IPRED

Agro-industrial Technology

(Propaedeutic Cycle)

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ABOUT THE

Program

  • To direct the implementation of good agricultural practices according to current standards and the economic activity of the production unit.
  • To formulate and execute the agro-industrial business model in all its phases, according to technical recommendations and good manufacturing practices.
  • To formulate and execute the agro-industrial business model in all its phases, according to technical recommendations and good manufacturing practices.
  • To coordinate or advise on post-harvest and marketing strategies for products and by-products of the agricultural system, taking into account regulations and supply and distribution logistics.
  • To design the business model of the agro-industrial company based on the opportunities of the national market.

Bucaramanga, Barbosa, Málaga, Barrancabermeja,  Socorro, San Vicente de Chucurí y San Alberto (Cesar) | SNIES: 54746

Qualified Registry: Resolución del Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MEN) no. 14916 del 21 de julio de 2016 (válido por 7 años).

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DEGREE:

Agro-industrial Technologist

DURATION:

6 semesters

MODALITY:

Distance Education

CAMPUS:

Central Campus, Bucaramanga

Título:

Tecnólogo Agroindustrial

Duración:

6 semestres

Modalidad:

Distancia

Sede:

Campus principal Bucaramanga

APPLICANT'S

Profile

Persons wishing to study Agro-industrial Technology must possess:
  • Willingness to work in a team.
  • Ability to learn, identify problem situations, analyze them, use what they know to solve them and continue learning.
  • Ability to value the importance of generating associative units, cooperatives, sole proprietorships or self-employment initiatives.
  • Ability to read, interpret, argue, listen and communicate orally and in writing.
  • Values of respect, discipline and responsibility.
  • Inclination to work in agricultural and livestock activities.

Graduate's

Profile

The Agro-industrial Technologist is a person with high ethical, political and professional quality; from an integral perspective and considering the characteristics and competencies necessary to perform in small and medium-sized agricultural and agro-industrial enterprises, they develop competencies in: agricultural production, agro-industrialization, commercialization, entrepreneurship, research, technology transfer and development, environmental protection, communication and knowledge management, partnership and community development.

FIELD OF

Action

He can work in companies and public or private organizations executing agro-industrial projects with productivity criteria and respecting environmental sustainability standards, promoting the commercialization of products, according to market needs, supporting research projects oriented to the business model and regional research centers, implementing innovation processes of global marketing consistent with the productive vocation of its agro-industrial unit and the region.
Professional
  • To organize, manage and control the quality in their production unit in order to obtain products with the appropriate quality..
  • Plans, manages and makes decisions on agro-industrial development, within the framework of productivity and competitiveness.
  • To contribute to generate innovation processes in the agroindustrial production chain, from the perspective of production and the global market.
  • To romote applied research projects within the framework of agricultural technology transfer.
  • To generate entrepreneurial projects to solve regional and national production problems.
  • To contribute to sustainability, valuing nature, care and protection of the environment and social and economic development.

APPLICANT’S

Profile

Persons wishing to study Agro-industrial Technology must possess:

  • Willingness to work in a team.
  • Ability to learn, identify problem situations, analyze them, use what they know to solve them and continue learning.
  • Ability to value the importance of generating associative units, cooperatives, sole proprietorships or self-employment initiatives.
  • Ability to read, interpret, argue, listen and communicate orally and in writing.
  • Values of respect, discipline and responsibility.
  • Inclination to work in agricultural and livestock activities.

Graduate’s

Profile

The Agro-industrial Technologist is a person with high ethical, political and professional quality; from an integral perspective and considering the characteristics and competencies necessary to perform in small and medium-sized agricultural and agro-industrial enterprises, they develop competencies in: agricultural production, agro-industrialization, commercialization, entrepreneurship, research, technology transfer and development, environmental protection, communication and knowledge management, partnership and community development.

FIELD OF

Action

He can work in companies and public or private organizations executing agro-industrial projects with productivity criteria and respecting environmental sustainability standards, promoting the commercialization of products, according to market needs, supporting research projects oriented to the business model and regional research centers, implementing innovation processes of global marketing consistent with the productive vocation of its agro-industrial unit and the region.

Professional

  • To organize, manage and control the quality in their production unit in order to obtain products with the appropriate quality..
  • Plans, manages and makes decisions on agro-industrial development, within the framework of productivity and competitiveness.
  • To contribute to generate innovation processes in the agroindustrial production chain, from the perspective of production and the global market.
  • To romote applied research projects within the framework of agricultural technology transfer.
  • To generate entrepreneurial projects to solve regional and national production problems.
  • To contribute to sustainability, valuing nature, care and protection of the environment and social and economic development.

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Program's

Curriculum

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Code:  24621           Credits:    3  - Agroecological conditions


Code:  24962           Credits:    4  - Design of the agro-industrial production system


Code:  24963           Credits:    3  - Vision of agroindustrial production


Code:  24964           Credits:    4  - Plant nutrition management


Code:  24965           Credits:    4  - Nursery management


Code:  28190           Credits:    2  - Soil adequacy and conservation

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Code:  24628           Credits:    3  - Handling of genetic material


Code:  24629           Credits:    4  - Supplementary agricultural work


Code:  24630           Credits:    4  - Prevention in plant health


Code:  24634           Credits:    2  - Agricultural water resource management


Code:  28191           Credits:    3  - Strategic planning in agro-industry


Code:  28192           Credits:    5  - Handling, processing and storage of perishable and grain harvests

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Code:  24631           Credits:    4  - Animal nutrition management


Code:  24641           Credits:    4  - Health care for livestock productivity


Code:  28193           Credits:    3  - Agricultural business transactions


Code:  28194           Credits:    2  - Comparative Morphophysiology for Animal Health


Code:  28195           Credits:    3  - Ruminant Production System

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Code:  24627           Credits:    3  - Agricultural marketing exploration and development


Code:  28196           Credits:    3  - Reproductive system of the livestock farm


Code:  28197           Credits:    2  - International agribusiness vision


Code:  28198           Credits:    3  - Production system for minor species


Code:  28199           Credits:    3  - Swine production system and aquaculture

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Code:  24646           Credits:    4  - Processing of plant products


Code:  24651           Credits:    3  - Agroindustrial business transactions


Code:  28200           Credits:    3  - Agribusiness project financing models


Code:  28201           Credits:    4  - Post-production handling of livestock products


Code:  28202           Credits:    3  - Processing of non-food products from agricultural and livestock raw materials

. Code:  24650           Credits:    4  - Processing of animal products
Code:  28203           Credits:    4  - Agribusiness management
Code:  28204           Credits:    4  - Agro-industrial process standardization and product evaluation
Code:  28205           Credits:    3  - Use of agricultural and agro-industrial by-products
Code:  28206           Credits:    3  - Agro-industrial product storage and transportation processes.

PLEASE NOTE

Additional Information

      

1st semester

2023

* Available upon request

Registration collection deadline

Web registration deadline

Results publication

 

January 20, 2023

January 24, 2023

February 03, 2023

  
List of requirements
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DISTANCE AND VIRTUAL UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

Those interested in participating in the admission process to the Professional Technique in Agricultural Production must meet the following requirements:

  • THaving a high school diploma, or its equivalent abroad, or being in the eleventh grade of Colombian high school.
  • Having obtained a score in the State Examination according to the following criteria:
    • State exam taken before the year 2000: a minimum weighted score of 213 points is required.
    • State exam presented from the year 2000 to 2011: Minimum score of 31 points in all the areas that compose the exam, except in Foreign Language.
    • State exam presented as of 2012: minimum score of 31 points in each of the areas that make up the Saber 11° exam. For applicants exempted from the English test according to Article 1 of Decree 34 of 1980 of the Ministerio de Educación, only scores in Mathematics, Critical Reading, Social and Citizenship, and Natural Sciences will be taken into account.

Those who have obtained their bachelor's degree abroad, must present it duly apostilled and translated into Spanish if it is in a foreign language, at the time of registration.

For the purpose of the registration process for applicants who took the Saber 11° State Examination in 2012, 2013 and the first semester of 2014, the results re-scaled to the new structure of the Saber 11° State Examination, issued by the ICFES, will be taken into account.

Even if they comply with the above requirements, they will not be able to enroll in the program, and if they do, their enrollment will be cancelled:

  • Being under disciplinary sanction.
  • Having lost student status for poor academic performance (PFU) in the same program on two occasions.
  • Be applying to the same program of study from which he/she was excluded due to poor academic performance or has not renewed enrollment in that program.
  • Having initiated without concluding studies in more than one academic program at the UIS. "No person may study in the UIS more than two undergraduate programs", as stated in Article 5 of Agreement 16 of 2008 of the Superior Council.

Registration:

10 % 1 SMMLV (minimum legal wage(s) in force) 

Tuition fees per semester

0.5 SMMLV

Academic fees per semester

0.5 SMMLV

The university has a mechanism whereby a student's financial obligations can be partially or totally covered by a company or entity willing to support the student.

Various payment methods have also been made available, so that students can combine the available payment methods according to their particular conditions. On the "Start enrollment process" page you will find the available options.

Additionally, in order to facilitate access to graduate programs, the UIS has signed several agreements with entities specialized in educational loans. These agreements seek facilities and better credit conditions for UIS students.

* Students who have a voting certificate from the last popular election process in Colombia may apply for a 10% discount on tuition fees.

Note 1: The tuition fee for those who hold a professional academic degree from a university institution duly recognized by the Ministerio de Educación Nacional will be two (2) SMMLV (Acuerdo del Consejo Superior No 016 del 2008).

TAKE INTO ACCOUNT​

Additional Information

1st semester

2023

*Subject to program demand


Registration collection deadline

january 20, 2023

Web registration deadline

january 24, 2023

Results publication

february 03, 2023

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DISTANCE AND VIRTUAL UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

Any person interested in participating in the admission process to the Professional Technique in Agricultural Production must meet the following requirements:

  • Having a high school degree, or its equivalent abroad, or being in the eleventh grade of Colombian secondary education.

  • Having obtained a score in the State Examination according to the following criteria:

    • State Examination taken before the year 2000: a minimum weighted score of 213 points is required.

    • State exam taken from the year 2000 to 2011: Minimum score of 31 points in all the areas that make up the exam, except in Foreign Language.

    • State exam taken from 2012: minimum score of 31 points in each of the areas that make up the Saber 11 exam. For applicants exempted from the English test according to Article 1 of Decree 34 of 1980 of the MEN, only the scores in Mathematics, Critical Reading, Social and Citizenship, and Natural Sciences will be taken into account.

Those who have obtained their baccalaureate degree abroad, must present it duly apostilled and translated into Spanish if it is in a foreign language, at the time of enrollment.

For the enrollment process of applicants who took the Saber 11° State Exam in 2012, 2013 and the first semester of 2014, the results of the new structure of the Saber 11° State Exam, issued by the ICFES, will be taken into account.

The following will not be able to enroll in the program, even if they comply with the above requirements and if they do so, their enrollment will be annulled:

  • Are under disciplinary sanction.

  • Having lost the quality of student for low academic performance (PFU) in the same program twice.

  • Apply to the same program of study from which they were excluded for poor academic performance or have not renewed enrollment in that program.

  • Having initiated without concluding studies in more than one academic program at the UIS. "No person may study in the UIS more than two undergraduate programs", as stated in Article 5 of Agreement 16 of 2008 of the Superior Council.

Registration

10% of 1 SMMLV (minimum legal wage(s) in force)

Tuition fees per semester

0.5 SMMLV

Academic fees per semester

0.5 SMMLV


The university has a mechanism through which a student's financial obligations can be partially or fully covered by a company or entity that wishes to support the student.

Various payment methods have also been made available so that students can combine the available payment methods according to their particular conditions. On the "Start Enrollment Process" page, you will find the available options.

Additionally, to facilitate access to graduate programs, the UIS has signed various agreements with specialized entities in educational credit. These agreements seek to provide facilities and better credit conditions for UIS students.

* Students with a certificate of voting in the last popular election in Colombia will be able to apply for a 10% discount on tuition fees.

Note 1: The tuition fee for those who hold a professional academic degree from a university institution duly recognized by the Ministerio de Educación Nacional will be two (2) SMMLV (Acuerdo del Consejo Superior No 016 del 2008).

PROFESsORS

IPRED

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Margarita Rodríguez Villabona

Magíster en E-Learning

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Juan Carlos Barbosa Herrera

Doctor en Psicología

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Jorge Winston Barbosa Chacón

Magíster en Informática - Línea: Desarrollo de Sistemas aplicados a la Educación

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José Germán Toloza Hernández

Doctor en Arte: Producción e Investigación

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Jova Ramírez Charry

Magíster en Farmacología

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Carlos Aníbal Vásquez Cardozo

Magíster en Ciencias en Sistema de Producción Animal

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Carlos Jesús Muvdi Nova

Doctor en Ingeniería de Procesos

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Germán García Vera

Magíster en Gerencia de Negocios

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Daniel Felipe Torres Ruda

Magíster en Producción Animal

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Julián Mauricio Botero Londoño

Doctor en Ciencias Agrarias

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Ronald Alfonso Montañez Valencia

Magíster en Conservación y Usos Sostenibles de Sistemas Forestales

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Leonardo Avendaño Vásquez

Doctor en Acuicultura

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Diego Suescún Carvajal

Magíster en Bosques y Conservación Ambiental

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Sandra Milena Díaz López

Magíster en Manejo, Uso y Conservación del Bosque

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Celmira Pereira Franco

Magíster en Dirección Estratégica

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Laura Victoria Buitrago Álvarez

Magíster en Administración con énfasis en Innovación

GRUPOS Y SEMILLEROS

de investigación

DISCOUNTS FOR

Academic performance

STUDENTEXEMPTIONDISCOUNT
2196506 – HOYOS ROMANO JAIRO ANDRESDISTINGUISHED STUDENT 25%25
2196483 – PEREZ RAMIREZ WRIELDISTINGUISHED STUDENT 25%25

STUDENT

% DTO

2196506 – HOYOS ROMANO JAIRO ANDRES

25 %

2196483 – PEREZ RAMIREZ WRIEL

25 %

STUDENT

% DTO

2187233 – ALVAREZ SANGUINO LUIS CARLOS

25 %

2187429 – CABALLERO ROJAS JONATHAN ESLEYDER

25 %

2187354 – GOMEZ PEREZ ELIANA MARCELA

25 %

2187511 – GONZALEZ MARIN LUZ MIRIAN

25 %

2187074 – HERRERA VILLAMIZAR RAMON

25 %

2187121 – JAIMES CALDERON EDWARD YESID

25 %

2187043 – MENESES ALFONSO EDISSON ENRIQUE

25 %

2187362 – NIÑO CARDENAS LEIDY MARIANA

25 %

2187025 – ORDUZ SOLER MONICA JULIANA

25 %

2176954 – SANCHEZ SILVA LISBETH CAROLINA

25 %

2187539 – VARGAS SEPULVEDA TATIANA LIZETH

25 %

AGREEMENTS

and allies

The UIS has established different agreements with national and international entities in order to have a greater impact on their training, teaching, research and related processes in the articulation of the public university with the different social actors.

 

DO YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION?

Contact us

Professional Technician in Agricultural Production

Telephone +57 (607) 634 4000

Extension: 2614

E-mail: acad.agroindustrial@uis.edu.co

UIS Central Campus

Bucaramanga, Santander

Edificio de Administración III

Ciudad Universitaria

Office Hours

Tuesday to Saturday

7:00 a.m. to 12:00 m.

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Do you need more information?

Contact us

Professional Technician in Agricultural Production

Telephone +57 (607) 634 4000

Extension: 2614

E-mail: acad.agroindustrial@uis.edu.co

UIS Central Campus

Bucaramanga, Santander

Edificio de Administración III

Ciudad Universitaria

Office Hours

Tuesday to Saturday

7:00 a.m. to 12:00 m.

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Do you need more information?

Contact us

Professional Technician in Agricultural Production

Telephone +57 (607) 634 4000

Extension: 2614

E-mail: acad.agroindustrial@uis.edu.co

UIS Central Campus

Bucaramanga, Santander

Edificio de Administración III

Ciudad Universitaria

Office Hours

Tuesday to Saturday

7:00 a.m. to 12:00 m.

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.