Institutes
The Humanitas Unisinos Institute (IHU) develops and articulates projects involving research, studies, reflections, analyses, and services. It finds solutions to challenges, based on social Christian humanism. Every year it produces 30 publications and 200 lectures.
The Information Technology Institute promotes courses, services and events, applying scientific knowledge to solutions for companies and professionals linked to the field of information technology. It offers 300 technological courses in São Leopoldo, Porto Alegre or in company. It offers consulting and assistance services, as well as entrepreneurial missions, with 1,500 participants per year.
The Anchietano Research Institute is a study center in areas such as Archaeology and Anthropology. The museum houses objects from the culture of the Native American populations, mainly the ones in Rio Grande do Sul. The collection comprises missionary statues as well as images, books, tools, and sacred altars of the 20th century.
Social Action in Unisinos has 13 social projects in pasrtnershio with communities, collective groups, cooperatives and associations. The fields are: health, education for children, teenagers and young adults, labor, legal advice, religions, human aging and academic inclusion. The projects involve 45 teachers and 350 students. 150,000 people are reached per year.
Unicidade is a movement aiming at the economic and social development of the region and involves the creation of partnerships between Unisinos and social sectors, both public and private. Its main objective is to use the academic apparatus (teaching, research and continued education) in order to make a better world. The partner of Unisinos in this movement is Bank Santander.
The Eurocentre Unisinos is part of a network of operators of the AI-Invest program in Latin America. It is maintained with resources from the European Union and aims at promoting and strengthening the cooperation between European and Latin American companies.
The Agency for Integration and Development (AID-Unisinos) obtains external resources for partnerships which stimulate university actions for regional development. The activities involve undergraduate, graduate and continued education students.
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