The Royal College of Bahia, or the Colégio do Terreiro de Jesus, as it was better known, was founded by the Jesuits in the sixteenth century and was the institute that gave origin to the Federal University of Bahia. Today, the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) is made up of teaching units and supplementary institutions. Its academic activities include 55 different undergraduate courses and 58 post-graduate courses at masters and doctorate level, as well as research and community-related activities.