Federal University of Paraná

Infobox University
name = Federal University of Paraná
native_name = Universidade Federal do Paraná


motto = Scientia et Labor
mottoeng = Science and Work
established = 1912
type = Public (federal)
rector = Zaki Akiel Sobrinho
dean = Rogerio Andrade Mulinari
faculty = 2,066
staff = 3,704
undergrad = 22,460
postgrad = 8,311
city = Curitiba
state = PR
country = Brazil
campus = Curitiba, Matinhos, Palotina and Pontal do Paraná
former_names = Universidade do Paraná
nickname = UFPR
website = http://www.ufpr.br

Federal University of Paraná [ [http://www.taxonline.ufpr.br/english/menu/importance.htm TaxOn-Line UFPR] ] (Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Paraná) is a university headquartered in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.

Established on December 19, 1912 and initially named as "Universidade do Paraná" (University of Paraná), the Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR ("Federal University of Paraná") is regarded as the oldest Brazilian university.

In 1920, the federal government split the university into separate colleges until 1946. In 1951, it became a federal public university and began to offer higher level education free of charges. Nowadays, its facilities are scattered over the capital Curitiba and other cities of the State of Paraná. It offers 88 options of graduation courses, 124 "lato sensu" degrees, 52 master degrees and 35 doctoral programs [ [http://www.ufpr.br/adm/templates/index.php?template=2&Cod=3945 | Increase on the number of graduate and postgraduate courses] ] . Since 2004, the University has been adopting in its vestibular, a program in which twenty percent of the places offered are destined to students coming from public schools and another twenty percent are reserved for Afro-American descendants. In both situations, documentation to confirm the situation are required, including an interview with an internal board of the University in the latter.

As of 2008, the rector Carlos Augusto Moreira Júnior resigned on June 29^th to run as a candidate for Curitiba's mayorship. Because of that, the then vice-rector Márcia Helena Mendonça assumed as an interin Rector (Vice-rector in exercise of rectorship) [ [http://portal.rpc.com.br/gazetadopovo/vidaecidadania/conteudo.phtml?tl=1&id=772850&tit=Marcia-Helena-Mendonca-e-a-nova-reitora-da-UFPR Marcia Helena Mendonça is the new rector of UFPR] (Portuguese) ] .

The election for the new rector, that was due to September 10^th [ [http://www.ufpr.br/adm/templates/index.php?template=2&Cod=4386 UFPR will define, on September 10^th, the election for the rectorship] (Portuguese) ] , resulted in the victory of Zaki Akel Sobrinho, D.Sc. in Administration from Universidade de São Paulo [ [http://lattes.cnpq.br/8428342866761021 Curriculum Lattes of Akel Sobrinho | (In Portuguese)] ] , and now the Rector, and Rogerio Andrade Mulinari, D.Sc. in Medicine from Universidade Federal de São Paulo, and with a Post-Doc from Boston University [ [http://lattes.cnpq.br/9640895986135762 Curriculum Lattes of Mulinari | (In Portuguese)] ] , now the Vice-Rector of UFPR. [ [http://www.ufpr.br/adm/templates/index.php?template=3&Cod=4400 Rectorship election at UFPR] ]

History

In 1892, José Francisco da Rocha Pombo, an intellectual of the state of Paraná would have initiated the construction of the University, but its project was frustrated by the Federalist Movement.

Twenty years later, Paraná had a reduced number of intellectuals (nine doctors and four engineers), but it was in true development because of the production of the yerba mate.

Moreover, at this time, the Contestado War appeared as an incentive to the efforts of political leaderships concerning the creation of a university. In this context, Victor Ferreira do Amaral, deputy and director of public instruction of Paraná, started the effective creation of the University.

In December 19, 1912 the University was established and, in 1913, it has initiated its activities as a private institution in an old building situated on Comendador Araújo street. The first courses offered were Juridical and Social Sciences, Engineering, Medicine and Surgery, Commerce, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Obstetrics. After the establishment of the University, Victor Ferreira do Amaral, who was also its first president, initiated the construction of a central building in a land donated by the municipal government.

Due to the economic recession caused by the World War I, difficulties started to appear. In 1920, a federal law determined the closing of all universities. In a contradictory measure, the federal government created the "Universidade do Rio de Janeiro", currently "Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro" (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro). The alternative to this law was to split the UFPR in several colleges.

Throughout several years, efforts in order to restore the university took place. Only in the beginning of the fifties the colleges were reunited once again in the University of Paraná, its federalization happening just after that.

Historical Building

The construction placed in the Santos Andrade Square began to be built in 1913, being a project of the military engineer Baeta de Faria. Its inauguration occurred in 1915.

Seven years later, in 1923, two lateral parts were added, according to the original project. The building of the right sector was ended in 1925 and was designated to the Engineering graduation course. In the following year, the left sector had been finalized and it passed to serve the Dentistry course. Other additions were made to the right side of the building and it has received in its totality new paint in 1940. The building was extended towards XV de Novembro Street and, in 1952, new works in the right section leaded to the demolition of part of the lateral façade built in 1940.

In 1954, the building occupied a whole block between the Santos Andrade Square, XV de Novembro Street, Presidente Faria Street and Alfredo Bufren Lane. The last modifications were made: a new façade with several columns and a wide set of staircases were projected and the covered dome was eliminated. The inauguration of the neoclassical, 17,000 square meter building, took place in 1955.

In the year on 1999, the mayor of Curitiba signed a law that made this building the official symbol of the city.

Academics

Undergraduate Programs

Technical High School

Besides the above mentioned courses, it offers high school education through its Technical High School. [http://www.et.ufpr.br/]

Admissions

Students are admitted by an entrance exam, known as the vestibular, which consists of two parts:

*Part I is composed of 80 multiple-choice questions including nine questions of each of the following subjects: (Portuguese, Literature, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Geography, History and Biology, plus eight questions of a Foreign language which can be chosen between (English, French, Spanish, German or Italian).

*Part II is composed of a Portuguese test which covers compulsory writing essays and nine multiple-choice questions in interpretation of texts. According to the course chosen by the student, it may be required that the candidate sits to one or two more exams involving open-questions of Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Geography, History, Biology, Philosophy or Sociology this being determined with regard to the correlation between the subject and each major course. Engineering candidates, for example, take Mathematics and Physics tests.

Laboratories

* Centro de Documentação e Pesquisa de História dos Domínios Portugueses - CEDOPE http://www.cedope.ufpr.br/
* Centro de Capacitação e Consultoria do Departamento de Ciência e Gestão da Informação do Setor de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas - 3CGI
* Centro de Computação Científica e Software Livre - C3SL [http://www.c3sl.ufpr.br C3SL]
* Centro de Estudos do Mar - CEM
* Centro de Microscopia Eletrônica - CME
* Centro de Pesquisa e Processamento de Alimentos - CEPPA
* Ciências Sociais Aplicadas - CCCGI
* Centro de Estudos de Engenharia Civil Prof. inaldo Ayres Vieira - CESEC http://www.cesec.ufpr.br/
* Instituto de Tecnologia para o Desenvolvimento - LACTEC
* Laboratório de Análises Clínicas veterinárias
* Laboratório de Acústica e conforto Ambiental
* Laboratório de Eletroquímica de Superfícies e Corrosão - LESC
* Laboratório de Estudos em Monitoramento e Modelagem Ambiental - LEMMA
* Laboratório de Inventário Florestal
* Laboratório de Minerais e Rochas - LAMIR
* Laboratório de Nutrição Animal do Departamento de Zootecnia
* Laboratório de Paisagismo
* Laboratório de Pesquisas Hidrogeológicas - LPH
* Laboratório de Proteção Florestal
* Laboratório de Matriz Extracelular e Biotecnologia de Venenos
* Laboratório de Neurobiologia
* Laboratório de Citogenética Humana
* Laboratório de Metabolismo Celular
* Laboratório de Imunogenética e Histocompatibilidade
* Laboratório de Óptica de Raios-X e Instrumentação - LORXI http://fisica.ufpr.br/lorxi
* Laboratório de Superfícies e Interfaces - LSI
* Laboratório de Genética de Microorganismos - LabGeM
* Laboratório de Bioquimíca e Biofísica de Macromoléculas

And many more

Libraries

The university has over 400,000 books and thesis as well as thousand of periodics that, for now, can't be accessed through its intranet, but will be in the future.

"Campi" Location

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:
* "Campus" Palotina - Palotina
* "Campus" Estudos do Mar - Pontal do Paraná
* "Campus" [http://www.litoral.ufpr.br/ Litoral] - Matinhos

Publications

* Archives of Veterinary Science
* Acta Biologica Paranaense
* Boletim Paranaense de Geociências
* Educar em Revista
* Jornal de Ciências do Exercício e do Esporte
* Jornal do Hospital das Clínicas
* Revista de Ciências Humanas
* Revista de Sociologia e Política
* Revista do Departamento e Programa de Pós-Graduação
* Revista Eletrônica de Musicologia
* Revista Floresta
* Revista Interação
* Revista Letras
* Scientia Agraria
* Revista de Engenharia Térmica

Notable Alumni

* Newton da Costa
* Tirone David
* Jaime Lerner
* Wilson Martins
* Roberto Requião
* Felipe Almeida

References

ee also

*Hospital de Clínicas da UFPR

External links

* [http://www.ufpr.br/ Official Homepage] (Portuguese)

* [http://200.17.200.18/~tiiem/ Técnico em Informática]

* [http://www.decigi.ufpr.br Departamento de Ciência e Gestão da Informação]

* [http://www.dce.ufpr.br/ Diretório Central dos Estudantes UFPR]

* [http://www.inf.ufpr.br Departamento de Informática]