Faculdade de Educação Física da Unicamp

What Faculdade de Educação Física da Unicamp does

Faculdade de Educação Física da Unicamp (FEF/UNICAMP) is a public academic department within the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), located in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. Founded in the late 1960s (with the postgraduate program launching its master's in 1988 and doctorate in 1993), FEF delivers undergraduate and postgraduate education in Physical Education, Sports Science, and Human Movement Studies. Its postgraduate program holds three concentration areas — Adapted Physical Activity, Biodynamics of Movement and Sport, and Physical Education and Society — and has produced 825 master's graduates and 453 doctoral graduates (1,278 total) as of June 2026, with approximately 85% of alumni entering higher education roles in Brazil and internationally.

The faculty operates more than 30 active research groups including CIRCUS (circus arts, est. 2006), GEF (football studies, est. 2001), and GPG (gymnastics, est. 1993), publishes the peer-reviewed scientific journal Revista Conexões, and hosts the biennial Congresso de Ciência do Desporto. It maintains formal international partnerships with FEDEC, the Escola Nacional de Circo de Montreal/HUPR, Rede do Circo do Mundo Brasil, and other Latin American circus networks, and coordinates Forum Área 21 for graduate programs in Physical Education and related health fields.

FEF/UNICAMP is a publicly funded, non-commercial entity. Its operating budget derives from São Paulo state government appropriations to UNICAMP and competitive research grants from CAPES, FAPESP, and CNPq, with tuition not a primary revenue mechanic. Its 2021/2024 CAPES Note 6 evaluation — the highest possible — is the central regulatory anchor for sustained funding and academic standing. The institution is governed as a department within UNICAMP rather than as an independent corporate entity, and therefore does not operate on commercial revenue or venture-style growth metrics.

Name

Faculdade de Educação Física da Unicamp

Legal name

Faculdade de Educação Física da Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Website

https://fef.unicamp.br

Company type

Public

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FEF/UNICAMP is a public academic department within the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) in Campinas, Brazil, offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Physical Education and Sports Science. It operates 30+ research groups, publishes Revista Conexões, and serves students and researchers in Brazil and internationally.

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Headquarters

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Campinas

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

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B2C

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Core offering

FEF/UNICAMP is a public university faculty within the State University of Campinas that delivers undergraduate and postgraduate (master's and doctoral) education in Physical Education and Sports Science. It operates over 30 research groups across three concentration areas — Adapted Physical Activity, Biodynamics of Movement and Sport, and Physical Education and Society — and publishes the scientific journal Revista Conexões.

Product overview

FEF/Unicamp is a Physical Education faculty at the University of Campinas offering higher education programs and conducting research in sports science. Its core academic product is the Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Educação Física (graduate program in master's and doctoral degrees) with three concentration areas. The institution supports numerous specialized research groups including CIRCUS (circus arts), GEF (football studies), GPG (gymnastics), and others covering adapted physical activity, Olympic studies, and sports philosophy. The faculty publishes the scientific journal Conexões and organizes the biennial Congresso de Ciência do Desporto. FEF also hosts the Forum Área 21, coordinating national graduate program standards in physical education and related health fields.

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Products and services

• Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Educação Física Master's and doctoral graduate program in Physical Education established in 1988 (master's) and 1993 (doctoral), with three concentration areas: Adapted Physical Activity, Biodynamics of Movement and Sport, and Physical Education and Society. Awarded CAPES Note 6 in the 2021/2024 evaluation, with 825 master's and 453 doctoral graduates as of June 2026.
• Undergraduate Program in Physical Education Bachelor's degree program in Physical Education offered to students admitted through UNICAMP's national vestibular examination process.
• Grupo de Pesquisa em Circo (CIRCUS) Research group certified by UNICAMP and CNPq in 2006, focused on circus arts pedagogy, history, and social circus, conducting academic research, extension projects, scientific events, and international collaborations.
• Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisas sobre Futebol (GEF) Research group established in 2001 focused on academic debate on football from historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives, examining power relations, gender, race, class, violence, and fan cultures.
• Grupo de Pesquisa em Ginástica (GPG) Research group created in 1993 focused on gymnastics studies, with approximately 20 researchers including graduate and undergraduate students. Organizes the Fórum Internacional de Ginástica Para Todos (FIGPT) and Seminário Internacional de Ginástica Artística e Rítmica de Competição (SIGARC).
• Revista Conexões Scientific journal published by FEF/Unicamp covering sports science, physical education, and related fields, providing a peer-reviewed publication venue for academic research.
• Congresso de Ciência do Desporto Biennial academic congress (IX edition in September 2026) bringing together researchers in sports science and physical education.
• Fórum Área 21 National Forum for Graduate Programs in Physical Education, Speech-Language Pathology, Physical Therapy, and Occupational Therapy (CAPES Area 21), hosted by FEF/Unicamp, coordinating academic standards and evaluation across Brazil.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,278 total graduates (825 Masters + 453 Doctors) as of June 2026
• +1 more outcomes

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rede do Circo do Mundo BrasilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2006CIRCUS group is a partner of the Rede do Circo do Mundo Brasil, a major circus social network in Brazil. This partnership supports circus social projects and research.
• FEDEC - Fédération Européenne des Écoles de CirquecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2006CIRCUS group is a member of FEDEC, the International Network for Professional Circus Education. This international federation promotes circus education standards and collaboration.
• Escola Nacional de Circo de Montreal (ENC-MTL) / Research Centre for Human Potential (HUPR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2006Technical Cooperation Agreement with ENC-MTL's Research Centre for Human Potential (formerly CRITAC) for circus research collaboration and knowledge exchange.
• FUNARTE - Escola Nacional de Circo (RJ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2006Partnership with FUNARTE's Escola Nacional de Circo Luiz Olimecha in Rio de Janeiro for circus education and research initiatives.
• Rede Latino-americana de Escolas de CircominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2006CIRCUS group integrates this Latin American network of circus schools, promoting regional collaboration.
• GT Circo e Comicidade da ABRACEminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2006Collaboration with the Circus and Comedy Working Group of ABRACE (Brazilian Association for Research and Postgraduate Studies in Performing Arts).
• Centro Esportivo Virtual (CEV)minorOthers · 1 February 2006Collaboration with CEV's Circus Activities Discussion List for academic exchange.
• Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)minorOthersResearch collaboration through alumni placement. Graduates of the GEF (Football Studies and Research Group) have become faculty members at UFES.
• Universidade de São Paulo (USP)minorOthersResearch collaboration through alumni placement. GEF graduates have become faculty members at USP.
• Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)minorOthersResearch collaboration through alumni placement. GEF graduates have become faculty members at UEL.
• Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)minorOthersResearch collaboration through alumni placement. GEF graduates have become faculty members at UFSCar.
• Universidade de São Paulo (USP) - São Paulo e Ribeirão PretominorOthersGPG (Gymnastics Research Group) maintains research partnerships with USP campuses in São Paulo and Ribeirão Preto.
• UNESP - Rio Claro e BauruminorOthersGPG maintains partnerships with UNESP campuses in Rio Claro and Bauru.
• UFES, UFBA, UEMG, UEM, UFPRminorOthersGPG maintains research partnerships with these federal and state universities.
• HUPR / ENC Montreal (Canada)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term collaboration (over a decade) with the Human Potential Research Centre of the National Circus School of Montreal. CIRCUS participated in the production of the 'Manual de Elaboração de Aparelhos de Circo' (Circus Equipment Design Manual).

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Direct peers

• Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR): Federal university named as a GPG research partner; hosts a substantial Physical Education department offering master's and doctoral programs comparable in scope to FEF.
• Escola de Educação Física da UFRGS (ESEF-UFRGS): Physical Education faculty of a leading Brazilian federal university (Rio Grande do Sul). Comparable in postgraduate program depth, CAPES evaluation history, and research group ecosystem.
• École Nationale de Cirque de Montréal (ENC-MTL): Canada's national circus school and home to the Research Centre for Human Potential (HUPR), with a long-standing technical cooperation agreement with FEF's CIRCUS group. Direct international counterpart in academic circus research.
• Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES): Federal university cited as a partner institution via alumni placement and GPG research partnerships; runs a comparable Physical Education postgraduate program.
• Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL): State university in Paraná and named alumni placement institution for FEF graduates; operates Physical Education programs with comparable structure.
• Escola de Educação Física e Esporte da USP (EEFE-USP): The Physical Education faculty of the University of São Paulo — Brazil's other flagship PE school. Directly comparable as a top-tier postgraduate PE program and named alumni placement institution in the source data.
• Escola Nacional de Circo do Rio de Janeiro (FUNARTE): Brazil's national circus school partnered with FEF's CIRCUS group since 2006 for circus education and research initiatives — a direct counterpart for circus arts pedagogy research.
• Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar): São Paulo-based federal university and named alumni placement institution for GEF graduates. Operates a Physical Education department with comparable postgraduate scope.
• UNESP - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (Campus Rio Claro): São Paulo state university campus that is a named GPG research partner and houses PE-related academic programs; part of the same UNICAMP/state-university ecosystem.
• Escola de Educação Física da UFMG (EEF-UFMG): Physical Education faculty at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, one of the country's largest federal PE schools. Directly comparable in research output, postgraduate training, and CAPES-evaluated program structure.

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCjqBVB75CGNbknRSOcqbLRA
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