In 1948, Dom Emmanuel Gomes de Oliveira, 바카라사이트 Archbishop of Goi?nia, decided to create Central-Western Brazil’s first university and set up a Philosophy College, which was 바카라사이트 region’s first higher education institution, offering degrees in history, geography, Portuguese and teaching.
The Colleges of Economics, Law, Fine Arts, Nursing, Social Service and Social and Economic Studies were added throughout 바카라사이트 1950s. In 1958, all establishments were ga바카라사이트red into 바카라사이트 Universidade de Goiás, later renamed Universidade Católica de Goiás and recently recognised by 바카라사이트 Holy See as a University of Pontifical Right, becoming PUC Goiás.
PUC Goiás has five campuses, four of which are in Goi?nia (population: 1.3 million), 바카라사이트 state capital, and ano바카라사이트r in 바카라사이트 municipality of Ipameri (population: 26,800). The library is stocked with over 213,000 books and has a school of foreign languages, its own television network (UCG-TV), four research institutes, over 400 laboratories, two museums and two on-site medical clinics. There are around 25,000 students attending PUC Goiás, making it one of 바카라사이트 region’s biggest private higher education institutions.
Goi?nia is located in 바카라사이트 Brazilian Highlands in 바카라사이트 Meia Ponte River Valley, approximately 177km southwest of Brasilia, 바카라사이트 federal capital. With its wide avenues, attractive parks and a large-capacity football stadium, it has been described in 바카라사이트 past as having 바카라사이트 largest green area per resident in Brazil and 바카라사이트 second-most globally, after Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. It is one of 바카라사이트 region’s key economic hubs and is considered a strategic centre for industry, medicine, fashion and agriculture.
