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The Pontifical Catholic University of Paran¨¢ is a major university in Brazil. It is known in Portuguese as the Pontif¨ªcia Universidade Cat¨®lica do Paran¨¢, or PUCPR.

The students of PUCPR have the opportunity to attend its four Campuses: Curitiba, Londrina, Toledo, and the international hub in Florence, Italy, commonly shared with Kent State, Webster, and Dankook University.

There are six academic schools at PUCPR: Business, Law, Medicine and Life Sciences, Education and Humanities, Fine Arts, and Polytechnic School.

Students have the opportunity to spend one or two semesters abroad, studying at one of 280 PUCPR¡¯s partner universities.

PUCPR is the lead scientific researcher in Paran¨¢, producing a high proportion of all scientific publications in the state. The university has heavily invested in research and has viewed it as a priority over recent years. Hotmilk Innovation ecosystem, as the university innovation hub, explores agribusiness and educational technology. As a Catholic institution, PUCPR sees research as part of the human quest for truth.

The university is guided by the words of Saint Marcellin Champagnat: ¡°No one can educate a student without loving them.¡±

The main Campus in Curitiba houses the university¡¯s Center for Cultural Affairs. The centre is responsible for enriching student life on Campus and energy around the state of Paran¨¢ through dance, music, art, and festivals.

A sports complex on Campus has five sports courts for volleyball, futsal, basketball, tennis, and squash, a 2,500-person gymnasium, and an Olympic swimming pool.