State University of the Centre-West

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State University of the Central-West of Paraná
Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná
Campus in Guarapuava
TypePublic, state
EstablishedJune 13, 1990; 33 years ago (1990-06-13)
Budget222 million (2020)[1]
RectorFabio Hernandes
Academic staff
839
Administrative staff
230
Students11,087
Undergraduates8,710
Postgraduates2,377
Location
Guarapuava
,
Paraná
,
Brazil
AffiliationsRENEX
Websiteunicentro.br

The State University of the Central-West of Paraná (Portuguese: Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste; UNICENTRO)[2] is a state university in Brazil, maintained by the government of the state of Paraná, with its headquarters in the city of Guarapuava, where it has two campuses: Santa Cruz and Cedeteg.[3] It has a campus in the city of Irati and campuses in the cities of Chopinzinho, Coronel Vivida, Laranjeiras do Sul, Pitanga and Prudentópolis.[4]

History[edit]

UNICENTRO was formed through the merger of two public colleges in the state of Paraná, the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences, and Letters of Guarapuava (FAFIG), founded in 1970, and the Faculty of Education, Sciences, and Letters of Irati (FECLI), founded in 1974.[5][6][7] It was established by Law No. 9,295, on June 13, 1990, but its recognition as a university only occurred on August 8, 1997, by Decree No. 3,444 of the Government of the State of Paraná.[8][4]

UNICENTRO was accredited to the Brazilian Open University System (UAB) in 2008.[4]

In 2018, it started offering the Pedagogy for the Field course.[9]

Divisions[edit]

Health Sciences Unit[edit]

  • Speech Therapy and Audiology
  • Nutrition
  • Physical Therapy
  • Pharmacy
  • Health Sciences
  • Physical Education
  • Nursing
  • Psychology

Agrarian and Environmental Sciences Unit[edit]

  • Horticulture
  • Forestry
  • Agronomy
  • Veterinary Science
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Geography
  • Biological and Life Sciences
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Mathematics

Applied Social Sciences Unit[edit]

  • Secretarial Studies
  • Social and Community Services
  • Administration
  • Tourism
  • Accountancy
  • Economics

Exact Sciences and Technology Unit[edit]

  • Applied Chemistry
  • Food Science
  • Engineering
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Science

Human Sciences, Letters and Arts Unit[edit]

  • Portuguese
  • Art Education
  • Spanish
  • Mass Communication
  • Pedagogy
  • Philosophy
  • Literature
  • Arts and Humanities
  • History
  • Education
  • English

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lei 20.078/2019 - Lei Orçamentária Anual/Exercício 2020" (PDF).
  2. ^ OECD (2011-08-24). Higher Education in Regional and City Development: State of Paraná, Brazil 2011. OECD Publishing. ISBN 978-92-64-08902-0.
  3. ^ "UNICENTRO Ministry of Education - MEC". Ministry of Education. 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  4. ^ a b c Borges, Wanja. "Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná – Unicentro". vestibular.mundoeducacao.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  5. ^ Edilson Kernicki (13 June 2017). "UNICENTRO celebrates 27 years of foundation with cultural activities". Rádio Najuá. Archived from the original on 2017-06-17. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. ^ "History of public higher education in the central-southern region of Paraná: the constitution of FAFIG/UNICENTRO in Guarapuava (1970-1990)". Unioeste. 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  7. ^ "History of UNICENTRO". UNICENTRO. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  8. ^ "State University of the Centre-West". Uni24k. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  9. ^ "Special Selection Process". www2.unicentro.br. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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