The STATE UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CRUZ had its origins in isolated schools created on the Ilhéus/Itabuna axis in the 1960s. In 1972, as a result of the initiative of regional leaders and the Executive Committee of the Cocoa Farming Plan (CEPLAC), the isolated schools (Ilhéus Law School, Itabuna Philosophy School, and Itabuna School of Economics) came together to form the Federation of Higher Education Schools of Ilhéus and Itabuna – FESPI. Gathered on a Campus on the Ilhéus/Itabuna Highway in the city of Ilhéus, by Opinion CFE 163/74, the educational institutions gradually gained maturity and competence, creating the conditions to apply for University status.

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