PUC-SP

International Cooperation

The Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo - PUC-SP, founded in 1946, is outstanding among the Brazilian universities due to the academic educational quality offered to its 23,000 students and the competence of the teaching staff - composed of more than 2,000 professors, most of them holding Ph.D. or MA degrees. Furthermore, PUC-SP plays an active part in the study and discussion of the important social problems, assuming and honoring the commitment that a Higher Education Institution must have with society.

Besides offering some of the best graduate and postgraduate courses in Brazil,PUC-SP has been contributing to the improvement of the Elementary Education in our country, training teachers from several areas. PUC-SP also supports important investments in research and runs Continuing Education and Distance Learning Programs, updating a great diversity of professionals. 

The International Cooperation area fosters, supports and articulates the inter-institutional relations, aiming the integration and mutual exchange through the development of projects, programs and joined actions.

PUC-SP in numbers

Campuses: 05
Undergraduate Programs: 36
Sequential Programs: 01
Master Programs: 28
MBA and Specialization Programs: 197
Doctorate Programs: 22
Research Groups: 238
Professors: 1.421
Undergraduate Students: 13.225
Master and Doctorate Students: 3.413
MBA and Specialization Students: 5.714
Administrative and Technical Staff: 1.542
Alumni: 372.000

Rectory

Rector
Maria Amalia Pie Abib Andery

Vice-Rector
Fernando Antonio de Almeida

Pro-Rector for Undergraduate Education
Alexandra Fogli Serpa Geraldini

Pro-Rector for Culture and Community Relations 
Antônio Carlos Malheiros

Pro-Rector for Continuing Education 
Cláudia Elisabete Schwerz Cahali

Pro-Rector for Graduate Education 
Márcio Alves da Fonseca

Pro-Rector for Planning, Development and Management 
Marcia Flaire Pedroza