Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 45.62
Liaison Alvaro Pena
Submission Date Oct. 10, 2024

STARS v2.2

Universidad Tecnológica del Uruguay
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00
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Majors, degrees and certificate programs

Does the institution offer at least one ​sustainability-focused​ major, degree, or certificate program for undergraduate students?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate degree program:
Engineering in Water and Sustainable Development

A brief description of the undergraduate degree program:

This program is based on a Curriculum oriented to address the problem of rational and sustainable use of water resources and effluent treatment in the agricultural and agro-industrial sectors, two of the most important sectors of the country's socioeconomic development. The high level of specialization and technical development that these sectors currently require to be competitive, added to climate variability and the application of good environmental practices, require greater knowledge and adequate training in irrigation, drainage and effluent management techniques and technologies.

With intermediate exit in the third year: Technologist in Water and Sustainable Development.


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Additional degree programs (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
Renewable Energy Engineering

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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):

Renewable Energy Engineering is aimed at training professionals who promote, design, implement and manage the use of clean energy from primary sources of energy, such as solar, wind, hydraulic energy, among others, from the perspective of sustainable human and productive development throughout the territory.

This degree has two specializations for the engineering degree: solar and wind energy. In addition, it is possible to obtain the intermediate degree of Technologist in Renewable Energy upon completion of the sixth semester.


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Name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
Agro-environmental Engineering

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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):

Agro-environmental Engineering trains professionals capable of managing, developing and applying science and technology with the aim of improving economic competitiveness and the well-being of the population through the sustainable management of land and its natural resources. As an agent of change, graduates will participate with creativity, innovation and leadership in the transformation that the sector demands. Their multidisciplinary training will provide them with tools to perform in all types of organizations (public, private, academic) acting as a link between the technological, research, social and economic areas in a context committed to respect for the environment.


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Minors and concentrations

Does the institution offer one or more sustainability-focused minors or concentrations for undergraduate students?:
No

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Additional minors and concentrations (optional) 

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