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Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina

Unoesc is a community university in western Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded in 1968.

Last updated September 16, 2026

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Overview

Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina (Unoesc) is a community university founded in 1968, describing itself as the largest community university in Santa Catarina. It operates across 12 municipalities with more than 550 professors holding master's and doctoral degrees and over 200 courses spanning undergraduate, extension, and postgraduate levels. Its mission is to be a protagonist of social, cultural, and economic development in western Santa Catarina through teaching, research, extension, and community services. FUNOESC is the maintaining foundation, and the university also encompasses basic education units and the Hospital Universitário Santa Terezinha (HUST).

History

Unoesc was founded in 1968 with the mission of being a protagonist of social, cultural, and economic development in western Santa Catarina. It is a community university and describes itself as the largest community university in Santa Catarina. The university operates in 12 municipalities and offers more than 200 courses. FUNOESC is the maintaining foundation; its Procuradoria Jurídica Geral was created on 1 November 1996. The university also includes basic education units and the Hospital Universitário Santa Terezinha (HUST).

Products and positioning

Community university focused on social, cultural, and economic development of western Santa Catarina.

Product categories. Undergraduate programs · Specialization courses · Master's and doctoral programs · Extension courses · Technical courses · Colégios Unoesc (basic education)

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