Ingeniería Agroambiental
This program adopts an interdisciplinary approach to address the interactions between environmental quality, economic growth, and social equity. Our purpose is to promote a more prosperous and secure world by strengthening sustainable agri-food and nutrition systems and enhancing global food security.
The Agro-Environmental Engineering program develops professionals with an interdisciplinary approach to address environmental challenges in the agri-food sector. It combines principles of engineering, environmental management, technological innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability to optimize production in agri-food value chains, with emphasis on efficient natural-resource use, climate-change management, and disaster-risk reduction. Additionally, it promotes rural development through knowledge management and the strengthening of local enterprises, fostering resilient production systems and the well-being of rural communities.
- Natural Resource Management,trains professionals to sustainably manage natural resources by applying technology, research, and conservation strategies. It prepares experts in the development of sustainable ventures, climate-change and resource-risk management, and optimization of production systems with a positive impact on the environment and society.
- Rural Development, emphasizes the capacity to promote local and rural development through innovation, research, and knowledge management. It trains students to implement sustainable entrepreneurship projects, manage climate-change impacts and natural resources, and generate socioeconomic solutions that strengthen rural communities and productive systems in a sustainable manner.
- Agro-Energy and Environmental Technologies, prepares professionals to apply appropriate and sustainable technologies in agri-food systems, optimizing processes, mitigating environmental impacts, and promoting waste valorization. It forms experts in sustainability certification and indicators, contributing to efficiency, innovation, and responsible development in the agro-industrial and energy sectors.
Specific Competencies
- Manage innovation processes to promote the three pillars of sustainability in agri-food systems and natural-resource management through the development and adoption of appropriate processes and/or technologies.
- Manage sustainability principles to propose resilient and inclusive solutions in agri-food systems and natural-resource management, contributing to food and nutrition security and poverty reduction.
- Propose inclusive, sustainable, and resilient entrepreneurial initiatives to meet market needs that create value, employment, and/or development within agri-food systems and natural-resource management.
- Use appropriate technological tools for knowledge management and process optimization in agri-food systems and natural-resource management.
- Apply quantitative and/or qualitative research processes under ethical standards, using critical thinking and data analysis to propose solutions to socio-environmental challenges and opportunities related to natural-resource management and agri-food systems.
Contact us
Génesis Bautista
gbautista@zamorano.edu
cel: +504 9905-6181
Paola Andino
pandino@zamorano.edu
cel: +504 9910-8802
Learn about the admission process
- Contact an admissions counselor
- Register and create your applicant profile
- Complete the online admissions test
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