Federal University of Technology – Paraná
Federal university in the state of Paraná, Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná | |
 | |
Other name | UTFPR |
|---|---|
| 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 and Toledo , , Brazil |
| Colors | Yellow and black |
| Website | www |
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.
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]
| 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
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
Engineering
- Electrical engineering branch
- Mechanical engineering branch
- Civil engineering branch
- Civil engineering
- Environmental and Sanitary 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
- 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
These are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Dois Vizinhos
Bachelor
- Agronomy
- Animal Science
- Software Engineering
- Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology
Licentiate
- Biological Sciences
- Rural Education (no longer offered)
Engineering
Technology
- Horticulture (no longer offered)
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
- Agronomy (to start in 2022)
Engineering
- Environmental and Sanitary engineering
- Chemical engineering
- Food engineering
Technology
- Food technology (no longer offered)
See also
References
External links
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
