State University of the Centre-West
The State University of the Central-West of Paraná (Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste; UNICENTRO) is a state university in Brazil, maintained by the government of the state of Paraná, with its headquarters in the city of Guarapuava, where it has two campuses: Santa Cruz and Cedeteg. It has a campus in the city of Irati and campuses in the cities of Chopinzinho, Coronel Vivida, Laranjeiras do Sul, Pitanga and Prudentópolis.
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The State University of the Central-West of Paraná (Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste; UNICENTRO) is a state university in Brazil, maintained by the government of the state of Paraná, with its headquarters in the city of Guarapuava, where it has two campuses: Santa Cruz and Cedeteg. It has a campus in the city of Irati and campuses in the cities of Chopinzinho, Coronel Vivida, Laranjeiras do Sul, Pitanga and Prudentópolis.
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• Name — State University of the Central-West of Paraná • Native Name — Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná • Type — Public, state • Affiliations — RENEX • Budget — 222 million (2020) • Rector — Fabio Hernandes • Academic Staff — 839 • Administrative Staff — 230 • Students — 11,087 • Undergrad — 8,710 • Postgrad — 2,377 • City — Guarapuava • State — Paraná • Country — Brazil • Website — unicentro.br
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UNICENTRO was formed through the merger of two public colleges in the state of Paraná, the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences, and Letters of Guarapuava (FAFIG), founded in 1970, and the Faculty of Education, Sciences, and Letters of Irati (FECLI), founded in 1974. It was established by Law No. 9,295, on June 13, 1990, but its recognition as a university only occurred on August 8, 1997, by Decree No. 3,444 of the Government of the State of Paraná. UNICENTRO was accredited to the Brazilian Open University System (UAB) in 2008. In 2018, it started offering the Pedagogy for the Field course.
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- 1.Lei 20.078/2019 - Lei Orçamentária Anual/Exercício 2020.
- 2.OECD. Higher Education in Regional and City Development: State of Paraná, Brazil 2011. OECD Publishing. 2011-08-24. 978-92-64-08902-0.
- 3.Ministry of Education. UNICENTRO Ministry of Education - MEC. 2018-07-28.
- 4.Borges, Wanja. Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná – Unicentro. vestibular.mundoeducacao.uol.com.br.
- 5.Edilson Kernicki. UNICENTRO celebrates 27 years of foundation with cultural activities. Rádio Najuá. 13 June 2017.
- 6.Szeuczuk, Anderson. History of public higher education in the central-southern region of Paraná: the constitution of FAFIG/UNICENTRO in Guarapuava (1970-1990). Unioeste. 2016.
- 7.UNICENTRO. History of UNICENTRO.
- 8.State University of the Centre-West. Uni24k.
- 9.Special Selection Process. www2.unicentro.br.
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