Universidad de los Andes School of Engineering
Outline» The country and the city» Universidad de los Andes» The School of Engineering: - Structure and resources - Academic programs - Research-Industry collaboration - Strategic plan 2011-2015
Colombia CIVETS country (Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa) The next big emerging markets Population: 46 million GNI (2010 current): US $276.1 billion Large oil, coal, flower and coffee exports Privileged geographic-logistic location
Bogotá Population: 6.8 million Educational, administrative, financial and political center of Colombia GDP (2008) Billon dolars. São Paulo Mexico City Buenos Aires 155 Santiago 85 Bogotá 67 Caracas Lima 43 40 Panama City San Jose Quito 16 11 10 0 100 200 Billion US$ Source: América Economía Intelligence, 2009 230 288 300 Capacity for Innovation* (2009) In your country, how do companies obtain technology? São Paulo 3.9 Santiago Bogotá Buenos Aires Mexico City Lima 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 Caracas 2.3 0.0 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.6 Index Source: World Economic Forum, The Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010 4.5
Universidad de los Andes» Founded in 1948» 3/2 undergraduate programs with US universities: 1950s-60s» Full undergraduate programs in Uniandes: 1960s-'70s» Masters programs startup phase: 1970s-'80s» Nine schools: - Management, Architecture and Design, Arts and Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Economy, Engineering, Medicine» Enrollment 2011: 12,502 undergraduate 2,179 MSc 274 PhD
Our school is now ranked 219 in the world QS University Ranking in LA Rank Institution Country 169 = Universidade de São Paulo Brazil 169 = Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM) Mexico 235 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) Brazil 250 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Chile 262 Universidad de Chile Chile 320 Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM) Mexico 381 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Brazil 401-450 Universidad de los Andes Colombia 451-500 Universidad Nacional de Colombia Colombia QS Engineering & IT Ranking in LA Rank Institution Country 97 Universidade de São Paulo Brazil 118 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM) Mexico 142 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Chile 152 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) Brazil 173 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Brazil 174 Universidad de Chile Chile 200 Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM) Mexico 219 Universidad de los Andes Colombia 236 Universidad Nacional de Colombia Colombia other universities in Colombia Rank Institution Country 501-550 Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Colombia 501-550 Universidad de Antioquia Colombia 601+ Universidad del Valle Colombia 601+ Universidad del Norte Colombia other Engineering & IT in Colombia Rank Institution Country 379 Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Colombia 391 Universidad de Antioquia Colombia Source: Times Higher Education, QS 2011-2012
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» Structure and resources» Academic programs» Research» Industry collaboration» Strategic plan 2011-2015 School of Engineering
Structure Our activity covers a wide range of the engineering areas» Departments: - Civil and Environmental Engineering (C&EE) - Electrical and Electronic Engineering (E&EE) - Industrial Engineering (IE) - Mechanical Engineering (ME) - Chemical Engineering (ChE) - Systems and Computing Engineering (S&CE)» Programs: - 9 Undergraduate - 8 MSc - 1 PhD program (global) 75% of our course enrollments are taught by full-time professors» Enrollment: - 5,137 undergraduate (41% of Uniandes) - 696 MSc (32% of Uniandes) - 81 PhD (30% of Uniandes)» Faculty: - 102 full-time professors; 85% hold PhD degrees - 96% of the degrees granted by international universities - 31 instructors
Resources Our resources and infrastructure foster learning and the development of research» Our building has 35,000 m2 (laboratories, offices and other facilities)» 58 laboratories (US$7MM investment in new equipment)» 230 places for teaching and research assistants» 22 meeting rooms
Resources Facilities and Labs» Structural models: Frame bay & shake table» Anechoic chamber
Resources Facilities and Labs» Visualization and robotics» Wind Tunnel
Academic Programs
Academic Programs Enrollment 2011 We seek an accelerated increase in our graduate program enrollment PhD. 81 Master 696 Chemical Engineering 580 Mechanical Engineering 653 Systems and Computing Engineering 361 Civil Engineering 674 Biomedical Engineering 20 Environmental Engineering 400 Electrical Engineering 86 Electronic Engineering 430 Undergraduate 5,137 Industrial Engineering 1.885
Academic Programs We form leaders who contribute to the development of the country» Modern and innovative curricula» Promote active learning among students» All undergraduate programs have received the highest-quality national accreditation certificate (CNA)» 25% of undergraduate students pursue double-degree programs
Academic Programs Quality Our graduates are highly competitive 84 83 82 81 80 79 83.4 79.3 79.2 ECAES Systems and Computing Engineering 2010 78.9 78 77 77.6 77.4 77.3 76 75 70 65.9 65.4 ECAES Chemical Engineering 2010 74 DE LOS ANDES, BOGOTÁ 84 83 82 83.4 ICESI, CALI NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA, BOGOTÁ NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA, MEDELLÍN FUNDACION DEL NORTE PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA, MEDELLÍN ESCUELA COLOMBIANA DE INGENIERÍA, BOGOTÁ ECAES Mechanical Engineering 2010 69 64.3 81 68 67 66 65 62.6 62.5 62.2 61.7 80 79 78 77 79.3 79.2 78.9 77.6 77.4 77.3 64 76 63 75 62 DE LOS NACIONAL DE ANDES, BOGOTÁ DEL VALLE, CALI COLOMBIA, BOGOTÁ NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA, MEDELLÍN PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA, MEDELLÍN DE ANTIOQUIA, MEDELLÍN INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER, BUCARAMANGA 74 DE LOS ANDES, BOGOTÁ ICESI, CALI NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA, BOGOTÁ NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA, MEDELLÍN FUNDACION DEL NORTE PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA ESCUELA COLOMBIANA DE INGENIERÍA, BOGOTÁ
Academic Programs Quality 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 68.6 59 DE LOS ANDES, BOGOTÁ 65.5 64.8 64.3 ECAES Environmental Engineering 2010 64.2 DE MEDELLÍN, MEDELLÍN DEL CAUCA, POPAYÁN DISTRITAL FRAN- CISCO JOSÉ DE CORPORACIÓN UNIVERSITARIA LA- SALLISTA, CALDAS DEL VALLE, CALI DE ANTIOQUIA, MEDELLÍN 69 CALDAS, BOGOTÁ 70 68.1 68 69 67.6 67 ECAES Electronic Engineering 2010 68 66.2 66 65.9 67 65 65.3 65.2 66 64.4 64 65 63 64 62 63 61 62 60 61 64.2 64.2 81 80 79 78 77 76 75 74 73 72 80.5 71 ESCUELA DE INGENIERÍA PONTIFICIA UNIVER- DE ANTIOQUIA, MEDELLÍN DE LOS NACIONAL DE SIDAD JAVERIANA, ANDES, BOGOTÁ COLOMBIA, BOGOTÁ BOGOTÁ 69.1 79.1 67.1 77.2 65.9 ECAES Civil Engineering 2010 76.5 65.7 75.4 NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA, MEDELLÍN 65.4 75.3 EAFIT, MEDELLÍN 65.3 75 INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER, BUCARAMANGA ECAES Industrial Engineering 2010 64.6 59 60 DE LOS PONTIFICIA DE LOS FUNDACIÓN DEL ANDES, BOGOTÁ NACIONAL DE INDUSTRIAL DE DEL VALLE, CALI DE ANTIOQUIA, DEL NORTE, BQUILLA ANDES, BOGOTÁ NACIONAL DE DEL VALLE, BUGA VALLE, CALI COLOMBIA, BOGOTÁ SANTANDER, JAVERIANA, MEDELLÍN COLOMBIA, BOGOTÁ DEL NORTE, BQUILLA BUCARAMANGA BOGOTÁ PONTIFICIA JAVERIANA, BOGOTÁ ICESI, CALI
Academic Programs Structure Our curriculum structure is General education flexible 4 Project sequence Professional courses years Science & mathematics Engineering fundamentals
Academic Programs Links We develop strong international links» International Summer School» Student exchange program» Double Diploma (Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Saint Etienne, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Ecole Superieure de Telecomunications de Bretagne)» SMILE: Student Mobility in Latin America, The Caribbean and Europe (Magalhães) Some Cooperation Agreements» Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Saint Etienne» Ecole des Mines de Nantes» Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña» Illinois Institute of Technology» Texas A&M University» Universität Stuttgart
Research
Research CIEs CIEs is our response to the country's economic development challenges» Strategic research centers CIE - Water - Energy - Materials - Transportation
Research PhD Program Our research is aimed at producing new knowledge in engineering» 1st PhD program to receive the highest-quality national accreditation certificate (CNA)» 1st graduate from a PhD in engineering in Colombia (1998)» Extensive use of international exchange programs for stays and co-direction
Research Publications We have significantly increased our published items & citations Published items each year Citations each year 50 L40 L20 40 LCO 30 80 20 10 0 60 40 20 0 Results found: 193 Sum of the citations: 356 Average citations per item: 1.84 h-index: 8 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Industry Collaboration
Industry Collaboration Our research and industry services now represent more than ¼ of total income 10 9.7 8 6.6 6 5.9 4 2 2.6 3.3 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Income (million USD) In year 2010, 23 undergraduate students, 333 MSc students and 24 PhD students were enrolled in our projects.
Industry Collaboration Impact Our research has had a positive impact on the national economy A sample of research projects» Portable energy systems (patent in progress)» Guadua seismic dynamic response» Mine detection systems for the military industry» Intelligent electricity distribution» Electric power quality management in massive transportation electronic systems» Modelling, analysis and design of water distribution networks» A Ballon-Coil device for the occlusion of the patient ductus arteriosus (patent)» Fabrication and processing of silica matrix compositive to oxigen adsorption (patent in progress)
Industry Collaboration Innovation We seek to develop an innovation and entrepreneurship culture at our school The purpose To promote the competitiveness of our partner companies and contribute to the countrys development The action lines: Education for innovation Innovation and R&D Innovation and entrepreneurship Innovation and industry
Fundraising We are leading the change in our country s philantropic culture The purpose To expand our research capacities and strengthen the PhD program The action lines:» Corporations» Alumni
Alumni We have the largest and most vigorous alumni association in the country The purpose To gain our graduates commitment to the school's goals The action lines» Communication» Events» Services
Alumni We form leaders in all areas of engineering Yolanda Auza President of Unisys Colombia and General Manager LA Systems and Computing Eng. '81 Claudia De Francisco Former Minister of Communications Industrial Eng. '80 Javier Gutiérrez President of Ecopetrol (4th in LA, 38th in the world Petroleum Intelligence Weekly) Civil Eng. '75
Alumni We form leaders in all areas of engineering Guillermo Perry Former Chief Economist for Latinamerica, The World Bank Electric Eng. '67 Luis Fernando Alarcón General Manager of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. Civil Eng. 75 Mathias Held President of Daimler Colombia S.A. Mechanical Eng. '83
Strategic plan 2011-2015 2005 2010 2015* Undergraduate (Enrollment) 4.269 5.172 6.000 Master (Enrollment) 631 779 1.300 PhD (Enrollment) 29 67 150 PhD Staff (Professors) 52 77 130 # ISI Items 8 51 130 R&D Income (MM USD) 2,72 9,67 17,50 Mega 2020 The School of Engineering at Universidad de los Andes will be ranked among the top five in Latin America. Vision The School of Engineering at Universidad de los Andes will be acknowledged for its innovative approach to solve critical issues and its support for decision making in key technical, social and political problems. Objectives» Offer academic programs that meet international standards» Have a high-quality faculty» Attract and retain the best students in the region» Conduct high level research» Achieve recognition and impact in society
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