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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
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The Federal University of Santa Maria (Portuguese: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, UFSM) is a Brazilian public university located in Santa Maria, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, funded by the federal government of Brazil. It was founded in 1960, by Professor José Mariano da Rocha Filho. Its campuses span over 1,837.72 ha, with a total of 386,968 m2 of buildings and 28,307 students.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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- HeadquartersSanta Maria1
- Websitewww.ufsm.br
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The Federal University of Santa Maria (Portuguese: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, UFSM) is a Brazilian public university located in Santa Maria, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, funded by the federal government of Brazil. It was founded in 1960, by Professor José Mariano da Rocha Filho. Its campuses span over 1,837.72 ha, with a total of 386,968 m2 of buildings and 28,307 students.2
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The Federal University of Santa Maria also has three technical and secondary education institutions:
The Colégio Técnico Industrial de Santa Maria (Industrial Technical School of Santa Maria);
The Colégio Politécnico da UFSM (UFSM's Polytechnic School), also in Santa Maria; and
The Colégio Agrícola de Frederico Westphalen Archived 2008-07-12 at the Wayback Machine (Agricultural School of Frederico Westphalen).
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They are administered by UFSM's Coordenadoria de Ensino Médio e Tecnológico — Coordination of Secondary and Technical Education. The schools offer the plain high school syllabus, plus optional vocational education.
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