Federal University of Technology – Paraná
The Federal University of Technology – Paraná (, UTFPR) 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. Campi. The campi are located in the following cities: 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., renamed Federal Center of Technological Education of 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 (, 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). Degrees. UTFPR offers Licentiate, Bachelor, Bachelor of Engineering and technology degrees. Curitiba. Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Curitiba. Londrina. Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Londrina. Medianeira. Those  are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Medianeira. Pato Branco. Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Pato Branco. Ponta Grossa. Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Ponta Grossa. Dois Vizinhos. These are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Dois Vizinhos Santa Helena. Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Santa Helena. Campo Mourão. Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Campo Mourão. Francisco Beltrão. Those are the degrees offered by the UTFPR campus in Francisco Beltrão. Federal University of Technology – Paraná The