Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas

The Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-Campinas, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas) is a private Catholic university in Campinas, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. According to the university, around 200,000 professionals have graduated from it. It teaches on three campuses:

• Campus I, home to the rectorate, the university's sponsoring body and more than 50 undergraduate, postgraduate, master's and doctoral courses
• Campus II, which brings together the life sciences courses and teaching clinics, next to the PUC-Campinas Hospital used for practical training in health courses
• Campus Central, in the historic former mansion of the Baron of Itapura in Campinas

Undergraduate courses (graduação) range from law, journalism, architecture and urban planning to engineering, biomedicine and veterinary medicine. Master's and doctoral programmes are rated by Capes, the Brazilian agency for graduate education. The continuing education department offers specialisation and MBA courses, languages and short refresher courses, on campus or online, as well as more than 100 extension courses taught in person, live online or by distance learning.

Undergraduate admission is through the university's entrance exam (vestibular) or other entry routes. Students can take part in exchange programmes with partner institutions abroad and in internships, and campus life includes a culture and arts centre and a faith and culture unit.