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
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 , Paraná , Brazil
Colors	Yellow and black
Website	www.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:

• 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 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

• Design
• Architecture & Urban Planning
• Information systems
• Physical education
• Administration
• Organizational communication
• Chemistry

Engineering

• Electrical engineering branch
  • Electronic engineering
  • Electrical engineering
  • Control engineering
  • Computer engineering
• Mechanical engineering branch
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Mechatronics engineering
• 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

• Chemistry

Engineering

• Materials engineering
• Environmental engineering
• Chemical engineering
• Mechanical engineering
• Production engineering

Technology

• Food technology

Medianeira

Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Medianeira.

Bachelor

• Computer science

Licentiate

• Chemistry

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

• Administration
• Agronomy
• Accountancy
• Chemistry

Engineering

• Computer engineering
• Civil engineering
• Mechanical engineering
• Electrical engineering

Technology

• System development and analysis
• Industrial maintenance

Ponta Grossa

Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Ponta Grossa.

Bachelor

• Computer science

Engineering

• Mechanical engineering
• Industrial engineering
• Chemical engineering
• Electrical engineering
• Bioprocess 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

• Forestry

Technology

• Horticulture (no longer offered)

Santa Helena

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

Licentiate

• Biological Sciences

Bachelor

• Computer science
• Agronomy

Campo Mourão

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

Licentiate

• Chemistry

Bachelor

• Computer science

Engineering

• Electronic engineering
• Environmental engineering
• Chemical engineering
• Civil engineering
• Food engineering

Technology

• Food technology

Francisco Beltrão

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

Licentiate

• Informatics

Bachelor

• Agronomy (to start in 2022)

Engineering

• Environmental and Sanitary engineering
• Chemical engineering
• Food engineering

Technology

• Food technology (no longer offered)

See also

• List of federal universities of Brazil