial missions, with 1,500 participants per year.
The Anchietano Research
Institute
stands out as a study center in areas such as Archaeology
and Anthropology
. The Museum houses artifacts and objects from the culture of various Native American
population
s, mainly the ones in Rio Grande do Sul. The collection comprises missionary statues as well as images, books, tools, and sacred altars of the 20th century.
Social Action in Unisinos has 13 social
project
s, articulated according to public policies and partnerships with communities, collective groups, cooperatives and associations. The fields are: health
, education
for children, teenagers and young adults, labor
, legal advice
, religions, human aging and academic inclusion. The projects involve 45 teacher
s and 350 student
s, 50,000 issues attended to, and 150,000 people reached per year.
Unicidade is a movement aiming at the economic and social development of the region and involves the creation of partnerships between Unisinos and several social sectors, both public and private. Its main objective is to use the academic apparatus (teaching, research and continued education) in order to make a better world
. The conceptual partner of Unisinos in this movement is Bank Santander
.
The Euro
centre Unisinos is part of a network of operators of the AI-Invest program in Latin America. It is maintained with resources from the European Union
and aims at promoting and strengthening the cooperation between European and Latin American companies. Unisinos is the only Latin American university
to siege a Eurocentre.
The Agency
for Integration and Development (AID-Unisinos) obtains external resources for partnerships which stimulate university actions in the context of regional development. The activities involve undergraduate, graduate
and continued education students.
The Museum
was inaugurated on July 31, 2006, and is located in Building 6 Unisinos.
It aims to recreate a part of the history of Rio Grande do Sul
, told through the materials found and collected in the Geopark
of Paleorrota
by several professionals in the fields of geology and biology, which make up a collection of more than eight thousand pieces. And the main objective to provide opportunities for practical knowledge, both for the course in geology
, as for the biology
course at the University
. The material found in the museum is also studied by other universities. The Museum contains unique samples of minerals, rocks and fossil
s that tell the early history of Rio Grande do Sul
.
The visits should be scheduled. The visits are aimed at professionals, entrepreneurs, high school students, scholars and interested amateurs.
The University has contributed to the research and preservation of paleontological sites of geopark
of paleorrota
.
São Leopoldo
São Leopoldo is an important Brazilian industrial city located in the south state of Rio Grande do Sul. It occupies a total area of 103.9 km² at circa 30 km from the State Capital, Porto Alegre. Climate is sub-tropical, with temperatures varying from 2°C minimum at Winter to more than...
, in Greater Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
. It is one of the largest and most prestigious Brazilian universities. It is maintained by the Antônio Vieira Association, which is the legal name of the Jesuit Province in Southern Brazil
Southern Region, Brazil
The South Region of Brazil is one of the five regions of Brazil. It includes the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul and covers 576,409.6 km ², being the smallest portion of the country...
, a part of the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
, founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish knight from a Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus and was its first Superior General. Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the Counter-Reformation...
.
In 1869, in São Leopoldo, in Rio Grande do Sul State, Jesuits found Colégio Nossa Senhora da Conceição, the first official
Official
An official is someone who holds an office in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority .A government official or functionary is an official who is involved in public...
school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
in Rio Grande do Sul. The Cristo Rei School of Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, Sciences and Literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
becomes official in 1953. It is later named São Leopoldo School of Philosophy, Sciences and Literature, and continues to expand. Precisely one century after the beginnings of Colégio Nossa Senhora da Conceição, on July 31, 1969, Saint Ignatius of Loyola's Day, Unisinos receives official recognition as a University.
It is also part of a network of more than 200 Jesuit colleges and universities worldwide, with 2.2 million students. As a Jesuit university, Unisinos embodies almost five centuries of tradition. Its institutional project is based on the principles of Ignatian pedagogy: research and education should be beneficial to humankind, in all its dimensions, and promote justice.
At its 37th year, Unisinos prides itself on its innovative capabilities. Boasting up-to-date methods and using new technologies, on the lookout for changes in the contemporary world, Unisinos is evolving without renouncing its traditional values. Unisinos has more than 900 professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
s–of whom 86% have either a Master's or a Doctor's degree
Doctor (title)
Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre . It has been used as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. This use spread...
, which is above the national level–and about 900 employees in its staff. More than 55,000 alumni have graduated from Unisinos, and their chosen careers reflect the strategic options taken by the institution: transdisciplinarity, continuing education ("education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
for life
Life
Life is a characteristic that distinguishes objects that have signaling and self-sustaining processes from those that do not, either because such functions have ceased , or else because they lack such functions and are classified as inanimate...
") and regional development.
In 2004, Unisinos became the first university in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
and one of five in the whole planet to receive ISO 14001 certification, which is granted to institutions committed to the natural environment
Natural environment
The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
. In 2006 it was chosen by SAP AG
SAP AG
SAP AG is a German software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. Headquartered in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, with regional offices around the world, SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software...
, a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
company
Company
A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
, the largest in the business of management software, to siege the company's first development unit in Southern Brazil. In 2008, it was qualified as the third best private university in Brazil and best private university in Southern Brazil.
The Humanitas
Humanitas
The word humanitas was used by Cicero to describe the formation of an ideal speaker who he believed should be educated to possess a collection of virtues of character suitable for an active life of public service; these would include a fund of learning acquired from the study of bonae litterae ,...
Unisinos Institute
Institute
An institute is a permanent organizational body created for a certain purpose. Often it is a research organization created to do research on specific topics...
(IHU) develops and articulates projects involving research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
, studies, reflections, analyses, and services. It follows the same guidelines as the rest of the University, making it possible for Unisinos to make its social force both present and visible. It aims at pointing out and finding solution
Solution
In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The solvent does the dissolving.- Types of solutions :...
s to present challenges, based on social Christian humanism. Per year are 30 publication
Publication
To publish is to make content available to the public. While specific use of the term may vary among countries, it is usually applied to text, images, or other audio-visual content on any medium, including paper or electronic publishing forms such as websites, e-books, Compact Discs and MP3s...
s, 200 lectures, and 2,500 people.
The Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
Institute
Institute
An institute is a permanent organizational body created for a certain purpose. Often it is a research organization created to do research on specific topics...
promotes courses, services and events, applying scientific knowledge to the creation of solutions for companies and professionals linked to the field of Information Technology. It offers 300 technological capacitating courses in São Leopoldo, Porto Alegre or in company. It also offers consulting and assistance services, as well as entrepreneurial missions, with 1,500 participants per year.
The Anchietano Research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
Institute
Institute
An institute is a permanent organizational body created for a certain purpose. Often it is a research organization created to do research on specific topics...
stands out as a study center in areas such as Archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
and Anthropology
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
. The Museum houses artifacts and objects from the culture of various Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
s, mainly the ones in Rio Grande do Sul. The collection comprises missionary statues as well as images, books, tools, and sacred altars of the 20th century.
Social Action in Unisinos has 13 social
Social
The term social refers to a characteristic of living organisms...
project
Project
A project in business and science is typically defined as a collaborative enterprise, frequently involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim. Projects can be further defined as temporary rather than permanent social systems that are constituted by teams...
s, articulated according to public policies and partnerships with communities, collective groups, cooperatives and associations. The fields are: health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
, education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
for children, teenagers and young adults, labor
Employment
Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. An employee may be defined as:- Employee :...
, legal advice
Legal advice
In the common law, legal advice is the giving of a formal opinion regarding the substance or procedure of the law by an officer of the court , ordinarily in exchange for financial or other tangible compensation...
, religions, human aging and academic inclusion. The projects involve 45 teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
s and 350 student
Student
A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English...
s, 50,000 issues attended to, and 150,000 people reached per year.
Unicidade is a movement aiming at the economic and social development of the region and involves the creation of partnerships between Unisinos and several social sectors, both public and private. Its main objective is to use the academic apparatus (teaching, research and continued education) in order to make a better world
World
World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
. The conceptual partner of Unisinos in this movement is Bank Santander
Grupo Santander
The Santander Group is a banking group centered on Banco Santander, S.A., the largest bank in the Eurozone and one of the largest banks in the world in terms of market capitalisation. According to Forbes Magazine Global 2000, it is the 13th largest public company in the world...
.
The Euro
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
centre Unisinos is part of a network of operators of the AI-Invest program in Latin America. It is maintained with resources from the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
and aims at promoting and strengthening the cooperation between European and Latin American companies. Unisinos is the only Latin American university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
to siege a Eurocentre.
The Agency
Agency
Agency may refer to:* Agency * Agency , refers to a person who acts on behalf of another person.* Agency * Agency , the ability of social actors to make independent choices....
for Integration and Development (AID-Unisinos) obtains external resources for partnerships which stimulate university actions in the context of regional development. The activities involve undergraduate, graduate
Graduate school
A graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
and continued education students.
Museum of Geological History of Rio Grande do Sul
| Museums of Paleorrota Paleorrota Paleorrota , is a geopark located in the center of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The rocks and fossils found along the route date back to the times when there was only one supercontinent Pangaea.... . |
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The Museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
was inaugurated on July 31, 2006, and is located in Building 6 Unisinos.
It aims to recreate a part of the history of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...
, told through the materials found and collected in the Geopark
Geopark
A Geopark is defined by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in its UNESCO Geoparks International Network of Geoparks programme as follows:...
of Paleorrota
Paleorrota
Paleorrota , is a geopark located in the center of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The rocks and fossils found along the route date back to the times when there was only one supercontinent Pangaea....
by several professionals in the fields of geology and biology, which make up a collection of more than eight thousand pieces. And the main objective to provide opportunities for practical knowledge, both for the course in geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
, as for the biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
course at the University
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
. The material found in the museum is also studied by other universities. The Museum contains unique samples of minerals, rocks and fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
s that tell the early history of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...
.
The visits should be scheduled. The visits are aimed at professionals, entrepreneurs, high school students, scholars and interested amateurs.
The University has contributed to the research and preservation of paleontological sites of geopark
Geopark
A Geopark is defined by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in its UNESCO Geoparks International Network of Geoparks programme as follows:...
of paleorrota
Paleorrota
Paleorrota , is a geopark located in the center of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The rocks and fossils found along the route date back to the times when there was only one supercontinent Pangaea....
.