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.

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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

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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.

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.

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]

UTFPR offers Licentiate, Bachelor, Bachelor of Engineering and technology degrees.

• List of federal universities of Brazil