The Federal University of Paraná is the oldest university in Brazil and symbol of Curitiba. Wrapped in a history of struggles and achievements since 1912, UFPR is a reference in higher education for the State and for Brazil.
A major symbol of the Paraná intellectuality, the University demonstrates its importance and excellence through undergraduate, specialization, masters and doctorate courses, which are guided by the principle of inseparability between Teaching, Research and Extension. The social function of the university is valued precisely through this tripod, since all teaching, research and extension activity must return to this community, in the form of knowledge, technology and culture, the public resources that allow it to exist as a Federal Institution of Higher Education.
In addition to the campuses in Curitiba, UFPR is present in the interior and coast of the state, playing an active role in the socio-economic development and quality of life of the state of Paraná, through access to higher education and activities carried out by the academic community of the society of Paraná and Brazil.
Mission
Promote, build and disseminate knowledge, contributing to the formation of citizens and sustainable human development.
Principles
Public university, free, quality and socially committed.
Indissociability between Teaching, Research and Extension
Freedom in construction and autonomy in the dissemination of knowledge.
Respect for all instances of organized society.
Values
Commitment to the construction of knowledge and training of competent and socially committed professionals.
Pluralist environment, where public debate is an instrument of democratic coexistence.
Preservation and dissemination of Brazilian culture.
Proposition of public policies.
Commitment of the university community to the Institution.
Participatory, dynamic and transparent management committed to better working conditions and quality of life.
Efficiency, effectiveness and effectiveness in the development of institutional activities.
Isonomy in the treatment given to the Institution’s Units.
Respect to the institutional criteria used in the internal allocation of resources.
Culture of planning and continuous assessment of university life.