Facens University Center has always had, at its core, the commitment to preparing students for the job market, since we were founded with the vision of integrating academia and industry. We believe our students should not only be able to meet the expectations of companies but exceed them, offering innovative knowledge along with entrepreneurial and sustainable attitudes.
In 2002, we created the Sorocaba Institute for Research and Advanced Studies (Ipeas), which later, in 2017, became IP Facens — our bridge to the market, providing research services, material testing, and the development of technological solutions. Among our more than 650 partners are companies such as Veolia, Huawei, Emerson, Flex, ABB, Claro, Ericsson, Balluff, JCB, CNH, Lanxess, Lenovo, Prysmian, ZF, Grupo Splice, Trinasolar, and CPFL.
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The inaugural class of the Technical Specialization – CPFL Substation Training School, a partnership between CPFL and Facens University Center, took place in June 2024.
The program includes training in Regulatory Standards as well as specific knowledge in Telecommunications, Substations, and High-Voltage Equipment Protection and Automation.
This training is also an integral part of the strategic plan of CPFL Energia’s Subtransmission Operations Management for Piratininga and Santa Cruz (DJT). It is offered in the control-room classroom installed at Facens University Center, fully equipped for practical simulations that provide immersive and realistic learning, replicating all the features of a real substation control room. In September, certificates were awarded to 15 professionals from the first class.
Learn more about the certification ceremony of the first class.
As part of the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of German immigration to Brazil, Facens hosted Germany Day. The event featured lectures addressing one of the greatest innovations in the clean energy sector: Green Hydrogen.
The event was organized by the International Relations Department (DRI Facens) and the Facens Research Institute, in partnership with the Brazil-Germany Engineers Association (VDI).
The goal was to connect the education sector and industry to discuss the challenges and opportunities of this new sustainable trend in the automotive sector.
In 2022, Facens University Center became the first Higher Education institution in the Sorocaba region to sign the United Nations (UN) Global Compact in Brazil, an initiative that mobilizes organizations to adopt and promote, within their business practices, the ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption.
Launched in 2000, the Global Compact guides and supports the global business community in advancing the UN’s goals and values through responsible corporate practices. With the creation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it also became part of its mission to engage the private sector in this agenda. Today, with more than 16,000 companies and nearly 4,000 non-business organizations, distributed across 70 local networks (covering almost 170 countries), it is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.
By joining the Global Compact, Facens commits to annually reporting its progress regarding the ten principles.
