Federal University of Technology – Paraná

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.

Federal University of Technology – Paraná
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
Other name
UTFPR
MottoTecnologia e Humanismo (Portuguese)
Motto in English
Technology and Humanism
TypePublic, state assisted
EstablishedSeptember 23, 1909 (School of Apprentices)
October 7, 2005 (University)
RectorMarcos Flávio de Oliveira Schiefler Filho
Academic staff
1,697 (Headcount)
Students21,092
Location
Apucarana, Campo Mourão, Cornélio Procópio, Curitiba, Dois Vizinhos, Francisco Beltrão, Guarapuava, Londrina, Medianeira, Ponta Grossa, Pato Branco, Santa Helena and Toledo
,
Paraná
,
Brazil
ColorsYellow and black
Websitewww.utfpr.edu.br

UTFPR is one of the most renowned Universities in Brazil. Their teaching pattern is inspired by the European polytechnic university model. It specializes in natural sciences and engineering.

UTFPR - Curitiba

Campi

The campi are located in the following cities:

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]

YearPortuguese nameEnglish name
1909Escola de Aprendizes Artífices do ParanáParaná's Schools of Apprentices and Artificers
1937Liceu Industrial do ParanáParaná's Industrial Lyceum
1942Escola Técnica de CuritibaCuritiba's Technical School
1959Escola Técnica Federal do ParanáParaná's Federal Technical School
1978Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica do ParanáParaná's Federal Center of Technological Education
2005Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáFederal 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

Bachelor

Engineering

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

Technology

Pato Branco

Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Pato Branco.

Licentiate

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

Dois Vizinhos

These are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Dois Vizinhos

Bachelor

Licentiate

Engineering

Technology

Santa Helena

Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Santa Helena.

Licentiate

Bachelor

Campo Mourão

Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Campo Mourão.

Licentiate

Bachelor

Engineering

Technology

Francisco Beltrão

Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Francisco Beltrão.

Licentiate

Bachelor

Engineering

Technology

See also

References
  1. "DELIBERA: I – adotar como denominação oficial em língua inglesa para Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná a expressão: FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY – PARANÁ." Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - Campus Curitiba". Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
  3. "As melhores universidades do Brasil, segundo o MEC". Exame (in Brazilian Portuguese). December 23, 2014. Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  4. "As melhores universidades do Brasil, segundo o MEC". Exame (in Brazilian Portuguese). December 10, 2013. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  5. "Índice Geral de Cursos - IGC - Inep". Archived from the original on 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
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