Brazil, a US$500,000 IBM mainframe. The Universidade Federal de Campina Grande was established by law nº 10,419, with its main campus in the city of Campina Grande, and is now composed of the Technological Center, Humanities Center, and Health and Biological Center. Technopole With 64 companies in the area of Information Technology, with a total income of approximately R$27 million a year, the technology sector grows every year in Campina Grande, A reason for the opening of so many enterprises is the quality of higher education in the University of Campina Grande and its major degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computing, as well as the creation of the Technopole of Paraiba Paqtc-PB, which provides financial, institutional and technical support for these new companies. The UFCG Center of Sciences and Technology - CCT and Center of Electrical Engineering and Computing - CEEI are also responsible for developments in this area. Each year almost half the students graduate in technology fields. Multinational companies like Honda, Fiat, Motorola, Coca-Cola, and Samsung recruit graduates each year. Additionally, those companies and others like Hewlett-Packard, Nokia, Petrobras and Northel, Intel, Sony and Foxconn, have formed partnerships with the institution and provide most of the endowment for installation of new laboratories and funding for research projects. Awards In September 2002 the Technopole won the Innovating Project of the year award promoted by the National Society of Technological Enterprises (Amprotec). . In 2001 it ranked first place in the Banco do Brasil National Social Technology award, and also represented Brazil in the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. . Mentioned in a 2001 edition of the Newsweek magazine as a technopole - among nine others around the world - that represents a new vision for technology. List of technopoles chosen by Newsweek: Akron, Ohio, U.S. Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. Oakland, California, U.S. Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil Barcelona, Spain Suzhou, China Côte d'Azur, France Information Degrees CEEI Electrical Engineering Computer Science CCBS Medicine Psicology Nursing CCT Agricultural Engineering Civil Engineering Materials Engineering Mining Engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Industrial Design Chemical Technologies Petroleum Engineering Meteorology Physics Mathematics CH Business Administration Economics Social Sciences History Literature Philosophy Geography Arts and Media Pedagogy CFP Sciences Nursing Geography History Literature Pedagogy CSTR Forestal Engineering Veterinary Medicine Dentistry Biology CCJS Finances Law See also Brazil University Rankings Universities and Higher Education in Brazil References External links Center of Electrical Engineering