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UTEC is a proposal of public education, with a technological profile, committed to the expansion of the higher education supply to the interior of Uruguay, (the main idea was to settle or locate the University in the interior of the country); fostering the link with the productive environment and the promotion of the country's social and cultural development. This university has a wide and diverse list of available careers that include pregrade, grade and postgrade, while complementing them with many programs and courses to complete the student curricula.

 ==Vision:==To be the Uruguayan public university of Higher Technological Education, recognized nationally and internationally for its commitment to continuous quality improvement, equal opportunities and innovative capacity of its educational and research offer, which forms people with a creative and entrepreneurial professional profile in strategic areas, for an equitable and inclusive social and economic development. == Values: ==

<li><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Team work within the organization institution and with the National System of Public Education.</p></li>

==Our mission:==To educate, train and coach high level professionals, entrepreneurs and innovators in order to generate, transform, transfer and articulate knowledge to promote and boost the technological, economic and social development of Uruguay. =Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship= This section provides opportunities for both UTEC students and external individuals. The goal is to mentor them in the field of entrepreneurship, whether they have an idea or already have a business in place. From that point, they meet with experts who guide them through the subsequent steps in the best possible way. If the experts see potential in that idea or business, they assist in securing external funding from sources outside of UTEC to bring that idea to fruition. Recently, many campuses have introduced modern infrastructure, including co-working spaces that students, professors, and, in some cases, community members can use to develop their ideas or network. =Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship= This sector is similar to the previous one; the difference lies in that these are already advanced and operational businesses requiring a different type of guidance on how to expand. This expansion includes various areas such as e-commerce, marketing, and social media. Additionally, they are connected with governmental entities or specific financing programs tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).  =Actively supporting the university technology transfer function= In this area, courses are provided for entrepreneurs who wish to learn or enhance their use of the Excel tool, delivered by a renowned professor and accountant, all free of charge. For individuals with a specific idea who want to prototype it, this is made possible through 3D modeling. UTEC boasts state-of-the-art 3D printers and also offers modeling courses, which is innovative in the region. This is because few places in the country provide these types of tools.  =Facilitating university-industry collaboration= In this section, various types of conferences have been organized, where UTEC has covered the expenses to bring relevant actors from global supply chains to share their experiences. Additionally, there is an exchange of knowledge with all participants through interactive question sessions. In the field of robotics, a competition was held, attracting participants from the neighboring country, Brazil, who competed with Uruguayan students and exchanged knowledge. All of this took place during a week where they could share, compete, and learn about the robotics field. =Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts= In this section, various types of in-person gatherings were organized, with the participation of UTEC students from across Uruguay. In addition, specific conferences were held, focusing on environmental sustainability, with the aim of exploring what we can do to bring about sustainable change. UTEC also promotes cultural diversity by hosting some events that creates opportunities to connect and share our different traditions. [[File:UTEC Global.png|thumb|UTEC Global|link=Special:FilePath/UTEC_Global.png]] =International Relations Unit= The International Relations Unit promotes and maintains links with foreign institutions and organizations that strengthen academic and research activity through networks of universities, research centers and international organizations, academic exchanges and joint programs. Internationalization in its broadest sense and integrated to management, allows universities to be part of international trends in education and learning, as well as to provide all their students with the necessary resources to make a positive contribution to society. =UTEC in the Territory=[[File:ITRSO8-diseno-memoria-anual-nomade-estudio-punta-del-este.jpg|thumb|UTEC, Fray Bentosin the Territory|link=Special:FilePath/8-diseno-memoria-anual-nomade-estudio-punta-del-este.jpg]] The Regional Technological Institutes (ITRs, by its acronym in Spanish) are the manifestation of UTEC in the territory (the campus).They are located on different regions in the country, based on the local needs for higher education in each place. They are the centers that manage the activities in the region; in order to create a dialogue with the environment, through a strong decentralized profesional path.&nbsp;

= Promoting student innovation When UTEC was first created its main focus was to decentralize centers of higher education in the country from the capital. At the time all uruguayan students could mostly do if they wanted to pursue a college career was to move to Montevideo, and entrepreneurship<br/> =study there. This drastically changed with the arrival of UTEC. Its first institution was built in the southwest part of the country, Fray Bentos. Since then on, all ITRs built have been following the same path and have been designed to fit the communities they were built around.

At In UTEC, there can be found many workshops focused on innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as undergraduate courses that are focused centers don't focus on science and engineeringjust one area with a fixed list of careers, the teachers encourage their students since its purpose is to innovate and provide more access to education, in each building you can have an entrepreneurial perspective when making the projectsvery different careers from different departments.

The main event of innovation and entrepreneurship is There are many centers throughout the Innovation Weekcountry that belong to UTEC, which takes place in where the month of October and gathers companies from public and private areas joining forces alongside local high schools and their students, as well as other higher education institutions faculty's offices and universities, with the special collaboration of classrooms are located. Each center belongs to a subgroup in the Finnish university JAMK, working all together in order according to discover new ways of innovationits location, bring a wide spectrum of careers together to make a project, instead of each career doing this groups are the task separatelyITRs. And alsoThere are currently three well established (although still growing) ITRs, this projects will have and a great impact in fourth one that is still being implemented (athough already working). The ITRs and their assigned centers are the community.following:

One of the characteristics of the university is how it works conjunctively with local and international industries in order to approach new ways of teaching and preparing the students for a more versatile work field vision. As well as improving the industry through new perspectives that brings each generation of students. Always innovating#Fray Bentos, always improving.Río Negro#Mercedes, Mercedes#La Paz, Colonia#Nueva Helvecia, Colonia#Paysandú, Paysandú

The Regional Technological Institutes #Durazno, Durazno#San José, San José#Maldonado, Maldonado (RTISCurrently) are the manifestation of UTEC in the territory. They are located on different cities in the country, based on the regional needs for higher education in each city. They are the centers that manage the activities in the region; in order to create a dialogue with the environment, through a strong decentralized profesional path.&nbsp;

#Rivera, Rivera#Melo, Cerro Largo *ITR East (Still being implemented) #Minas, Lavalleja#Maldonado, Maldonado (In the future) The three main and bigger centers (in terms of size, careers offered and students attending) are the ones located in Durazno, Fray Bentos and Rivera. = Related Links<br/> =