# University of Tocantins

> university in Palmas, Brazil

**Wikidata**: [Q10286408](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10286408)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/university-of-tocantins

## Summary
The University of Tocantins (short name: UNITINS; Portuguese alias: Fundação universidade do tocantins) is a state-funded public university located in Palmas, Brazil. It is an academic institution for further education and maintains an official website at http://www.unitins.br.

## Key Facts
- Official name: University of Tocantins; short name: UNITINS.  
- Type: University; instance_of a public educational institution.  
- Funding/source of income: state government.  
- Location: Palmas, Brazil.  
- Official website: http://www.unitins.br.  
- Facebook: unitinsoficial.  
- ROR ID: 00akhqc20.  
- GRID ID: grid.441939.2.  
- ISNI: 0000000472216097.  
- Other authority identifiers: VIAF 150279056; Library of Congress authority ID n98910355; KISTI K000196289; National Library of Israel ID 987007605232205171; Google Knowledge Graph ID /g/122n618n.  
- Media: logo (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LogoUnitins.jpg) and campus image (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Câmpus_Graciosa_-_Palmas_TO.jpg).  
- Wikipedia languages: Portuguese (pt).  
- Wikidata description: university in Palmas, Brazil.

## FAQs
### Q: What is the University of Tocantins?
A: The University of Tocantins (UNITINS) is a state-funded public university and higher-education institution located in Palmas, Brazil.

### Q: Where can I find the university online?
A: The university's official website is http://www.unitins.br and its Facebook account is unitinsoficial.

### Q: Is the University of Tocantins a public institution?
A: Yes. It is classified as a public educational institution and its source of income is listed as the state government.

### Q: What identifiers exist for the university in research databases?
A: Identifiers include ROR 00akhqc20, GRID grid.441939.2, ISNI 0000000472216097, VIAF 150279056, Library of Congress n98910355, KISTI K000196289, and National Library of Israel ID 987007605232205171.

## Why It Matters
The University of Tocantins matters as the state-funded public higher-education institution located in Palmas, Brazil. As an officially recognized university and public educational institution, it provides a formal structure for tertiary education under state support, indicated by its source of income. Its presence in Palmas establishes an institutional base for academic programs, research identifiers, and public outreach in the region. The university’s multiple international and library authority identifiers (ROR, GRID, ISNI, VIAF, LOC, KISTI, NLI) support discoverability and interoperability in scholarly and administrative systems, which facilitates partnerships, cataloging, and data linking. The availability of an official website and social media presence provides direct access points for prospective students, researchers, and the public. In short, UNITINS functions as a publicly funded node of higher education and institutional infrastructure within the state of Tocantins.

## Notable For
- Being a state-government–funded public university based in Palmas, Brazil.  
- Maintaining multiple authoritative identifiers (ROR, GRID, ISNI, VIAF, LOC, KISTI, NLI) for library and research systems.  
- Public online presence with an official website (http://www.unitins.br) and Facebook account (unitinsoficial).  
- Recognized in Portuguese-language Wikipedia and described in Wikidata as a university in Palmas, Brazil.  

## Body
### Overview
- Official name: University of Tocantins.  
- Short name/alias: UNITINS; Fundação universidade do tocantins (Portuguese alias).  
- Classified as a university and a public educational institution.  
- Described in Wikidata as a "university in Palmas, Brazil."

### Location & Governance
- Country: Brazil.  
- City: Palmas.  
- The institution’s source of income is listed as the state government, indicating public/state funding.

### Identifiers & Authority Records
- ROR ID: 00akhqc20.  
- GRID ID: grid.441939.2.  
- ISNI: 0000000472216097.  
- VIAF ID: 150279056.  
- Library of Congress authority ID: n98910355.  
- KISTI ID: K000196289.  
- National Library of Israel ID: 987007605232205171.  
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/122n618n.

### Online Presence & Media
- Official website: http://www.unitins.br.  
- Facebook handle: unitinsoficial.  
- Logo file: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LogoUnitins.jpg.  
- Campus image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Câmpus_Graciosa_-_Palmas_TO.jpg.

### Classification & Metadata
- Instance_of: university; public educational institution.  
- Wikipedia languages: Portuguese (pt).  
- Wikidata description: university in Palmas, Brazil.  
- Sitelink count (Wikidata property): 1.

### Names & Aliases
- University of Tocantins.  
- Fundação universidade do tocantins.  
- UNITINS.

### External References
- Official website and social media are primary public access points.  
- Multiple international identifiers support cataloging and external references in research and library systems.

## References

1. list of Higher Education Institutions of Brazil
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. [Source](http://www.unitins.br/)
4. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File