148
M. C. D. S. e Benevides et al.
West Region
South Region
North Region
Florianópolis:
(capital city
of Santa
Catarina)
Fig. 2 Political map of Santa Catarina. Source IBGE—The Brazilian institute of Geography and
Statistics
Besides this, Europe and the United States of America have traditional and secular
universities with high reputation all over the world. Thus, in order to set some kind
of datum for the analysis of Brazilian universities in Santa Catarina in tackling the
sustainability issues as outlined in Tables 1, 2 and 3, data from a typical European
university and a typical North American university were included in the survey.
2.5 Selecting the Universities in Santa Catarina
A geographic subdivision of the State of Santa Catarina determined the selection
HEIs in the assessment. Four HEIs with campuses located in four regions of Santa
Catarina where selected as shown in Fig. 2.
3 Profile of the Selected Universities
3.1 European and North American Campuses (EACs)
For the purposes of comparison, two typical university campuses were selected; one
European university and one North American. The European campus is based in a
large city, and was founded in the late 1800s. It comprises three faculties organized
into 35 departments and schools. This HEI is recognized as having a strong research
focus. Even based in the heart of a large city, its main campus occupies 100 acres that
comprises nearly 200 non-residential buildings that house lecture theatres, teaching
areas, accommodation and research facilities. The university has 33,000 students
pursuing over 450 programs, spanning 54 subject areas. The university has received
M. C. D. S. e Benevides et al.
West Region
South Region
North Region
Florianópolis:
(capital city
of Santa
Catarina)
Fig. 2 Political map of Santa Catarina. Source IBGE—The Brazilian institute of Geography and
Statistics
Besides this, Europe and the United States of America have traditional and secular
universities with high reputation all over the world. Thus, in order to set some kind
of datum for the analysis of Brazilian universities in Santa Catarina in tackling the
sustainability issues as outlined in Tables 1, 2 and 3, data from a typical European
university and a typical North American university were included in the survey.
2.5 Selecting the Universities in Santa Catarina
A geographic subdivision of the State of Santa Catarina determined the selection
HEIs in the assessment. Four HEIs with campuses located in four regions of Santa
Catarina where selected as shown in Fig. 2.
3 Profile of the Selected Universities
3.1 European and North American Campuses (EACs)
For the purposes of comparison, two typical university campuses were selected; one
European university and one North American. The European campus is based in a
large city, and was founded in the late 1800s. It comprises three faculties organized
into 35 departments and schools. This HEI is recognized as having a strong research
focus. Even based in the heart of a large city, its main campus occupies 100 acres that
comprises nearly 200 non-residential buildings that house lecture theatres, teaching
areas, accommodation and research facilities. The university has 33,000 students
pursuing over 450 programs, spanning 54 subject areas. The university has received