Federal University of Technology – Paraná
| Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná | |
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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 | Prof. Dr. Carlos Eduardo Cantarelli |
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, Paraná, Brazil |
| Colors | Yellow and black |
| Nickname | UTFPR |
| Website | http://www.utfpr.edu.br |
The Federal University of Technology – Parana (Portuguese: Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, UTFPR)[1] is a public university with campuses in thirteen cities of the Brazilian state of Paraná.
Campuses
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
- 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 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.,[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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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 Design
- Information systems
- Physical education
- Administration
- Organizational communication
- Chemistry
Engineering
- Electrical engineering branch
- Mechanical engineering branch
- 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
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
- Industrial maintenance
- Environmental management
Pato Branco
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Pato Branco.
Licentiate
- Mathematics
- Languages and literatures (English)
Bachelor
Engineering
Technology
- System development and analysis
- Industrial maintenance
Ponta Grossa
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Ponta Grossa.
Bachelor
Engineering
Technology
- Food technology
- Industrial automation
- System Analysis and Development
- Mechanical manufacture
Dois Vizinhos
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Dois Vizinhos
Bachelor
Engineering
Technology
Santa Helena
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Santa Helena.
Licentiate
Bachelor
External links
- Official Homepage for Direction
- Home page for Curitiba
- Homepage for Dois Vizinhos
- Homepage for Medianeira
- Homepage for Pato Branco
- Homepage for Ponta Grossa
- Homepage for Santa Helena
References
- ↑ "DELIBERA: I – adotar como denominação oficial em língua inglesa para Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná a expressão: FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY – PARANÁ."
- ↑ 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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