Exchange Program | Incoming Students
International students from our partner or non-partner higher education institutions are welcome to study for one term at Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología.
ACADEMIC CALENDAR – Undergraduate programs
The academic calendar opens twice a year:
- ♦ 1st term (March– July) - Spring
- ♦ 2nd term (August – December) - Fall
| IMPORTANT DATES - 2026 | Peruvian summer and autumn Term | Peruvian winter and spring Term |
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Academic Calendar First day of classes Last day of classes (including final exams) |
March – July 2026 Monday 23, March 2026 Saturday 18, July 2026 |
August – December 2026 |
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Nomination process Starts - Ends |
September 08 – October 19, 2025 |
February 10 – March 22, 2026 |
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Application process Starts - Ends |
October 21 – November 16, 2025 | March 17 – April 18, 2025 |
| Acceptance Letter to be issued by UTEC | Tentative Date: November | Tentative Date: April |
| Visa process - information requested deadline | December, 2025 | May, 2026 |
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Mandatory Orientation Days
Essential Spanish Daily (ESD) - |
March 12, 2026
March 16 - March 20, 2026 |
August 01, 2026
August 3 - August 7, 2026 |
| *Transcripts to be released | September 2026 | January 2026 |
Expected arrival date: Two weeks before the semester starts.
HOW TO APPLY?
The international students that are interested in study one term at UTEC must to follow the instructions:
- 1. FOR PARTNER HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS - NOMINATION
Nomination deadline: October 19, 20245 (Spring semester)
All the international students must be nominated by their home higher education institutions. The responsible of the mobility program will complete this form. For more information contact us at exchange@utec.edu.pe
Undergraduate Programs:
- Mechanical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Energy Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Computer Science
- Environmental Engineering
- Mechatronics Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Bioengineering
- Data Sciences
- Business Management and Digital
- Information Systems
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2. FOR NOMINATED INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Application deadline: November 16, 2025 (Spring semester)
After being nominated by their home higher education institution, international students will receive by e-mail a link to start their application process.
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3. INCOMING EXCHANGE PROGRAM - APPLICATION PROCESS
All the international students should be in good academic standing in their home higher education institution (Minimum of 3.00 GPA or equivalent in their home university). During the application process, the international students will be asked to submit the following documents:
- ► Official transcripts of records, including the list of courses that applicants are currently enrolled
- ► Curriculum Vitae/Resume (in English)
- ► Passport Copy - data sheet of personal information
- ► Proof of language proficiency (if applicable)
*(if the international student is a not native Spanish speaker and he/she wants to take courses in Spanish at UTEC) at least an Spanish level B1 certificate or an Affidavit indicating that he/she listens, reads, writes and speaks the language very well to take courses in that language will be requested.
*(if the international student is a not native English speaker and he/she wants to take courses in English at UTEC) at least an English level B2 certificate or an Affidavit indicating that he/she listens, reads, writes and speaks the language very well to take courses in that language will be requested.
- ► Photocopy of bank statement, proof of financial resources (A copy or the original international student’s or parent’s deposit account statement is enough) for a minimum of $ 4,000 dollars to cover expenses in Lima
- ► 1 qualified photo in JPEG Format
- ► Copy of international health insurance valid in Peruvian territory during all the mobility program
Acceptance letter: Once the international student has completed and submitted the requested information he/she will receive the acceptance letter.
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4. VISA PROCESS
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Visa process - information requested deadline in December, 2025
The international students will be asked to sending the following information for request the corresponding student visa
- - Round-trip tickets
- - Address of your accommodation in Lima
- - Indicate the country and the city of the Peruvian Consulate where you will pick up your visa.
List of Peruvian Consulates Abroad http://www.consulado.pe/paginas/Inicio.aspx **Only in Spanish version
GRADING SYSTEM
In the Peruvian higher education system grades goes from 0 to 20, considering 20 as the highest grade and 11 is the minimum passing grade.
| UTEC Grade |
Percentage of Achivement |
Grade |
US/Canada Grading System |
Description | Evaluation criteria |
| 18-20 | 90% - 100% | A | 4.0 | Very Good | Very good performance with minor errors |
| 15 – 17,9 | 75% – 89% | B | 3.0 | Good | Above the average but with some errors |
| 12,5 – 14,9 | 60% – 74% | C | 2.0 | Satisfactory | Fair but with some shortcomings |
| 11 – 12,4 | 50% - 59% | D | 1.0 | Sufficient |
Meets the minimum criteria but has significant shortcomings |
| 0 – 10,4 | 0% - 49% | F | 0.0 | Fail | Considerable further work required |
COURSE LOAD
The course load at UTEC is expressed in credits. Most courses are worth 3 or 4 UTEC credits.
The two credit courses are electives and some are called (seminars)
Each term includes 15-weeks of classes plus 1-week of final exams, therefore.
- ► A two (2) UTEC credits course has a total of thirty (30) contact hours, plus 2 hours of exam during one term.
- ► A three (3) UTEC credits course has a total of thirty (45) contact hours, plus 2 hours of exam during one term.
- ► A four (4) UTEC credits course has a total of thirty (60) contact hours, plus 2 hours of exam during one term.
- ► A five (5) UTEC credits course has a total of thirty (75) contact hours, plus 2 hours of exam during one term.
International students usually take between 3 to 5 courses per term, which means full time dedication to studies at UTEC.
| CREDIT PER COURSE | 3 to 4 UTEC credits (depending on the number of hours per week) |
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| Minimum course load | 12 UTEC credits |
| Maximum course load | 20 UTEC credits |
The minimum number of UTEC credits to take is 12 and the maximum is 20.
*You can also request for the list of courses in English or Spanish to the following email: exchange@uetc.edu.pe
Electrical Engineering Courses
Environmental Engineering
Humanities, Art & Social Science (HASS)
Energy Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Information Systems
Industrial Engineering
Bioengineering
Mechatronics Engineering
Electrical Engineering Courses
| Course code | Course | Semester | UTEC Credits | Language of instruction | Brief description of the course content |
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Feedback Control (2026-1) |
Spring | 5 | English |
This course introduces the main concepts of Control Engineering, providing students the ability to design and implement automatic control systems using classical techniques. The course bridges the gap between theory and |
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Intelligent |
Spring | 4 | English | This course introduces several control strategies, based on some type of reasoning, to model and control systems whose dynamics are too complicated for traditional analytical methods. The course initially provides an introduction to fuzzy logic and fuzzy controllers. Then, it shows some applications of fuzzy control in plants with an unknown or complex model. The course finally covers techniques based on machine learning, with a special emphasis on artificial neural networks. Additionally, an introduction to other methods such as reinforcement learning and evolutionary algorithms will be provided. All these techniques are applied to engineering problems related to data modeling and control. | |
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Modelling and Simulation (2026-1) |
Spring | 4 | English | This course introduces the fundamentals of modeling and simulation for dynamic systems. This allows students to understand that a dynamic system can be represented by a mathematical model that characterizes its real-life behavior and can be solved using computational solution tools. This will allow students to analyze the behavior of dynamic systems to develop solutions to engineering problems. This course will develop simulation skills using MATLAB and Simulink to interpret the results. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to model mechanical, electrical, thermal, and level systems, understanding their behavior through the solution of differential equations and their simulation. The objective is to understand the behavior of the physical systems through their temporal and frequency behavior, as well as to correct their behavior through the implementation of PID control algorithms. | |
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Topics in Telecommunications (2026-1) |
Spring | 4 | English | This course, with a theoretical and practical focus on "Cellular Networks," seeks to provide students with the basic tools for designing cellular networks, also known as mobile communications systems. Fundamental topics such as the architecture and operation of a GSM-GPRS network, the cellular concept and network generation, and the GSM radio interface are required to understand the fourth generation of cellular communications (4G) and the fih generation of cellular communications (5G). Typical cellular network cases will be covered in practical and/or laboratory sessions, allowing students to analyze and design the networks studied in class. |
Environmental Engineering
| Course code | Course | Semester | UTEC Credits | Language of instruction | Brief description of the course content |
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Environmental Biotechnology (2026-1) |
Spring | 4 | English |
The theoretical and practical course is designed for students to understand the use of living systems and/or their components in monitoring, protecting, remediating, and improving the environment. Soil, air, and water pollution can be prevented, and contaminants in these areas can be removed using physical, chemical, biological methods, or a combination of these. However, the biological or biotechnological treatment of waste or contaminated systems offers various advantages, such as the ability to biodegrade a broader spectrum of hazardous substances using microorganisms in a more cost-effective and sustainable manner. In this course, we initially present concepts of public health and water disinfection, followed by an in-depth exploration of water and wastewater biotreatment systems, solid waste biotreatment, soil bioremediation, biotreatment of contaminated air and exhaust gases, prevention of infectious diseases, and environmental monitoring using biosensors and bioindicators.
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Research Project (2026-1) |
Spring | 4 | English | The Research Work course, of a theoretical nature, aims to guide students in the development of their research project initiated in the previous course, Final Engineering Project - Research Work I, by applying engineering design methodology in the development of solutions that meet the real needs of society. | |
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Air Quality (2026-1) |
Spring | 4 | English | This course, of a theoretical and practical nature, is designed for students in the Environmental Engineering program to deepen their knowledge about the processes that influence air quality, enabling them to describe the observed paerns of pollution and their connection to health, comfort level, and quality of life. The course emphasizes the physical and chemical processes behind air quality. The main topics that will be reviewed in this course are: atmospheric boundary layer processes, fundamentals of environmental air chemistry, and noise pollution. | |
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Environmental Engineering Final Project I (2026-1) |
Spring | 4 | English | With this theoretical course, the student must demonstrate that they have acquired a series of competencies considered fundamental to their profession, as well as other more specific ones related to the topic of the work. The general objective of this course is to ensure that UTEC students, regardless of their specialization, develop research competency by applying the fundamentals of this field in their work, as part of their educational and competency framework. |
Humanities, Art & Social Science (HASS)
| Course code | Course | Semester | UTEC Credits | Language of instruction | Brief description of the course content |
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Peru: Terms of Contemporary Society |
Spring and Fall | 3 | English |
The theoretical course aims for students to reflect on the major economic and sociopolitical processes that have occurred since the 1960s and have shaped present-day Peru. This reflection is based on a deep understanding of Peru's territory and recent history. By identifying and analyzing |
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Economy, Governance, and Relations of Power |
Spring and Fall | 3 | English |
The theoretical nature course aims for the student to understand, through an introduction to the various social sciences, the basic concepts of politics and its close relationship with economic processes. It discusses the socio-economic composition of the country and the world, demonstrating how this composition relates to current economic and governance systems. The course examines democratic governance as an aribute of good governance and the organization of resources to meet human needs, their distribution, and their impact on specific economic systems. Finally, the course analyzes the relationship between the population, the government, and institutions, as well as the mechanisms of wealth and power distribution. |
Energy Engineering
| Course code | Course | Semester | UTEC Credits | Language of instruction | Brief description of the course content |
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| Biomass and Geothermal Energy (2026-2) | Fall | 4 | English | This course includes the theoretical and practical study of two sources of non-conventional renewable energy in the Peruvian and international context: Energy from biomass and geothermal energy; to include their definitions, the sources and the energy production process (with emphasis on electricity generation), the related environmental and socioeconomic aspects, the strengths and weaknesses of their application, the applicable national legislation, as well as the potential national. and internationally for its promotion. |
Mechanical Engineering
| Course code | Course | Semester | UTEC Credits | Language of instruction | Brief description of the course content |
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Selected topics in Mechanical Engineering (2026-2) |
Fall | 4 | English |
One of the most important aspects of the development of these new areas as biomechanics is that it better foreshadows human relations with the environment. Prosthesis is the field dedicated to replacing lost organs for new ones: artificial arms, legs, etc. The orthosis, on the other hand, is the field dedicated to improving the performance of an organ that is present but not working very well: knee / hip implants, reconstruction of ligaments, etc. This second part is probably more important in this course due to the incidence of falls / slips in the elderly. This course is about the mechanics of life. We cover the basic principles of mechanics, such as work, power and energy storage, and some of the basic material properties that allow living things not to only hold, but also push the body forward when walking, running and jump. The course introduces students to the concepts of mechanics that are apply to human movement. The student must understand the principles mechanical and anatomical that govern movement and develop the ability to link the structure and biomaterials of the human body with its function from a mechanical perspective. At the end of this course, it is desired that each student can: 1) describe, apply and quantify linear characteristics and angles of movement with precise mechanical and anatomical terminology and well defined; 2)apply the quantitative relationships between angular motion and linear of a rotating body; and effect between force and linear-angular momentum; 3) apply concepts of tissue mechanics, and 4) apply and explain the "potential interaction” (affordance) which means a biomechanics based on the behavior. |
Civil Engineering
| Course code | Course | Semester | UTEC Credits | Language of instruction | Brief description of the course content |
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Introduction to Solid Mechanics (2026-1) |
Spring | 4 | English |
The present course, of a theoretical and practical nature, introduces students to the mechanics of deformable solids through simplified models. In this course, the equilibrium in rigid bodies is studied first, along with its application to the analysis of trusses and simple systems. Then, the course develops the theory behind the fundamental topics of materials mechanics and demonstrates how this theory is applied in the analysis and design of structural elements. The course discusses elementary problems of Elasticity (bending in beams, torsion in circular bars, etc.) and their practical solutions. Additionally, various application examples are presented to solve certain problems in civil engineering. |
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Structural Mechanics (2026-1) |
Spring | 4 | English | The Structural Mechanics course, of a theoretical nature, provides the foundations for structural engineering. In this course, elementary problems of stress and strain (axial load, bending in beams, torsion in circular bars, etc.) are complemented with conditions of combined loads, failure criteria for materials are evaluated, and criteria for the stability of elastic elements are discussed. Additionally, classical methods for analyzing stresses and deflections in hyperstatic beams are presented. Various application examples are also provided to solve certain problems in Civil Engineering. | |
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Matrix Analysis for Structures (2026-1) |
Spring | 4 | English | This theoretical and practical course aims to provide students with the fundamental principles of Matrix Analysis of structures and its application to truss structures and framed structures. With this course, students will understand the concepts underlying the computational techniques used in structural analysis soware. Additionally, this course applies traditional computational methods through basic examples, using manual procedures, and subsequently, these methods are implemented by students using Open Source libraries. In some cases, commercial soware is used for more complex problems. | |
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Earthquake Engineering (2026-1) |
Spring | 4 | English |
The Structural Mechanics course, of a theoretical nature, provides the foundations for structural engineering. In this course, elementary problems of stress and strain (axial load, bending in beams, torsion in circular bars, etc.) are complemented with conditions of combined loads, failure criteria for materials are evaluated, and criteria for the stability of elastic elements are discussed. Additionally, classical methods for analyzing stresses and deflections in hyperstatic beams are presented. Various application examples are also provided to solve certain problems in Civil Engineering. |
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Dynamics and Vibrations (2026-1) |
Spring | 4 | English | The course on Dynamics and Vibrations, of a theoretical nature, covers the fundamentals of vector dynamics and mechanical vibrations of concentrated mass systems. It addresses the basics of Newton's laws applied to the motion of particles and their application to the study of the motion of rigid bodies. Additionally, energetic principles for modeling systems are presented. Later in the course, students will be able to evaluate free and forced vibration of systems with one degree of freedom and apply these criteria to the modeling of simple systems. Therefore, this course builds on the student's prior experience in physics and mathematics to develop modeling and analysis techniques for structural systems in Civil Engineering. | |
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Structural Analysis (2026-1) |
Spring | 4 | English |
The Structural Analysis course, of a theoretical and practical nature, presents the fundamentals and methods for the linear analysis of simple structures commonly found in Civil Engineering. Structural analysis is the process of calculating and interpreting the internal forces and displacements present in a structural system subjected to external load conditions, displacements, and environmental actions. Therefore, this analysis is an integral part of the design and construction process of civil systems. This course focuses on the most common (classical) methods for the analysis of simple (linearly elastic), isostatic, and hyperstatic structures, typical in Civil Engineering (trusses, beams, and frames) subjected to static loads. At the end of the course, an introduction to matrix methods is presented. |
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Reinforced Concrete Design (2026-1) |
Spring | 4 | English |
The present course, of a theoretical and practical nature, introduces students to the mechanics of deformable solids through simplified models. In this course, the equilibrium in rigid bodies is studied first, along with its application to the analysis of trusses and simple systems. Then, the course develops the theory behind the fundamental topics of materials mechanics and demonstrates how this theory is applied in the analysis and design of structural elements. The course discusses elementary problems of Elasticity (bending in beams, torsion in circular bars, etc.) and their practical solutions. Additionally, various application examples are presented to solve certain problems in civil engineering. |
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Introduction to Building Information Modelling (2026-1) |
Spring | 4 | English | The course on Dynamics and Vibrations, of a theoretical nature, covers the fundamentals of vector dynamics and mechanical vibrations of concentrated mass systems. It addresses the basics of Newton's laws applied to the motion of particles and their application to the study of the motion of rigid bodies. Additionally, energetic principles for modeling systems are presented. Later in the course, students will be able to evaluate free and forced vibration of systems with one degree of freedom and apply these criteria to the modeling of simple systems. Therefore, this course builds on the student's prior experience in physics and mathematics to develop modeling and analysis techniques for structural systems in Civil Engineering. | |
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Civil Engineering Final Project (2026-1) |
Spring | 4 | English |
The Structural Analysis course, of a theoretical and practical nature, presents the fundamentals and methods for the linear analysis of simple structures commonly found in Civil Engineering. Structural analysis is the process of calculating and interpreting the internal forces and displacements present in a structural system subjected to external load conditions, displacements, and environmental actions. Therefore, this analysis is an integral part of the design and construction process of civil systems. This course focuses on the most common (classical) methods for the analysis of simple (linearly elastic), isostatic, and hyperstatic structures, typical in Civil Engineering (trusses, beams, and frames) subjected to static loads. At the end of the course, an introduction to matrix methods is presented. |
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Research Project (2026-1) |
Spring | 4 | English | This theoretical and practical course aims to provide students with the fundamental principles of Matrix Analysis of structures and its application to truss structures and framed structures. With this course, students will understand the concepts underlying the computational techniques used in structural analysis soware. Additionally, this course applies traditional computational methods through basic examples, using manual procedures, and subsequently, these methods are implemented by students using Open Source libraries. In some cases, commercial soware is used for more complex problems. | |
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Service Quality |
Spring | 4 | English | This course examines concepts, tools and techniques used for quality management in the context of service-oriented organizations (e.g., healthcare, financial, hospitality, information technology and banking), as well as organizations with service processes for internal customers such as accounting and human resource management. Included in the course are such topics as the analysis of service customer needs, the development of service quality performance metrics, qualitative and statistical tools for service quality analysis, service process stability and capability analysis, and service quality improvement foundations. | |
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Advanced Topics in Industrial Engineering 2 |
Spring | 4 | English | This course examines empirical research methods for Industrial Engineering. In particular, we review the following methodologies: Laboratory Experiments, Econometrics for pseudo-experiments (matching, Difference in Difference) , Survey Design and Case Study design. The course has a seminar format where basic considerations are introduced and then papers using the methodologies in question are applied to research in the fields of operations and supply chain management. Finally, students are asked to design a basic empirical design research proposal. |
Information Systems
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DevOps (2026-2) |
Spring | 4 | English | This course introduces students to essential DevOps concepts to participate in agile IT business transformations. Topics covered will include waterfall vs. agile, integrated agile methods (Extreme Programming, Scrum), DevOps, hybrid IT, platform as a service, monolithic vs. microservice architecture, containerization, toolchains, open innovations, and case studies. |
Industrial Engineering
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Service Quality (2024-2 last semester taught) |
Fall | 4 | English |
This course examines concepts, tools and techniques used for quality management in the context of service-oriented organizations (e.g., healthcare, financial, hospitality, information technology and banking), as well as organizations with service processes for internal customers such as accounting and human resource management. Included in the course are such topics as the analysis of service customer needs, the development of service quality performance metrics, qualitative and statistical tools for service quality analysis, service process stability and capability analysis, and service quality improvement foundations. |
Bioengineering
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Desarrollo de Dispositivos Médicos (2026-1) |
Spring and Fall | 4 | English | The course, which is theoretical and practical in nature, focuses on the classification of medical devices and the interpretation of the rules governing their development. This course selectively covers the different concepts and methods of medical signal capture for the development of the most commonly used diagnostic and therapeutic devices. This course covers information on the development stages of medical devices in different health applications. | |
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Advanced Bioinformatics VIRTUAL COURSE (2026-1) |
Spring and Fall | 4 | English |
The course, of theoretical-practical nature is designed for students of the bioengineering career to deepen their knowledge of the main concepts of molecular data analysis with bioinformatics tools Limit, and that can define computationally viable biological problems; manipulate, filter, debug molecular data; and apply appropriate statistical tests to analyse biological sequence data for understanding cellular processes and solve biological questions from a computational approach using a robust programming language dedicated to statistical analysis of massive data and with an extensive library of packages for specific analyses. |
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Biodesign (2026-1) |
Spring and Fall | 3 | English | The course, which is both theoretical and practical in nature, provides engineering, medical and business students with a comprehensive roadmap for identifying, inventing and implementing new medical devices, Processes, diagnostics and other technologies aimed at generating value and new standards for patient care. The course is introductory to "real world" biomedical technology development Providing an intensive and practical introduction to the process of understanding relevant and unmet medical and biotechnology needs, as well as designing new solutions and technologies to address them. |
Mechatronics Engineering
| Course code | Course | Semester | UTEC Credits | Language of instruction | Brief description of the course content |
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| MT0006 | Foundations of Robotics | Fall | 4 | English | This course introduces the fundamental concepts of robotics from an analytic, mechanical, control, and design perspective. The objective is to analyze and understand robot motion to propose a proper control. The topics that will be covered are: rigid body motion; forward, inverse and differential kinematics; trajectory generation; robot dynamics; motion control; as well as an introduction to the theory of probabilistic robotics. The emphasis of the course lies on robotic manipulators since they constitute the basis for more complex systems. The principles for mobile robots are also introduced. |
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Mechanisms and Movement Transmission (2026-1) |
Fall | 4 | English |
This course provides an introduction to the design of mechanisms and motion transmission. During the semester, we will study the analysis of position, velocity, acceleration, and forces in interconnected links, as well as in mechanisms based on gears, cams, and followers. In addition, we will study and implement some computational methods necessary for the analysis and synthesis of complex mechanisms using Matlab. We will also use Inventor and Simscape as soware tools to simulate real-life mechanisms, considering their inertial properties. Real-life examples applied in industry and robotics will be presented throughout the lectures.
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Advanced Robotics (2026-2) |
Fall | 4 | English |
This course introduces modern control, modeling, and motion generation for complex robots, which include aerial robots, redundant manipulators, quadrupeds or bipeds. The first part of the course focuses on nonlinear methods for motion and force control based on kinematics and dynamics. The second part focuses on numerical control methods. The main topics covered in the course are: advanced control schemes for manipulator robots; control of redundant and floating-base systems; control methods based on optimal control and trajectory optimization applied to complex robotic systems; and an introduction to control schemes based on reinforcement learning. |
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Autonomous Robotics (2026-1) |
Fall | 4 | English | Through cameras, laser sensors, among others, to understand the environment. Based on this understanding the course presents deterministic and probabilistic methods for autonomous movement of mobile robots in unknown environments and of manipulator robots for flexible tasks. The main topics are: perception systems, point clouds, computer vision, localization using parametric and nonparametric filters, simultaneous localization and mapping, and motion planning. |
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