Category: Zamorano Noticias

El lanzamiento de los programas Innova AgriFoodTech (incubación) y Ruta AgriFoodTech (aceleración), iniciativas que forman parte del proyecto AgroHub

The Hawai‘i Convention Center (Honolulu, Hawai‘i) hosted Plant Health 2025, the annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society (APS), which brought together more than 1,000 professionals in the field of plant pathology.

This week, Zamorano University had the pleasure of welcoming representatives from Cafíco and the Fundación Solidaridad Latinoamericana for a strategic visit held from August 27–29, 2025.

Zamorano University will celebrate the closing ceremony of the Diploma in Research Methodologies on Food and Nutrition Security, implemented within the framework of the Project Investigating Agrifood Systems (ISA), with the support of the AECID/EUROSAN DeL project, funded by the European Union and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID).

Zamorano University hosted its annual High Honors Dinner, which this year was combined with the Disciplinary Excellence Dinner to celebrate students who achieved a grade point average between 89.5% and 100%.

Zamorano University welcomed Ms. Mirtha Gutiérrez, Secretary of State for Social Development (SEDESOL), for the signing of the Solidarity Scholarship Program agreement, a partnership that will benefit 143 students at the university.

Zamorano University has taken a major step forward in its mission to promote higher education and sustainable development in Latin America with the official launch of its new graduate programs. The announcement was made during a dynamic academic forum titled “Agriculture in Latin America: Looking Ahead,” led by Dr. Arie Sanders, Associate Dean of Graduate Programs.

With the goal of strengthening the academic foundation of its students, Zamorano University successfully held the Fourth Knowledge Olympiad, an initiative aimed at promoting learning and healthy competition among second-year students.

At Zamorano University, we reaffirm our unwavering commitment to academic excellence, continuous improvement, and the formation of leaders who drive positive change in Latin America. As part of this mission, we are making strong progress toward institutional accreditation with WSCUC (WASC Senior College and University Commission)—one of the most prestigious accrediting bodies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

A group of third-year students from the Food Agroindustry program proudly represented Zamorano at IFT FIRST 2025 (Food Improved by Research, Science and Technology), an event organized by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and held in Chicago, Illinois.