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Federal University of Santa Catarina UFSC

 

Cluster Development

 

UFSC and similar educational institutions are the main reason why there is a developing IT cluster in Florianópolis along with the proper infrastructure.  Universities are often a driving factor to cluster formation. They provide: 

 

Ø  Education in the knowledge and skills to become qualified to work at technology companies or establish new IT companies

Ø   Research and development among students and professors

Ø   Incubators to foster entrepreneurship and new IT competitors

 

 

In Harvard University, business professor Michael Porter’s example of the Australian wine cluster, the first player on the timeline was an educational institution.  UFSC started as the as the Polytechnic Institute of Florianópolis in 1917 and became the Federal University of Santa Catarina in the early 1960s.  Today, UFSC is the third largest university in Brazil and is ranked fourth overall in Latin America.  It has strong programs in IT related subjects and emphasizes preparation through real world experience in the form of required internships.

Contributed to the city’s identity by improving the quality of life.


Located near São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro as Brazil’s leading economic and population centers.  IT clusters in Florianópolis are continuing to develop and rapidly becoming the IT center point of Brazil’s gateway to a growing global platform.

            

 

UFSC’s areas of study include but are not limited to engineering, computer science, telemedicine, automation systems, math/statistics, and information systems.  UFSC provides the highly trained talent pool of individuals that companies need to be productive and innovative.

 

Provides collaboration with private and public companies for a fee.
University students have the opportunity to work on real-life issues.


Entice companies with:

Low rental fees.
Modern research and development labs.
Unlimited resource to new innovation ideas from university students.
Opportunity to be hired from sponsoring companies.


Serves as IT business generator via in-house incubator program for university students.

       

 

 

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