| Federal University of Technology – Paraná | |
| Native Name: | Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná |
| Native Name Lang: | Pt |
| Other Name: | UTFPR |
| Motto: | Tecnologia e Humanismo (Portuguese) |
| Mottoeng: | Technology and Humanism |
| Established: | September 23, 1909 (School of Apprentices) October 7, 2005 (University) |
| Rector: | Marcos Flávio de Oliveira Schiefler Filho |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Students: | 21,092 |
| Faculty: | 1,697 (Headcount) |
| Colors: | Yellow and black |
The Federal University of Technology – Paraná (Portuguese: Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná|links=no, UTFPR)[1] 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. It specializes in natural sciences and engineering.
The campi are located in the following cities:
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 (Portuguese: 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|links=no, 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 |
UTFPR offers Licentiate, Bachelor, Bachelor of Engineering and technology 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.