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Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná | |
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Other name | UTFPR |
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| Motto | Tecnologia e Humanismo (Portuguese) |
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 andToledo ,,Brazil |
| Colors | Yellow and black |
| Website | www |
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TheFederal 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 ofParaná.
UTFPR is one of the most renowned Universities inBrazil. Their teaching pattern is inspired by theEuropean polytechnic university model. It specializes in natural sciences andengineering.
The campi are located in the following cities:
On September 23, 1909, the President of Brazil,Nilo Peçanha created theEscolas de Aprendizes e Artífices (Schools of Apprentices and Artificers), in the Paraná state this school started on January 16, 1910, namedEscola 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 renamedIndustrial Lyceum of Curitiba (Portuguese: Liceu Industrial de Curitiba) in 1937. Later it was instituted together with federal industrial schools, renamedTechnical School of Curitiba (Portuguese: Escola Técnica de Curitiba) in 1942 and then toFederal Technical School of Paraná (Portuguese: Escola Técnica Federal do Paraná) in 1959.
In 1978 it became aFederal Center of Technological Education.,[2] renamedFederal Center of Technological Education of Paraná (Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica do Paraná, shortenedCEFET-PR).
On October 7, 2005, presidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva transformed it into the first FederalUniversity of Technology in Brazil, renamedFederal University of Technology – Paraná (Portuguese:Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, shortenedUTFPR). It still acts as a technical high school, classified as the best of Paraná, according to the Brazilian education indexENEM. 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 |
UTFPR offersLicentiate,Bachelor,Bachelor of Engineering andtechnology degrees.
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Curitiba.
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Londrina.
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Medianeira.
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Pato Branco.
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Ponta Grossa.
These are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Dois Vizinhos
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Santa Helena.
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Campo Mourão.
Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Francisco Beltrão.
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