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Federal University of Paraná
Universidade Federal do Paraná

Other names	UFPR
Former names	Universidade do Paraná
Motto	Scientia et Labor
Motto in English	Science and Work
Type	Public (federal)
Established	1912
Budget	R$ 1,038,070,033.68 (2013)
Rector	Ricardo Marcelo Fonseca
Academic staff	2,328
Administrative staff	3,759
Undergraduates	28,048
Postgraduates	8,658
Location	Curitiba, Paraná , Brazil
Campus	Curitiba, Matinhos, Palotina, Pontal do Paraná and Jandaia do Sul

The Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) is a big public university in Curitiba, Brazil. It's one of the oldest universities in the country.

UFPR is known as one of the best universities in Latin America. It is also ranked among the top universities in the world. In Brazil, it is often listed as one of the top ten universities.

Today, UFPR has campuses in Curitiba and other cities in the state of Paraná. It offers many different courses for students. These include over 120 undergraduate degrees. It also has many master's and doctorate programs.

History of UFPR
UFPR's Historic Building
What You Can Study at UFPR
How to Get In
Laboratories at UFPR
Libraries at UFPR
UFPR Campuses
Famous People Who Studied at UFPR
See also

History of UFPR

The idea for the university started in 1892. A smart person named José Francisco da Rocha Pombo wanted to build it. But his plan was stopped by a political movement.

Twenty years later, Paraná was growing fast. This was thanks to the production of yerba mate. There were not many highly educated people in the state yet.

Around this time, the Contestado War was happening. This encouraged leaders to create a university. Victor Ferreira do Amaral, a local leader, began the real work to start the university.

On December 19, 1912, the university was officially created. It opened its doors in 1913 as a private school. It was in an old building on Comendador Araújo street. The first courses taught were Law, Engineering, Medicine, Commerce, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Obstetrics. Victor Ferreira do Amaral became its first president. He started building a main building on land given by the city.

The First World War caused money problems. In 1920, a law tried to close all universities. But the government also created a new university in Rio de Janeiro. To keep UFPR open, it was split into several separate colleges.

For many years, people worked to bring the university back together. In the early 1950s, the colleges were finally reunited. In 1951, the university became a public institution. This meant it was free for students to attend.

After becoming a public university, UFPR grew a lot. The Clinic's Hospital was built in 1953. The Reitoria Campus opened in 1958. The Polytechnic Center was built in 1961. This center covers a very large area.

Foundation stone inauguration

UFPR's Historic Building

UFPR – Historic building at Santos Andrade Square, in Curitiba

Work on the main building in Santos Andrade Square began in 1913. It was designed by engineer Baeta de Faria. The building was first opened in 1915.

In 1923, two side parts were added to the building. The right side was finished in 1925 for Engineering students. The left side was done in 1926 for Dentistry students. More additions were made, and the building was repainted in 1940. It was also made longer towards XV de Novembro Street. In 1952, part of the building's side was changed again.

By 1954, the building took up a whole city block. The final changes included new columns and large staircases. The covered dome on top was removed. The new, large building was officially opened in 1955.

In 1999, the mayor of Curitiba made this building an official symbol of the city.

What You Can Study at UFPR

Undergraduate Programs

UFPR offers many different bachelor's degree programs. Here are some of them:

Accounting
Agriculture Engineering
Agronomy
Architecture and Urbanism
Biology
Biomedicine
Business Administration
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Dentistry
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Food Engineering
Forestry Engineering
Geography
History
Law
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medicine
Music
Nursing
Nutrition
Pharmacy
Philosophy
Physical Education
Physics
Psychology
Social Sciences
Tourism
Veterinary Medicine
Visual Arts

Master Programs

After a bachelor's degree, students can study for a master's degree. Some of these programs include:

Physical Education
Pharmacology
Biochemistry
Genetics
Zoology
Botany
Child and Teenager Health
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Surgery
Nursing
Geology
Geography
Environmental Development
Applied Mathematics
Information Systems
Chemistry
Physics
Education
Anthropology
Sociology
History
Philosophy
Psychology
Languages and Literature
Design
Music
Business Administration
Accounting and Finance
Law
Electrical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Political Sciences

Doctoral Programs

For those who want to study even more, UFPR has doctoral programs. These are some of the areas:

Agronomy
Anthropology
Forestry Engineering
Computer Science
Entomology
Cell Biology
Pharmacology
Biochemistry
Genetics
Zoology
Child and Teenager Health
Surgery
Internal Medicine and Health Sciences
Geology
Geography
Environmental Development
Mechanical Engineering
Chemistry
Physics
Education
Sociology
History
Languages and Literature
Business Administration
Law
Veterinary Medicine
Microbiology
Philosophy

Technical High School

UFPR also has a Technical High School. This school offers high school education.

How to Get In

To get into UFPR, students take an entrance exam called the vestibular. It has two main parts:

Part I has 90 multiple-choice questions. These questions cover subjects like Portuguese, Literature, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Geography, History, and Biology. There are also eight questions in a foreign language. Students can choose from English, French, Spanish, German, or Italian.

Many thousands of students take this first part of the exam each year. After about two weeks, some students are invited to take Part II.

Part II is a written exam. It includes a Portuguese test with five writing essays. Some courses also require extra exams. These might be open-ended questions in Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Geography, History, Biology, Philosophy, or Sociology. The specific exams depend on the course a student wants to study. For example, students applying for Engineering take Math and Physics tests.

Waiting for the results of Part II takes longer, usually 4 to 7 weeks. The list of accepted students usually comes out in mid-January. On that day, there's a fun "Mud-bath Party" organized by the student group.

Laboratories at UFPR

UFPR has many laboratories where students and researchers can learn and discover new things. Here are a few examples:

Centro de Documentação e Pesquisa de História dos Domínios Portugueses (CEDOPE)
Centro de Ciência de Segurança Computacional (CCSC)
Centro de Computação Científica e Software Livre (C3SL)
Centro de Estudos do Mar (CEM)
Centro de Microscopia Eletrônica (CME)
Centro de Pesquisa e Processamento de Alimentos (CEPPA)
Grupo IMAGO de Pesquisa em Visão Computacional
Instituto de Tecnologia para o Desenvolvimento (LACTEC)
Laboratório de Análises Clínicas Veterinárias
Laboratório de Eletroquímica de Superfícies e Corrosão (LESC)
Laboratório de Estudos em Monitoramento e Modelagem Ambiental (LEMMA)
Laboratório de Ictiologia Estuarina
Laboratório de Inventário Florestal
Laboratório de Minerais e Rochas (LAMIR)
Laboratório de Nutrição Animal
Laboratório de Parasitologia Clínica Veterinária (LPCV)
Laboratório de Pesquisas Hidrogeológicas (LPH)
Laboratório de Proteção Florestal
Laboratório de Neurobiologia
Laboratório de Citogenética Humana
Laboratório de Genética Molecular Humana (LGMH)
Laboratório de Óptica de Raios-X e Instrumentação (LORXI)
Laboratório de Superfícies e Interfaces (LSI)
Laboratório de Genética de Microorganismos (LabGeM)
Núcleo de Redes sem Fio e Redes Avançadas (NR2)

And many more specialized labs!

Libraries at UFPR

The university has a huge collection of books and research papers. There are over 400,000 books and thousands of magazines. These are spread across different libraries:

Juvevê Campus: For Agricultural Science.
Centro Campus: Includes the main administrative library, Human and Educational Science, Health Science (main), and Judicial Science.
Centro Politécnico Campus: For Science and Technology, Biological Science, and the Technical High School.
Jardim Botânico Campus: For Forest and Wood Sciences, Health Science (secondary), Applied Social Sciences, and Physical Education.
Matinhos Campus: UFPR Litoral.
Paranaguá Campus: Archeology and Ethnology Museum of UFPR.
Pontal do Paraná Campus: Sea Studies Center.

UFPR Campuses

UFPR has several campuses where students attend classes and do research.

In Curitiba

Campus Juvevê
Campus Batel
Campus Centro
Campus Reitoria
Campus Ciências Agrárias/Cabral
Campus III/Centro Politécnico
Campus III/Escola Técnica
Campus III/Jardim Botânico

Other cities in Paraná

Campus Palotina – in Palotina
Campus Estudos do Mar – in Pontal do Paraná
Campus Litoral – in Matinhos
Campus Jandaia do Sul – in Jandaia do Sul

Famous People Who Studied at UFPR

Many successful people have studied at the Federal University of Paraná. Here are a few:

Blairo Maggi — a successful business person in agriculture.
Clèmerson Merlin Clève — a lawyer and business person.
Dalton Trevisan — a famous writer.
Edson Fachin — a judge and lawyer.
Enedina Alves Marques — the first Black woman in Brazil to become a civil engineer.
Jaime Lerner — a former governor of Paraná.
Laurentino Gomes — a writer and journalist.
Newton da Costa — a logician and mathematician.
Roberto Requião — a former governor and senator of Paraná.
Tirone E. David — a medical doctor.