1. Technological University
A public University from Uruguay
Ing. Marcelo Aguiar
Head of the Renewable Energy Program
October, 2016

2. Pillars of education: secular, free and obligatory
Uruguay and University
Population
3,332,972
Capital City
Montevideo:
The southernmost capital city in America.
Demography
The population is concentrated on the south.
41% Montevideo
60% Metropolitan area
Literacy rate
98,4%
Uruguay
Pillars of education: secular, free and obligatory
Public Universities: UdelaR and UTEC
Private Universities: 7
4 in 10 young people ( years) attend tertiary education center.

3. UTEC Objectives Technological UNIVERSity Founded 2012
Promote education in countryside
Applied profile
Modern equipment
Education, research and extension
Three Regional Technological Institutes
1. To contribute to Uruguay's sustainable development. 2. To promote professionals in technology-related areas in relation with the country's development needs. 3. To participate in the accreditation of knowledge and to grant access to higher levels of qualification. 4. To network with the public tertiary education system, the private sector and local representatives. 5. To develop programs in connection with the productive, social and cultural development.

4. The Regional Technological Institutes Programs
Location determined by:
Demands of tertiary education
Networking possibilities of the different agents
Students´ mobility
Regional productivity development and potential labor demand
Level of Infrastructure
Socioeconomic context
Each institute will be specialized in productive and regionally-relevant areas.
Degree in Food Analysis
Degree in Milk and Dairy Science
Dairy Production Management Technologist
Industrial Mechatronics Technologist
Renewable Energy Engineering
Mechatronics Engineering
Technical Degree in Information Technology (70% Virtual)
Engineering of Irrigation Systems and wastewater treatment.
Biomedics Technologist
Logistic Engeneering
Twenty programs with different levels, including pregraduate, undergraduate and graduate degrees.

5. Vielen Dank
Ing Marcelo Aguiar