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Agroindustrial Engineering – Popayán

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

Agroindustrial Engineering – Popayán

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Degree Awarded

Agroindustrial Engineer

Schedule

Daytime

Methodology

Theoretical–Practical

Duration

Ten (10) Semesters

Basic Program Information

Qualified Registration: 013200

SNIES Code: 3833

Academic Level: Professional

Admission Frequency: Every Semester

Number of Academic Credits: 166

Faculty to which the program belongs: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

Supervised by the Ministry of National Education

Program Overview

The undergraduate Agroindustrial Engineering Program is part of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Cauca. Through Resolution 5500 of April 14, 2014, issued by the Ministry of National Education and registered in the National Higher Education Information System (SNIES), it was granted Qualified Registration for its extension to the Santander de Quilichao campus in Cauca, which opened its academic offerings to the community for the first academic period of 2015.

Its mission focuses on educating professionals guided by ethical, social, scientific, and humanistic principles. It integrates teaching, research, and community engagement to promote rural and business development within a framework of sustainability and competitiveness, applying appropriate technologies to integrate the different links in agroindustrial production chains. These efforts contribute to the development of the agroindustrial sector in Colombia’s southwestern region and throughout the country, equipping professionals to respond to the challenges of a globalized world.

It enables the optimization of agricultural product production, processing, and distribution, ensuring sustainability, quality, and food safety. It also promotes innovation and economic development in rural areas, creating jobs and improving competitiveness in the global market.

Program General Objective

Prepare professionals with technical and scientific skills and knowledge, as well as proactive and creative attitudes, focused on integrating the links in production chains, such as the production, preparation, processing, preservation, and marketing of raw materials of biological origin, adding value to them under sustainability principles that make it possible to address relevant problems.

Specific Objectives

Educate professionals with a strong scientific foundation.
Educate professionals with comprehensive competencies.
Educate professionals who are competent in the utilization of raw materials.
Educate professionals with leadership skills.

Professional Profile

The Agroindustrial Engineer is qualified to promote research, technological development, and business development within a socioeconomic context involving both food and non-food sectors. This enables the integration of primary-sector resources with productive resources and human talent to create, develop, and sustain businesses that promote this sector.

Occupational Profile

Graduates of the Agroindustrial Engineering Program at the University of Cauca will be qualified to work as:

Engineers employed by public- or private-sector companies or entities, serving as advisors, consultants, contractors, or employees of companies related to the agroindustrial sector.

Researchers collaborating with other disciplines and managing the application of their findings for the benefit of the community.

Independent entrepreneurs developing technology-driven projects aimed at improving the quality and productivity of the agroindustrial sector.