Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná

The Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (Portuguese: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, PUCPR) is a private, not-for-profit Catholic university.

Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
Other name	PUCPR, PUC-PR
Motto	Scientia, vita et fides
Type	Private, non-profit
Established	June 14, 1960[1]
Affiliation	Roman Catholic Church
Chancellor	Dom José Antônio Peruzzo
Rector	Waldemiro Gremski
Vice rector	Paulo Otávio Mussi Augusto
Academic staff	1,300[2]
Students	31,000[2]
Location	Curitiba, Paraná , Brazil
Campus	5 cities Curitiba Londrina Maringá São José dos Pinhais Toledo (Paraná)
Colors	Red & white
Website	www.pucpr.br

The main campus is located in Curitiba, the capital city of the State of Paraná, Brazil. There are four additional campuses located in the cities of Londrina, Maringá, São José dos Pinhais and Toledo. It is maintained by APC (Associação Paranaense de Cultura), an organization run by Marist Brothers. The Catholic Archbishop of the city of Curitiba is the ceremonial chancellor of the university.

The Curitiba campus was the first to be established and houses five academic units: the Center for Biological and Health Sciences, the Center for Exact Sciences and Technology, the Center for Juridical and Social Sciences, the Center for Humanities and Theology, and the Business School. The main buildings of the campus are the central library, which manages the integrated library system (ILS), research labs, classrooms and lecture halls, a 570-seat theater, a pilot plant, and a sports complex. The Museum of Zoology, with a collection of over 6,000 specimens and an Herbarium with approximately 7,000 preserved plant specimens are located on the Curitiba Campus.^[3]

There are more than 30,000 students in 60 undergraduate and over 150 postgraduate courses. Over 80% of the faculty possess a master's or doctoral degree. There are 22 graduate courses, at master's and doctoral levels: Health Sciences, Law, Animal Science, Urban Management, Philosophy, Theology, Business Administration, Mechanical Engineering, Dental Health, Production Engineering, Education, Informatics and Health Technology.^[4]