UNESP

The State University of São Paulo (UNESP) is comprised of 23 campuses throughout the state of São Paulo. One is in Rio Claro, and includes two institutes: The Institute of Biosciences and the Institute of Geosciences. UNESP at Rio Claro was founded in 1957. The Institute of Biosciences consists of seven departments with a total of 122 faculty members. UNESP is a public, government-paid institution of the state higher education system.

UNESP was founded in 1976

• Cities: 23 (16 university campus, 7 experimental unities)

• Colleges and institutes: 33

• New unities: 7

• 166 undergraduate courses

• 190 graduate courses

• 102 master’s and 88 Ph.D programs

• # of undergraduate students: over 34,000

• # of graduate students: over 9,000

• # of faculty: over 3,000

• # of staff: over 6,000

• Every year more than 4,000 new professionals graduate all over the state

 This information concerns the Brazilian university and related administrative personnel

University administrators
Dr. Marcos Macari (Rector)
Dr. Herman Jacobus Cornelis Voorwald (Vice-Rector)
Dr. Julio Cezar Durigan (Pro-Rector of Administration)
Dr. Maria Amélia Máximo de Araújo (Pro-Rector of University Extension and Community Programs)
Dr. Sheila Zambello De Pinho (Pro-Rector of Undergraduate Studies)
Dr. Marilza Vieira Cunha Rudge (Pro-Rector of Graduate Studies and Research)
Dr. Gervásio Henrique Bechara (Chief of External Relations)

Address:
Universidade Estadual Paulista
AREX - Assessoria de Relações Externas
Alameda Santos, 647 - 12º andar
São Paulo, SP 01419-901, Brazil
Phone: (55) 11- 252-0312/313  Fax: (55) 11-252-0206
http://www.unesp.br/eng/ (English)
http://www.unesp.br/ (Portuguese)

The campus in Rio Claro

In Rio Claro, the two institutes are: The Institute of Biosciences and the Institute of Geosciences. The Institute of Biosciences consists of 7 departments with a total of 122 faculty members.
The physical area of the campus covers 54 ha, including departmental buildings, centers for research, three auditoriums, and numerous classrooms. In Rio Claro, 1,200 students attend undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs.

The Department of Physical Education

The Department of Physical Education, created in 1984, is part of the Institute of Biosciences and currently has 31 faculty members with full-time dedication to teaching, research, administration and community services. Currently, over 300 students attend two concentration areas, bachelor and licensure degrees in physical education. In 2004 was considered one of the four best undergraduate courses in Brazil

One such program is the graduate program (master’s and doctoral) in Human Movement Sciences (http://www.rc.unesp.br/ib/pos/indexpos.html). UNESP is one of the top schools in the nation and its physical education undergraduate program is considered one of the four best programs in Brazil. The graduate program is one of Brazil’s finest, earning high recommendation scores from the federal educational and research evaluation system.

Faculty members have affiliations with researchers at other Brazilian institutions as well as with well-known researchers from other countries. The direct outcomes of these relationships are collaborative studies, training for undergraduate and graduate students, scholarships from national grant organizations, and placement of former students into other world-renowned centers of research and Ph.D. programs.

Department of Physical Education administrators
Dr. Eliane Mauerberg-deCastro (Head) mauerber@rc.unesp.br
Dr. Wilson do Carmo Junior  (Vice-head) wilsonjr@rc.unesp.br

Address:
Head of the Department of Physical Education
Av. 24-A 1515 - Bela Vista - Rio Claro SP - 13506-900 - Brazil
Phone (55) 19-526.4160 Fax: (55) 19-534-0009

Departmental projects

Besides individual research projects, faculty from  the Department of Physical Education are involved in numerous other projects, including the organization of scientific events, the editing of journals and newsletters, the presentation of outreach programs, and consulting with private and governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Publications sponsored by the department

Motriz
An important departmental project is the publication of a  national journal, Motriz. Launched in 1995, the journal publishes a variety of studies in physical education, sports and related areas. Published quarterly, the journal has become a leading source of scientific information by and for Brazilian researchers and international collaborators. (See the journal website: http://www.rc.unesp.br/ib/efisica/motriz/revista.htm) (Portuguese only)

Sobama’s Journal
The official journal of the Brazilian Society of Adapted Motor Activity is published annually and is currently produced by faculty in the Department of Physical Education. The editor-in-chief is Verena J. Pedrinelli of São Judas Tadeu University in São Paulo. http://www.sobama.org.br

4th International Congress of Physical Education and Movement Movement and 10th São Paulo State Symposium of Physical Education
http://www.rc.unesp.br/ib/simposio/index.htm

The São Paulo State Symposium of Physical Education has been presented every two years since 1987 by the Department of Physical Education of the Institute of Biosciences, State University of São Paulo at Rio Claro. In 1999, the symposium was modified to international status with the creation of the International Congress of Physical Education and Human Movement. Now, these events occur simultaneously, and have come to provide Brazilian and international scholars and professionals with an important environment for interdisciplinary discussion about human movement. Near 800 people attend this event.

Outreach programs of the department

Each year over 4,000 people from the university and the local community visit the Department of Physical Education, UNESP at Rio Claro, to participate in our many outreach programs. Growing in number over the past few years,  more than 25 different outreach programs are now offered annually . Their purposes vary from provinding community support services,  training  rehabilitation settings, applied research settings, artistic performance, development of teaching techniques, etc. Some are as old as the department itself.

The list includes:

• Sports for individuals of different ages (soccer, volleyball, basketball, track and field, capoeira martial art, judo, artistic gymnastics, trampoline, modern dance, folk dance, ballroom dance, and more).

• Adapted physical activities (check out some of the various programs at http://www.rc.unesp.br/ib/e_fisica/proefa/proefa/proefaing.htm) (Portuguese and English)