Parana Federal Technological University
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| Motto: | A Primeira Universidade Tecnológica do Brasil (The First Technological University of Brazil) |
| Established: | 7th of october of 2005 |
| Type: | Public, State Assisted |
| President: | Eden Januário Netto |
| Faculty: | 1.393 (Headcount) |
| Students: | 16.283 |
| Location: | Apucarana, Campo Mourão, Cornélio Procópio, Curitiba, Dois Vizinhos, Francisco Beltrão, Londrina, Medianeira, Ponta Grossa, Pato Branco and Toledo, Parana, Brazil |
| Colors: | Yellow and black |
| Website: | http://www.utfpr.edu.br |
The Parana Federal Technological University (In portuguese: Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná) is a public university with campi in eleven cities of the Brazilian state of Parana.
The campi are in Apucarana, Campo Mourão, Cornélio Procópio, Curitiba, Dois Vizinhos, Francisco Beltrão, Londrina, Medianeira, Ponta Grossa, Pato Branco and Toledo.
It was the first federal schools of technology to held the status University of Technology in Brazil, created by the president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in October 7 of 2005. The UTFPR was created by transforming the Parana Federal Technological Center (Pt:Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica do Paraná), also known by CEFET-PR, that existed since 1909, into an University.
UTFPR also acts as a technical high school (the best of Paraná, according the brazilian index ENEM).
