Universidade Federal Do ABC - Student Representation

Student Representation

The DCE (Central Directory of Students) represents the graduate students. Its members are chosen in an annual election in which all undergraduates can vote. The Directory of UFABC was established in 2008, from the former Academic Center, and helps students' stay, by helping with their problems, monitoring projects that relate to academic life, as discussions in ConsEP, ConsUni and CEU.

The UFABC has student organizations representing groups of students. Some of these are officially recognized by the university while others rely on the coordination of support from teachers and education cores, including:

• Athletics: the Athletic Association Academic Eleventh of September, or AXIS, deals with student representation on matters involving student athletes from UFABC, always working with the DCE.
• Branch of the IEEE: The student branch of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the professional organization that brings together professionals from all engineering and computing) of UFABC promotes the dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge of the exact sciences in UFABC. UFABC's IEEE branch has run the Robot Competition of UFABC. the course of Formal Conversation in English, acquiring a driver for an airplane, installing a center of excellence in engineering at the university, the project of recycling of electronic material, and the project TISP on engineering education in high schools.
• AESS Chapter: The IEEE South Brazil Section Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society Chapter is a branch of the IEEE for matters related to aerospace systems in general and electronic systems. The AESS at UFABC is the first of its kind in Latin America.
• Association of Republics: The association of student republics is for residents in the republics of UFABC.
• Fubeca: The Fubeca is a social networking site for students. With internal systems of blog, wiki and integration with Twitter, the site is a meeting point for students, faculty and staff of the university.
• Theatre Group brings together students, faculty, staff and the community passionate about the art of acting.
• Choir: The choir of UFABC is composed of students and staff. It is governed by Daniel Moura, who has experience in lyrical singing and choir.
• Community Prism is a community created to promote the integration of the LGBT academic community of UFABC and their friends.
• Film Club brings together students and teachers interested in watching and discussing cinema classics.
• Group Bible Study: In the style of groups such as IFES and ABU (Biblical Alliance University of Brazil) is a brief discussion and reflection on biblical texts.
• Anime Club is a cultural and social space for fans of Japanese animation and manga.