History
In 1869, in São Leopoldo, in Rio Grande do Sul state, the Jesuits founded Colégio Nossa Senhora da Conceição, the first official school in Rio Grande do Sul. The Cristo Rei School of Philosophy, Sciences and Literature becomes official in 1953. It was later named São Leopoldo School of Philosophy, Sciences and Literature. A century after the beginnings of Colégio Nossa Senhora da Conceição, on July 31, 1969, Saint Ignatius of Loyola's Day, Unisinos received official recognition as a university.
It is part of a network of more than 200 Jesuit colleges and universities worldwide, with 2.2 million students.
Unisinos has more than 900 professors – of whom 86% have either a Master's or a Doctor's degree, which is above the national level – and about 900 employees in its staff. More than 55,000 alumni have graduated from Unisinos.
In 2004, Unisinos became the first university in Latin America and one of five in the world to receive ISO 14001 certification, which is granted to institutions committed to the natural environment.
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