Amazonas State University
Universidade do Estado do Amazonas | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1973 as UTAM 2001 officially UEA |
| Endowment | R$229,647,000 (2011) |
| President | Cleinaldo de Almeida Costa |
Administrative staff | 1,931 |
| Students | 17,533 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Manaus, Parintins, Presidente Figueiredo, Itacoatiara, Carauari, Tabatinga, Tefé, Lábrea, Boca do Acre, Coari, Eirunepé, Humaitá, Manicoré, Manacapuru, Novo Aripuanã, Maués and São Gabriel da Cachoeira |
| Website | uea.edu.br |
The Amazonas State University (Portuguese: Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, UEA) is a Brazilian public university operated by the state of Amazonas, located in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. It was established in 2001 by a state law that turned the University of Technology of Amazonas (Universidade de Tecnologia do Amazonas) into the UEA. In 2011, UEA was ranked the best university of the state in an evaluation made by the Ministry of Education.