Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
The Federal University of Technology – Paraná (Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, UTFPR) 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. Their teaching pattern is inspired by the European polytechnic university model.
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Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
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- Name
- Federal University of Technology – Paraná
- Founded
- 1909
- Headquarters
- Curitiba
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The Federal University of Technology – Paraná (Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, UTFPR) 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. Their teaching pattern is inspired by the European polytechnic university model.
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Overview
Overview
It specializes in natural sciences and engineering. • Illustration — UTFPR - Curitiba
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Federal University of Technology – Paraná • Native Name — Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná • Other Names — UTFPR • Motto — Tecnologia e Humanismo (Portuguese) • Motto Eng — Technology and Humanism • Type — Public, state assisted • Established — September 23, 1909 (School of Apprentices) October 7, 2005 (University) • Rector — Everton Ricardi Lozano da Silva • City — Apucarana, Campo Mourão, Cornélio Procópio, Curitiba, Dois Vizinhos, Francisco Beltrão, Guarapuava, Londrina, Medianeira, Ponta Grossa, Pato Branco, Santa Helena and Toledo • State — Paraná • Country — Brazil • Students — 21,092 • Faculty — 1,697 (Headcount) • Colors — Yellow and black • Website — www.utfpr.edu.br
Campi
Campi
The campi are located in the following cities: • Apucarana • Campo Mourão • Cornélio Procópio • Curitiba (flagship) • Dois Vizinhos • Francisco Beltrão • Guarapuava • Londrina • Medianeira • Ponta Grossa • Pato Branco • Santa Helena • Toledo
History
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, and was renamed the 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 (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). • Year — Portuguese name — English name • 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
Degrees
UTFPR offers Licentiate, Bachelor, Bachelor of Engineering and technology degrees.
Curitiba
Curitiba
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Curitiba.
Licentiate
Licentiate
• Physics • Languages and literatures (English) • Chemistry
Bachelor
Bachelor
• Design • Architecture & Urban Planning • Information systems • Physical education • Administration • Organizational communication • Chemistry
Engineering
Engineering
• Electrical engineering branch • Electronic engineering • Electrical engineering • Control engineering • Computer engineering • Mechanical engineering branch • Mechanical engineering • Mechatronics engineering • Civil engineering branch • Civil engineering • Environmental and Sanitary engineering
Technology
Technology
• Institutional communication • Concrete technology • Graphic design • Electrical commercial management • Manufacture management • Industrial mechatronics • Environmental management • Radiology • Telecommunications • Internet systems
Londrina
Londrina
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Londrina.
Licentiate
Licentiate
• Chemistry
Engineering
Engineering
• Materials engineering • Environmental engineering • Chemical engineering • Mechanical engineering • Production engineering
Technology
Technology
• Food technology
Medianeira
Medianeira
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Medianeira.
Bachelor
Bachelor
• Computer science
Licentiate
Licentiate
• Chemistry
Engineering
Engineering
• Electrical engineering • Industrial engineering • Food engineering • Environmental engineering • Mechanical engineering
Technology
Technology
• Food technology • Industrial maintenance • Environmental management
Pato Branco
Pato Branco
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Pato Branco.
Licentiate
Licentiate
• Mathematics • Languages and literatures (English)
Bachelor
Bachelor
• Administration • Agronomy • Accountancy • Chemistry
Engineering
Engineering
• Computer engineering • Civil engineering • Mechanical engineering • Electrical engineering
Technology
Technology
• System development and analysis • Industrial maintenance
Ponta Grossa
Ponta Grossa
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Ponta Grossa.
Bachelor
Bachelor
• Computer science
Engineering
Engineering
• Mechanical engineering • Industrial engineering • Chemical engineering • Electrical engineering • Bioprocess engineering
Technology
Technology
• Food technology • Industrial automation • System Analysis and Development • Mechanical manufacture
Dois Vizinhos
Dois Vizinhos
These are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Dois Vizinhos
Bachelor
Bachelor
• Agronomy • Animal Science • Software Engineering • Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology
Licentiate
Licentiate
• Biological Sciences • Rural Education (no longer offered)
Engineering
Engineering
• Forestry
Technology
Technology
• Horticulture (no longer offered)
Santa Helena
Santa Helena
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Santa Helena.
Licentiate
Licentiate
• Biological Sciences
Bachelor
Bachelor
• Computer science • Agronomy
Campo Mourão
Campo Mourão
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Campo Mourão.
Licentiate
Licentiate
• Chemistry
Bachelor
Bachelor
• Computer science
Engineering
Engineering
• Electronic engineering • Environmental engineering • Chemical engineering • Civil engineering • Food engineering
Technology
Technology
• Food technology
Francisco Beltrão
Francisco Beltrão
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Francisco Beltrão.
Licentiate
Licentiate
• Informatics
Bachelor
Bachelor
• Agronomy (to start in 2022)
Engineering
Engineering
• Environmental and Sanitary engineering • Chemical engineering • Food engineering
Technology
Technology
• Food technology (no longer offered)
Institutional history
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Institutional history
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1909
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná established.
1909
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná is recorded from 1909.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1264234341, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná.
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