The State University of the Central-West of Paraná (; UNICENTRO) 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. It has a campus in the city of Irati and campuses in the cities of Chopinzinho, Coronel Vivida, Laranjeiras do Sul, Pitanga and Prudentópolis.
History 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. 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.
UNICENTRO was accredited to the Brazilian Open University System (UAB) in 2008.
In 2018, it started offering the Pedagogy for the Field course.
Divisions
Health Sciences Unit
Speech Therapy and Audiology Nutrition Physical Therapy Pharmacy Health Sciences Physical Education Nursing Psychology
Agrarian and Environmental Sciences Unit
Horticulture Forestry Agronomy Veterinary Science Agricultural Engineering Geography Biological and Life Sciences Environmental Engineering Mathematics
Applied Social Sciences Unit
Secretarial Studies Social and Community Services Administration Tourism Accountancy Economics
Exact Sciences and Technology Unit
Applied Chemistry Food Science Engineering Physics Chemistry Mathematics Computer Science
Human Sciences, Letters and Arts Unit
Portuguese Art Education Spanish Mass Communication Pedagogy Philosophy Literature Arts and Humanities History Education English
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