O fundador da UFBA – O primeiro reitor da Universidade foi destaque na trajetória do ensino superior. Nasceu em Salvador, em 1894, diplomado em medicina e fez especialização em cirurgia em São Paulo. Ao retornar, ingressou na cátedra de Patologia e Cirurgia e dirigiu a Faculdade de Medicina. Durante 15 anos de reitorado (1946-1961), liderou o processo de federalização e implantou a infra-estrutura física e de pessoal, escrevendo o primeiro capítulo de uma universidade integrada: Artes, Letras, Humanidades e Ciências. Logo no primeiro ano de reitorado a Universidade da Bahia, constitui-se, formalmente. Em 1950, passa a Universidade Federal da Bahia, integrando as escolas isoladas e instituindo outros cursos. Em quinze anos sob o reitorado de Edgard Santos, a UFBA floresceu nas áreas de artes, humanidades e saúde. Para a Bahia, Edgard Santos trouxe nomes do cenário internacional; construiu o Hospital Universitário; criou o Centro de Estudos Afro-Orientais e os campi do Canela, Federação e Ondina. Em seu reitorado, a Bahia ganhou projeção, com destaque para Dança, Música e Teatro, primeiros cursos universitários do gênero no país. A UFBA alicerça, na década de 1960, dois importantes fenômenos da cultura contemporânea: o Cinema Novo e o Tropicalismo. A Instituição cresceu, modernizou-se, mantendo a identidade do período Edgard Santos.
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World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2024
1201
2023
1201
2022
1201
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2024
1201
2023
1201 -200
2022
1001
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2023
-
2022
901
2021
901
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2024
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2023
1002 -73
2022
929
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.