O Programa/The Program
The Graduate Program in Urban Development (MDU) of the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) has been in operation for 40 years and is the only one in the North/ Northeast region dedicated to the field of Urban Planning, it has contributed to the qualification of technical and teaching staff for public and private universities and public governments, with particular emphasis on the fields of conservation management of urban cultural heritage, sustainable urban development of landscapes and public spaces, the history and theory of architecture, urbanism and urban practices in cities, advanced studies of housing, entrepreneurship, legal instruments for urban planning, and public participation.
Proposal: The Program proposal uses an interdisciplinary approach to urban and regional issues, fostering discussions and theoretical reflections with analytical and intervention practices through the application of theories, methods and techniques of integrated conservation planning, the cultural landscape, urban design and urban management.
People
Faculty members
Advisors by Areas of Concentration/ Research topics
Architecture and Urbanism
Circe Maria Gama Monteiro - LATTES
Cristiano do Nascimento Borba (colaborador)- LATTES
Fernando Diniz Moreira - LATTES
Guilah Naslavsky - LATTES
José de Souza Brandão- LATTES
Julieta Maria de Vasconcelos Leite - LATTES
Letícia Teixeira Mendes - LATTES
Lúcia Leitão Santos - LATTES
Luiz Manuel do Eirado Amorim - LATTES
Maria de Jesus Britto Leite - LATTES
Maria Luiza Macedo Xavier de Freitas - LATTES
Max Lira Veras de Andrade - LATTES
Integrated Conservation
Ana Rita Sá Carneiro - LATTES
Maria de Fátima Furtado - LATTES
Renata Campello Cabral - LATTES
Ruskin Marinho de Freitas – LATTES
Tomás de Albuquerque - LATTES
Virgínia Pontual - LATTES
Planning and Management
Cristina Pereira de Araújo - LATTES
Edvânia Torres Aguiar Gomes (colaborador) - LATTES
Flavio Antonio Miranda de Souza - LATTES
Luis de La Mora (colaborador) – LATTES
Maria Ângela de Almeida Souza – LATTES
Norma Lacerda - LATTES
Suely Maria Ribeiro Leal (colaborador) - LATTES
Admin Staff
Coordinator: Prof. Renata Campello Cabral
Vice-Coordinator: Prof. Virgínia Pitta Pontual
Secretary: Renata de Albuquerque Silva
Graduate courses
The Program offers regular post-graduate stricto sensu courses covering Master and Doctorate levels. The CAPES Evaluation Committee has assessed the Program as being Very Good (Concept 5), placing it among the best on a national level. It is accredited to receive masters and doctorate scholarships from CAPES, CNPq and FACEPE.
Master
Doctorate
International Cooperation
Information regarding VISAs, Student Assistance (Accommodation, Food, Transport, Currency Exchange), Application procedure, Course registration, etc. can be found on the International Cooperation web page.