Research, Technological Development and Innovation Management Office

The Office of Research, Technological Development and Innovation Management of the Vice-Deanship of Research, Development and Innovation of the Faculty of Engineering is responsible for:

• Manage and analyze indicators that allow establishing strategic actions for the promotion and development of research, technological development and innovation of the Faculty.
• Support the process of seeking funding for research, development and innovation projects.
• Identify calls for proposals that are in line with the Faculty's lines of research.
• Manage the information of the Faculty's professors and research groups and the R+D+I projects in which they participate.
• Design, implement and lead strategic processes associated with the life cycle of the Faculty's R+D+I projects.
• Develop the University's Research, Technological Development, Innovation and Artistic Creation Seedbed Program (IDiCA seedbed program) in the Faculty.
• Promote and follow up on the technological developments generated in the Faculty.
• Promote and support the creation of technology-based ventures (spin-offs resulting from the generation of own intellectual production.
• Support the identification, formulation, structuring, formalization and execution of strategic public investment projects.
• Identify needs and opportunities in the public and private sector for which the Faculty, based on its scientific and technological capabilities, can present initiatives or projects for solution or exploitation.
• Propose and implement methodologies, techniques and tools required for the identification, structuring and management of faculty projects and services.
• Promote the qualification of teachers for the management, formulation, supervision and control of projects (proposals, schedules, budgets).
• Promote the articulation of the Academic Units for the formulation and execution of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary strategic projects in the Faculty.

The Research Seedbeds seek to promote from the first semesters of undergraduate studies the participation of students of the School of Engineering in the different modalities of the Research Seedbed Program after the restructuring that is framed in resolution No. 50 of August 30, 2022: Research, Technological Development, Innovation and Artistic Creation Seedbed Program (IDiCA).

It is indispensable that the student complies with the requirements to be part of the research seedbed program present in Article 4 of Resolution 052 of the Superior Council.

IDiCA registration procedure

Students interested in participating in any of the modalities must enroll in the subjects Research Internship 1 (Code: 999034M) or Research Internship 2 (Code: 999046M) corresponding to the School of Engineering. The academic registration dates for undergraduate students will be according to the current calendar.

Steps to follow

• Tutor: Establish the student's work plan and research project in which the student will develop; provide this information to the student.
• Student: Fill out the web form (Remember that the student must save the form in PDF before sending it, this must be sent to the academic program to which he/she belongs by e-mail with the corresponding signature of his/her tutor, in order to request the signature and endorsement of the program director).
• Academic Program: Review and endorse the student's application (compliance with the requirements of the research seedbed program), send the form with the endorsement and signature of the Director of the program to the email of the Vice-Deanship of Research and Graduate Studies (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for review and endorsement.
• Vice-Deanship of Research: Send to the academic program the form with the endorsement of the Vice-Dean's Office to register the subject requested by the student.

NOTE:

The Vice-Dean's Office for Research will not be responsible for the grade of students who enroll without completing the endorsement process with this office.

Documentation

Below is the link to the procedure manual and the link to the form:

Objectives of the Entrepreneurship Office

• Procedural Manual
• Form
• Resolution 052-June 2015
• Resolution 050-August 2022

NOTE

The above information is subject to possible changes that may be generated in Resolution 052 of the Superior Council.

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