Federal University of Technology – Paraná
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná | |
Other name | UTFPR |
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Motto | Tecnologia e Humanismo |
Motto in English | Technology and Humanism |
Type | Public, State Assisted |
Established | September 23, 1909 (School of Apprentices) October 7, 2005 (University) |
Rector | Marcos Flávio de Oliveira Schiefler Filho |
Academic staff | 1,697 (Headcount) |
Students | 21,092 |
Location | Apucarana, Campo Mourão, Cornélio Procópio, Curitiba, Dois Vizinhos, Francisco Beltrão, Guarapuava, Londrina, Medianeira, Ponta Grossa, Pato Branco, Santa Helena and Toledo , , Brazil |
Colors | Yellow and black |
Nickname | UTFPR |
Website | http://www.utfpr.edu.br |
The Federal University of Technology – Paraná (Portuguese: Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, UTFPR)[1] is a federal university with campuses in thirteen cities located in the state of Paraná. UTFPR is one of the most renowned Universities in Brazil.
Campi[]
The campi are located in the following cities:
- Apucarana
- Campo Mourão
- Cornélio Procópio
- Curitiba
- Dois Vizinhos
- Francisco Beltrão
- Guarapuava
- Londrina
- Medianeira
- Ponta Grossa
- Pato Branco
- Santa Helena
- Toledo.
History[]
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 on 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.,[2] 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).[3][4][5]
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 | Federal University of Technology – Paraná |
Degrees[]
UTFPR offers Licentiate, Bachelor, Bachelor of Engineering and technology degrees.
Curitiba[]
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Curitiba.
Licentiate[]
- Physics
- Languages and literatures (English)
- Chemistry
Bachelor[]
- Design
- Architecture & Urban Planning
- Information systems
- Physical education
- Administration
- Organizational communication
- Chemistry
Engineering[]
- Electrical engineering branch
- Electronic engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Control engineering
- Computer engineering
- Mechanical engineering branch
- Mechanical engineering
- Mechatronics engineering
- Civil engineering branch
Technology[]
- Institutional communication
- Concrete technology
- Graphic design
- Electrical commercial management
- Manufacture management
- Industrial mechatronics
- Environmental management
- Radiology
- Telecommunications
- Internet systems
Londrina[]
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Londrina.
Licentiate[]
Engineering[]
- Materials engineering
- Environmental engineering
- Chemical engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Production engineering
Technology[]
Medianeira[]
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Medianeira.
Bachelor[]
Licentiate[]
Engineering[]
- Electrical engineering
- Industrial engineering
- Food engineering
- Environmental engineering
- Mechanical engineering
Technology[]
- Food technology
- Environmental management
Pato Branco[]
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Pato Branco.
Licentiate[]
- Mathematics
- Languages and literatures (English)
Bachelor[]
Engineering[]
- Computer engineering
- Civil engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Electrical engineering
Technology[]
Ponta Grossa[]
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Ponta Grossa.
Bachelor[]
Engineering[]
- Mechanical engineering
- Industrial engineering
- Chemical engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Bioprocess engineering
Technology[]
- Food technology
- Industrial automation
Dois Vizinhos[]
These are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Dois Vizinhos
Bachelor[]
- Agronomy
- Animal Science
- Software Engineering
- Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology
Licentiate[]
- Biological Sciences
- Rural Education (no longer offered)
Engineering[]
Technology[]
- Horticulture (no longer offered)
Santa Helena[]
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Santa Helena.
Licentiate[]
- Biological Sciences
Bachelor[]
Campo Mourão[]
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Campo Mourão.
Licentiate[]
Bachelor[]
Engineering[]
- Electronic engineering
- Environmental engineering
- Chemical engineering
- Civil engineering
- Food engineering
Technology[]
External links[]
- Official Homepage for Direction
- Homepage for Cornélio Procópio
- Homepage for Curitiba
- Homepage for Dois Vizinhos
- Homepage for Medianeira
- Homepage for Pato Branco
- Homepage for Ponta Grossa
- Homepage for Santa Helena
- Handbook for Foreign Students - UTFPR, campus Dois Vizinhos/PR
References[]
- ^ "DELIBERA: I – adotar como denominação oficial em língua inglesa para Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná a expressão: FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY – PARANÁ." [1] Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - Campus Curitiba". Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "As melhores universidades do Brasil, segundo o MEC". Exame (in Portuguese). December 23, 2014. Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "As melhores universidades do Brasil, segundo o MEC". Exame (in Portuguese). December 10, 2013. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2015-06-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Federal University of Technology – Paraná
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