The history of PUC-Campinas began on June 7, 1941, when the first unit of the University, the School of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters, was established. At the time, the Diocese of Campinas acquired the old mansion owned by Joaquim Polycarpo Aranha, known as Baron of Itapura. Its history, which spans over eight decades of training high-quality professionals, is marked by the uninterrupted pursuit of excellence in teaching as one of the Institution’s missions. At the same time, it does not neglect its constant dedication to aspects such as innovation, modernization and sustainability. The University has established itself as one of the leading higher education institutions in Brazil. A series of national and international rankings, among the most respected in the world, have placed the University among the most prominent in teaching quality, sustainability, research, innovation and the leading role of women in academia. PUC-Campinas is the first private educational institution in São Paulo and the third in Brazil with the highest number of 5-star courses in the ranking of the Faculty Guide published by the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo and the best private institution in the interior of the state according to RUF (Folha University Ranking).

The PUCCAMP, through the national contract between CAPES and IEEE has an unlimited open access agreement with IEEE that enables researchers to publish articles as open access without open access fees in all IEEE fully and hybrid open access journals. The agreement applies to all original research articles accepted for publication between 5 November 2024 – 30 October 2027. To benefit from this agreement, the corresponding author has to be affiliated with PUCCAMP. Please use the correct institution name and your institutional email address during submi​​ssion. It is recommended for authors to select the CC BY 4.0 license. The open access funding request will be approved by an OA administrator at CAPES. Overlength page charges or color fees are not covered by the agreement and will be charged to authors.