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UTEC students completed an internship at MIT

Joao Lizarraga and Jhon Charaja participated in a four-week internship within the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) program.

UTEC and the University of Sao Paulo (USP) strengthen their collaboration

After five years of joint work, UTEC and the USP, top 5 in Latin America, consolidated their relationship through the signing of an Academic Agreement.

Geoffrey Vince: ‘‘I would like to see technology developed by UTEC and Cleveland Clinic’’

Geoffrey Vince  is the chairman of Biomedical Engineering at Cleveland Clinic, leading medical center in research, education and health information in the U.S. 

Meet Carlos Ríos and Joost Vlassak, the professors in charge of the UTEC-Harvard Collaborative Project

The professors responsible for the 6th edition of the Collaborative Field Program between UTEC and Harvard University talk about the evolution of the program and the achievements made.

Professor Daniel Horna returns from a successful internship experience at the University of Notre Dame

This experience will be enriching also for UTEC students.

UTEC and Harvard join forces for the improve of agriculture in the Peruvian highlands

The delegations of both universities had two weeks of field work in Cusco and Madre de Dios.

UTEC students at University of Alberta

Adenka Muñoz, the UNAMAD student who joined the UTEC-Harvard collaborative project

Through the participation of Adenka Muñoz, the National Amazonic University of Madre de Dios (UNAMAD) joins the UTEC-Harvard collaborative project.

Harvard students participated in a project at UTEC

As part of the 100,000k Strong in the Americas innovation fund, both students joined the Plants R Us project alongside with UTEC and UNAMAD students. 

UTEC students win a Canadian government scholarship

Five UTEC students received the ELAP scholarship for a research stay at the University of Alberta.

UTEC obtains international funding to develop studies on the impact of interventions in the Amazonian ecosystem

This study will last two years and will allow us to understand the rivers and understand the potential impact of interventions in the Amazonian ecosystem.

UTEC participates in International Education Fair in India

This conference allows UTEC to join the discussion on the challenges that universities face with Education 4.0.

Dean of Harvard’s Engineering Faculty visited UTEC

During the visit, Frank Doyle, Dean of the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), had a chance to get to know our campus and main laboratories.

UTEC signs agreement with important School of Engineering in France

The agreement with UTEC will allow students from both institutions to conduct research stays through collaboration with professors in various projects.

Cross Cultural Collaboration: UTEC and Purdue worked together for social change

27 students from Purdue University and UTEC participed in The Cross Cultural Collaboration Program.

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• Institutional

  MIT and UTEC students propose natural fibers as thermal insulation in housing located in the Andean highlands

  Seeking to mitigate the effect of the harsh climate conditions in the Andean highland regions, a group of students from our university and MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), under the supervision of UTEC professors Samuel Charca and Julien Noel, and MIT professor, Pedro Cuellar, conducted a series of research studies associated with improving the quality of life of the poor populations living in the Andean highland regions, using projects that introduce concepts related to thermal insulation, and the design and construction of improved kitchen stoves 

• Institutional

  Harvard, UTEC and Deutsche Bank join forces in undergraduate research contest

  Seeking to foster vocations in science and engineering from undergraduate degree university programs and promote a joint work project that enables them to discover real world and innovative solutions to real world problems, Universidad de Ingeniería & Tecnología (UTEC), Harvard University and Deutsche Bank join forces to introduce the Deutsche Bank Challenge, a contest of challenges in which students from both academic institutions will participate and compete for a fund in the amount of US$ 20,000 granted by the German bank, to be used to implement their concept. 

• Innovation

  UTEC students win 3rd place at the Regional Scientific Article Contest

  Students María Guadalupe Noriega and José Álvaro Dasso, both just 18 years old, and currently 4th semester students at Universidad de Ingeniería & Tecnología (UTEC), took third place at the Regional Student Scientific Article Contest for all of Latin American and the Caribbean, organized by the  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

• Institutional

  UTEC presents the most high tech campus to be from Latin-America

  With three years of existence, the University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC, by its name in Spanish) already has its own campus in the district of Barranco, in Lima Peru, which is considered one of the most modern ones in Latin-America, because of its infrastructure and its advanced technology. 

• Institutional

  UTEC research methods with undergraduate students were presented at international forum

  The World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) was held in the city of Dubai between December 3 and 6. "Research Laboratories and Training Undergraduate Freshmen Students to Produce International Conference-level Publications".

• Institutional

  UTEC obtains funding from UNESCO for research in “green chemistry”

  After a competitive process involving the participation of a total of 110 countries from around the world, Universidad de Ingeniería & Tecnología (UTEC) has become the only university in American to receive a grant from UNESCO.

• #RobotDelta: UTEC Award to the best undergraduate school project of 2014 Semester II

  José Magallanes, Christian Monterrey and Frank Salazar from Electronic Engineering and Juan Toribio from Mechanical Engineering, undergraduate students supervised by Dr. Emir Vela, won the award for the best project in the 2014 II semester received this award from Pablo Moreno, Academic Quality and Innovation Coordinator, and Verónica Lunga, Student Services Coordinator. 

• Vida 16 Award for Professor Michael Hurtado

  A jury make up of international experts such Honor Harger, José Carlos Mariátegui, Marina MacDougall, Mónica Bello, Nell Tenhaaf, Roger Malina and Laura Fernández Orgaz chose the winners in the three categories of the Vida 16.0 contest.

• UTEC organizes 2014 Inter-university Football Championship

  This week we will be host to the football teams from the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI) and Universidad Ricardo Palma (URP), who will compete in a four team match against two football teams from our university: Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología (UTEC).

• Institutional

  UTEC connects with the best of science in Peru, with science

  Peru with Science”, the largest science, technology and innovation fair will be held in Peru between November 13 and 16 at Parque de Exposición. The event will include exhibits of projects and innovation in science and technology in Peru.