The Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (Unesc) is a community university, located in the municipality of Criciúma, in the southern part of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It works through education, research and extension in different areas of knowledge. It was the first institution of higher education to be deployed in the southern state of Santa Catarina. The current dean of UNESC and Professor Dr. Gildo Volpato, and vice-chancellor, Professor Dr. Marcio Antonio Fiori, elected in 2009 by the academic community.
