ORGANIZERS

USP

The University of São Paulo (USP) in São Paulo, Brazil, is the third largest university in Latin America, with more than 600 courses on offer to 40,000 students. In addition to the main campus in São Paulo, the university maintains research centers in Bauru, Piraciciaba, Pirassununga, Ribeirão Preto, and São Carlos. The university engages in the community surrounding each campus. The practical Science Museum, the Estação Ciência, and 24 smaller museums attract more than one million visitors per year - about the same number as patients at the university hospitals and clinics.

The Escola Politécnica was founded in 1893. Its 500 faculty members are organized in 15 deparments. The school is responsible for 14 undergraduate courses with 4,500 students. The 20 graduate courses have in total about 2000 students.