圣卡塔琳娜州联邦大学（Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina，简称UFSC）成立于1960年，位于巴西南部圣卡塔琳娜州首府弗洛里亚诺波利斯，是巴西乃至拉丁美洲公认的优秀公立高等教育学府之一。主校区设在弗洛里亚诺波利斯，同时在阿拉兰古阿、布卢梅瑙等城市设有分校区，教育资源广泛覆盖全州。该校以工程学、自然科学、社会科学等学科见长，机械工程、护理学等专业跻身全球排名前200，2025年QS世界大学排名位列781-790位，在巴西教育部教学质量评估中曾获全国第五。

Federal University of Santa Catarina (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, UFSC for short) was founded in 1960 and is located in Florianópolis, the capital of Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil. It is recognized as one of the excellent public higher education institutions in Brazil and even Latin America. The main campus is in Florianópolis, with branch campuses in cities such as Araranguá and Blumenau, widely covering educational resources across the state. The university excels in engineering, natural sciences, social sciences, etc. Its mechanical engineering and nursing programs rank among the top 200 globally, and it ranked 781-790 in the QS World University Rankings 2025, once ranking fifth in Brazil in the teaching quality assessment by the Brazilian Ministry of Education.

作为公立大学，UFSC提供免费教育，校园环境优美，所在城市弗洛里亚诺波利斯是一座拥有众多海滩和潟湖的海滨城市，融合自然美景与城市便利，曾被评为巴西生活质量最高的城市之一。学校注重科研与国际合作，是EURAXESS成员，与欧洲委员会合作支持博士生海外交流，但课程以葡萄牙语授课为主，国际学生需具备中级葡萄牙语水平。

As a public university, UFSC offers free education and has a beautiful campus. Located in Florianópolis, a coastal city with numerous beaches and lagoons, it combines natural beauty with urban convenience and has been rated as one of the cities with the highest quality of life in Brazil. The university focuses on scientific research and international cooperation, being a member of EURAXESS and collaborating with the European Commission to support doctoral students' overseas exchanges. However, courses are mainly taught in Portuguese, and international students are required to have an intermediate level of Portuguese.