Introduction
In 2013, UFABC established a policy to encourage the creation of Strategic Research Centers, which aim to promote the production and dissemination of knowledge in innovative areas considered strategic for the university, and also to encourage interdisciplinarity at a level of excellence. The main activity of the Centers is scientific and technological research, as long as it is clearly linked to the transmission of knowledge, through interaction with undergraduate and graduate programs and the university’s outreach activities.
The activities developed by the Centers must ensure the innovative nature of their projects, through cooperation and interdisciplinary integration between the different Centers and other university bodies. Since December 2017, the Centers have also received support from Senior Visiting Professors, selected through a Simplified Selection Process under the responsibility of the University’s Rectorate. Since UFABC’s foundation, 12 (twelve) Strategic Research Centers have been established, all linked to the Rectorate.
Visit the Strategic Research Centers page and learn more about this important integrated university network.
1st Generation: 2008-2016
- NCSC – Center for Cognition and Complex Systems
- NCTS – Science, Technology and Society Center
2nd Generation: 2013-2021
- NBB – Biochemistry and Biotechnology Center
- NEEDDS – Center for Strategic Studies on Democracy, Development and Sustainability
- NUVEM – Center for Virtual Universes, Entertainment and Mobility
3rd Generation: 2016-2024
- NANOMED – Nanomedicine Center
- NINA – Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Neuroscience
- NuTS – Center for Sustainable Technologies
- REVALORES – Waste Recovery Center
4th Generation: 2022-2028
- DATAS – Strategic Data Science Research Center
- INTERAGRO – Biotechnology Research Center for Sustainable Agribusiness
- SABER ABC – ABC Health and Well-Being Observatory