Estudo comparativo entre a Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná e as universidades de tecnologia da França

Abstract

The present study had as general objective to evaluate the aspects of the university conceptions established by Drèze and Debelle that are common and different between brazilian and french technology universities. It was based on the basic hypothesis that the conception of university present in the technological university of Brazil and in the universities of technology of France is a conception of university that integrates parts of the five conceptions of university compiled by Drèze and Debelle, emphasizing the north conception american. As for the research objectives, this is an exploratory research, because it is desired to group information not yet compiled on the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR), a brazilian institution, compared to the Compiègne University of Technology (UTC), the University of Technology of Troyes (UTT) and the University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), french institutions. The research problem is addressed in a predominantly qualitative way, through the technique of content analysis of interviews, based on Bardin and support of Nvivo Pro software version 12. This study used the comparative method to compare technology universities in Brazil and France. The comparative elements were extracted from the specific objectives and form seven categories: teaching, research, extension, innovation, relationship with the productive sector, relationship between history and identity, and the transformations that took place in the technology universities of Brazil and France from the foundation to the present day. Data collection took place in Brazil and France. Twenty-two semi-structured interviews were conducted with people connected to the management and with knowledge of the history of UTFPR, UTC, UTT and UTBM. The research confirmed the hypothesis. The Content Analysis showed that the conception of university as a Nucleus of Progress (north american conception) is the one that is more present in teaching, research, extension, innovation and the relation with the productive sector in the studied universities because this conception considers the purpose of the university as society's aspiration to progress, contemplates symbiosis between teaching and research in the service of the creative imagination and defends the application of knowledge both by the faculty and student. It is concluded that while the technological universities of France work to innovate their own concept of university, UTFPR has as challenge to build a concept, to consolidate it through its own identity and scientific-industrial recognition. Partnerships and exchanges of experiences between institutions serve as mutual support for growth, especially for UTFPR to consolidate itself as a unique, solid and recognized technological institution in the national and international community.