Federal University of Technology - Paraná
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| Motto | Tecnologia e Humanismo (Portuguese: Technology and Humanism) |
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| Established | September 23, 1909 (School of Apprentices) October 7, 2005 (University) |
| Type | Public, State Assisted |
| Rector | Prof. Dr. Carlos Eduardo Cantarelli |
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Academic staff
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1,697 (Headcount) |
| Students | 21,092 |
| Location | Apucarana, Campo Mourão, Cornélio Procópio, Curitiba, Dois Vizinhos, Francisco Beltrão, Guarapuava, Londrina, Medianeira, Ponta Grossa, Pato Branco and Toledo, Paraná, Brazil |
| Colors | Yellow and black |
| Nickname | UTFPR |
| Website | http://www.utfpr.edu.br |
Federal University of Technology - Parana (Portuguese: Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, UTFPR) is a public university with campuses in twelve cities of the Brazilian state of Paraná.
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Campuses[edit]
The campuses are located in the following cities:
- Apucarana
- Campo Mourão
- Cornélio Procópio
- Curitiba
- Dois Vizinhos
- Francisco Beltrão
- Guarapuava
- Londrina
- Medianeira
- Ponta Grossa
- Pato Branco
- Toledo.
History[edit]
On September 23, 1909, the President of Brazil, Nilo Peçanha created the Escolas de Aprendizes e Artífices (Schools of Apprentices and Artificers), in the Paraná state this school started in January 16, 1910 named Escola de Aprendizes e Artífices do Paraná (School of Apprentices and Artificers of Paraná).
Two decades later, it started acting as a basic education school and was renamed Industrial Lyceum of Curitiba (Portuguese: Liceu Industrial de Curitiba) in 1937. Later it was instituted together with federal industrial schools, renamed Technical School of Curitiba (Portuguese: Escola Técnica de Curitiba) in 1942 and then to Federal Technical School of Paraná (Portuguese: Escola Técnica Federal do Paraná) in 1959.
In 1978 it became a Federal Center of Technological Education.,[1] renamed Federal Center of Technological Education of Paraná (Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica do Paraná, shortened CEFET-PR).
On October 7, 2005, president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva transformed it into the first Federal University of Technology in Brazil, renamed Federal University of Technology - Paraná (Portuguese: Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, shortened UTFPR). It still acts as a technical high school, classified as the best of Paraná, according to the Brazilian education index ENEM. And today is the best federal university in the state according to the Ministry of Education (MEC).[2][3][4]
| Year | Portuguese name | English name |
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| 1909 | Escola de Aprendizes Artífices do Paraná | Paraná's Schools of Apprentices and Artificers |
| 1937 | Liceu Industrial do Paraná | Paraná's Industrial Lyceum |
| 1942 | Escola Técnica de Curitiba | Curitiba's Technical School |
| 1959 | Escola Técnica Federal do Paraná | Paraná's Federal Technical School |
| 1978 | Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica do Paraná | Paraná's Federal Center of Technological Education |
| 2005 | Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná | Paraná's Federal Technological University |
Degrees[edit]
UTFPR offers Licentiate, Bachelor, Bachelor of Engineering and technology degrees.
Curitiba[edit]
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Curitiba.
Licentiate[edit]
- Physics
- Languages and literatures (English)
- Chemistry
Bachelor[edit]
- Design
- Architecture & Urban Design
- Information systems
- Physical education
- Administration
- Organizational communication
- Chemistry
Engineering[edit]
- Electrical engineering branch
- Mechanical engineering branch
- Civil engineering branch
Technology[edit]
- Institutional communication
- Concrete technology
- Graphic design
- Electrical commercial management
- Manufacture management
- Industrial mechatronics
- Environmental management
- Radiology
- Telecommunications
- Internet systems
Londrina[edit]
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Londrina.
Licentiate[edit]
Engineering[edit]
Technology[edit]
Medianeira[edit]
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Medianeira.
Bachelor[edit]
Licentiate[edit]
Engineering[edit]
- Electrical engineering
- Industrial engineering
- Food engineering
- Environmental engineering
- Mechanical engineering
Technology[edit]
Pato Branco[edit]
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Pato Branco.
Licentiate[edit]
- Mathematics
- Languages and literatures (English)
Bachelor[edit]
Engineering[edit]
Technology[edit]
Ponta Grossa[edit]
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Ponta Grossa.
Bachelor[edit]
Engineering[edit]
Technology[edit]
Dois Vizinhos[edit]
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Dois Vizinhos
Bachelor[edit]
Engineering[edit]
Technology[edit]
External links[edit]
- Official Homepage for Direction
- Home page for Curitiba
- Homepage for Dois Vizinhos
- Homepage for Medianeira
- Homepage for Pato Branco
- Homepage for Ponta Grossa
References[edit]
- ^ Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - Campus Curitiba
- ^ http://exame.abril.com.br/carreira/noticias/as-melhores-universidades-do-brasil-segundo-o-mec
- ^ http://exame.abril.com.br/carreira/noticias/as-melhores-instituicoes-de-ensino-superior-do-brasil
- ^ http://portal.inep.gov.br/educacao-superior/indicadores/indice-geral-de-cursos-igc
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Coordinates: 12°11′51″S 38°58′00″W / 12.1975°S 38.9667°W
