Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo

Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo
"EPUSP Biênio building"
Established	1893
Type	Public
Academic staff	460[1]
Undergraduates	4661[2]
Postgraduates	3482[3]
Location	São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil 23°33′18″S 46°43′47″W / 23.555°S 46.72972°W / -23.555; -46.72972Coordinates: 23°33′18″S 46°43′47″W / 23.555°S 46.72972°W / -23.555; -46.72972
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	TIME
Website	www.poli.usp.br

The Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (Portuguese:Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo) (usually called POLI, POLI-USP or EPUSP) is an engineering school in the University of São Paulo (abbreviated USP) in São Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 1893 - before the creation of USP itself - it was the first engineering school in the state of São Paulo and its original name was The Polytechnic School of São Paulo. It was incorporated to the USP in 1934. It is a public institution meaning students do not have to pay for tuition fees. Students are known within campus as "polytechnics" (Portuguese: politécnicos), and every year, 750 new freshmen are admitted. Freshmen will spend most of their first and second year (of a 5 year course) in a building known as Biênio (Biennial), after which they proceed to their diverse specialities in 5 separate buildings: Electrical, Civil, Materials, Mechanic and Chemical.

Since many graduates from this institution have, throughout Brazilian history, occupied positions with public exposure and/or business and industry leadership, including ten mayors of São Paulo and six state governors, it has a reputation of 'training leaders'. It is also a national reference when it comes to technical expertise and is regarded as the best engineering school in Latin America.^[4]

The Polytechnic School was ranked the 177th best Engineering School in the world, according to the 2010 QS World University Rankings.^[5]

Admissions

Admission takes place annually, along with all other courses in the USP, through an exam called "vestibular" held by an institution named FUVEST (University Foundation for the Vestibular). POLI-USP selects only 750 students out of 11,500 candidates,^[6] making it the largest engineering admittance exam in Brazil.

Courses

The Polytechnic School offers formation in the following disciplines of engineering:

• Civil Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Control Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Power Engineering
• Electronic Engineering
• Telecommunications Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechatronics Engineering
• Naval Architecture
• Production Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Metallurgic Engineering

References

1. ^ Evolução do Quadro de Docentes por Categoria
2. ^ Evolução do número de Alunos Regulares de Graduação, por Unidade
3. ^ Evolução do número de Alunos de Pós-Graduação cadastrados por Unidade
4. ^ "The world's top universities in IT & Engineeringbased on responses to the Academic Peer Review". http://www.topuniversities.com/worlduniversityrankings/results/2008/subject_rankings/technology/. 
5. ^ "QS World University Rankings 2010 - Engineering & Technology". Quacquarelli Symonds. http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2010/subject-rankings/technology. Retrieved 30 October 2010. 
6. ^ Manual da Fuvest