Amazonas State University

In 2011, UEA was ranked the best university of the state in an evaluation made by the Ministry of Education.

The creation of UTAM started with an educational policy, created by the Governor of the State of Amazonas, Colonel João Walter de Andrade, that observed the insufficiency of technicians for industry.

In 1977, the Ministry of Education abolished Operational Engineering so the administrators of UTAM started to offer courses of Technology at a Superior level.

In 2011 it was the best university of the north region of Brazil, according to a Ministry of Education exam, called ENADE.

The structure of UEA is divided into Superior Schools[7] (located in Manaus) and Center for Studies.

Aerial view of the UTAM blocks when under construction. Today it houses the UEA Higher School of Technology.