University of Engineering and Technology (Peru)
Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología | |
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| Motto | Scientia et praxis |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1 September 2011 |
| Founder | Eduardo Hochschild |
| Address | Jr. Medrano Silva 165, Barranco 15063, Peru , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | utec.edu.pe |
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The University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología is in Lima in Peru. It is a private university that occupies award-winning buildings. The buildings were designed by Irish architects Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara and won the "Silver Lion" at the 13th Venice Biennale. In 2020, they received the Pritzker Price, one the selected works was the UTEC building.[1]
History
It is a modern private university that occupies award-winning buildings.
The University of Engineering and Technology was founded on September 1, 2011, by the Peruvian engineer and businessman Eduardo Hochschild, leader of the Hochschild Group.[2]
The construction of the UTEC was carried out on the remains of the huaca "La Viñita", the last pre-Columbian archaeological vestige of Barranco, which was located at the intersection of the Quebrada de Armendáriz and the Vía Expresa, covering some 5000 m².
The campus of the University of Engineering and Technology is located in the district of Barranco.
It opened in 2012 and its founders intended that it would be disruptive to Peru by supplying a new type of engineer.[3]
The buildings were designed by Irish architects Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Grafton Architects. The building was considered the best new building in 2016 and it won the "Silver Lion" award at the 13th edition of the Venice Biennale.[4]
First peruvian licensed university
UTEC was the first university in Peru to obtain a license from the National Superintendence of Higher University Education (SUNEDU), in 2016
Rankings
UTEC is in first place in the rankings of per capita scientific production in Peru by Scopus and Web of Science.
Education
The university has a cross curricular "Laboratory for Educational Innovation" which it calls Moray.[3]
References
- ^ Prize, Pritzker (2020). "The Pritzker Architecture Prize". Pritzker Prize. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ^ Peru21, Redacción (2018-09-30). "Estas son las 54 universidades peruanas que cuentan con licenciamiento de la Sunedu". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Auer, Michael E.; Guralnick, David; Simonics, Istvan (2017-12-26). Teaching and Learning in a Digital World: Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning –. Springer. p. 638. ISBN 978-3-319-73210-7.
- ^ Ireland), RIAI ie (The Royal Institute of the Architects of. "News | RIAI.ie (The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland)". www.riai.ie. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
