It is a public university, offering free, high-quality higher education by integrating teaching, research and outreach programs in all fields of knowledge.

Two are located in the capital city of Vitória (Goiabeiras headquarters and Maruípe), one is in the south (Alegre), and the other is in the north (São Mateus), together covering over 300,000 m2 of floor space in an area of more than 4 million m2.

Almost 1,000 papers are published per year in all fields of science, and there are more than 500 ongoing outreach projects, serving around 2 million people throughout the state.

Ufes also offers facilities to the academic and wider communities, including theater, movie theater, art galleries, language center, libraries, museums, planetarium and astronomical observatory, auditoriums, sports center, marine station, experimental farms, a veterinary hospital and a university hospital, which is the main public health facility in the state of Espírito Santo, working as a reference in high-complexity medical care.

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