page_title: Federal University of ABC
section_title: History and expansion
hierarchical_section_title: Federal University of ABC / History and expansion
caption_attribution_description: Português: Campus Santo André da UFABC.
context_page_description: Federal University of ABC is a Brazilian institution of higher learning based in Santo André, with operations in several municipalities in the ABC region, all in the state of São Paulo.
  The chairman of the committee that formulated the proposal of the university was Luiz Bevilacqua, who became its second rector.
  UFABC is the only federal university in Brazil with 100% of its professors holding Ph.D.s and, for the second consecutive year in 2011, emerged as the only university in Brazil with impact factor in scientific publications above the world average according to SCImago Institutions Rankings.
context_section_description: In 2004, the Ministry of Education sent to Congress the Bill 3962/2004, which created the Federal University of ABC. This law was enacted by the president and published in the Official Gazette of 27 July 2005, under No. 11,145 and dated 26 July 2005.
  UFABC aims at the integration of several campi in the ABC Region. Campi are located in the cities of Santo André (headquarters) and São Bernardo do Campo.
caption: UFABC's campus in Santo André.
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