Keeping its status as a public, free and autonomous university, aiming credibility as an undergraduate and graduate teaching institution of quality with consolidated lines of research, relevant scientific production, extension activities (service) that transform the society in which it is included and institutionalized international participation. UEFS will maintain its position of excellence in semi-arid studies.
UEFS is strategically oriented by four main objectives considered as essential to institutional development, namely:
1- The pursuit of academic excellence;
2- The interaction between the University and the society;
3- The financing and management for sustainability;
4- The policy of access and student residence.