Food
Title of the course
Food
CES Approval
29 junio 2016
RPC-SO-25-1014-650721B02-No.426-2016
Academic Degree
Food Engineer
Modality
Face-to-face
Duration
10 semesters
Vision
The Food Studies course at the Quevedo State Technical University will achieve academic excellence, a leader in the training of professionals capable of generating solutions in the food industry, with national and international recognition.
Mission
To train creative, enterprising and analytical professionals with human values and skills in the design, execution and evaluation of solutions for the packaging, preservation, industrialisation and commercialisation of food, for the benefit of society.
Graduation profile
The Food Engineer performs his/her activities according to the following competences:
- C1. Manage production assets to maximise production profits, human, technological and material resources.
- C2. Characterise traditional raw materials and by-products of agricultural origin to be used in food production.
- C3. Creation and Management of Food Businesses.
- C4. Develop new food products and market finished products efficiently, economically and applying hygiene and preservation rules, in order to attend differentiated market segments.
- C5. Design and innovate food products, processes and technologies.
- C6. Design processes and control of mechanical and automated equipment for the start-up, maintenance and improvement of food processing plants.
- C7. Generate scientific research to solve problems in the food industry.
- C8. Manage food quality, processes and finished products for the food industry.
- C9. Manage the quality of processes and operations for obtaining raw materials of agricultural and related origin up to the consumption and/or use of the final product in accordance with the policies of the organisation and the criteria for consumer satisfaction.
- C10. Investigate problems related to the profession applying scientific research methods and techniques and statistical packages for data processing.
- C11. Optimise technological processes for the production of food products contemplated in current legislation.
- C12. Preserve raw materials, applying conservation methods and food technology.
- C13. Carry out the scaling of engineering processes by means of process simulation for the optimisation of resources in the food industry.
- C14. Solve problems related to food safety for the population, applying modern transformation tools.
Occupational field
The occupational field of the Food Engineer is related to the provision of services and scientific, technological and industrial self-management in institutions, agencies, organisations, cooperatives, foundations, micro-enterprises, companies, food and biotechnological industries, research centres and the public and private agri-food sector; related to post-harvest handling, preservation, formulation, transformation, conservation, processing, packaging, storage, design, selection, construction and maintenance of machinery, equipment and transport plant, distribution, marketing, administration and business management, quality control and assurance, teaching, advice, consultancy and representation and environmental impact in the production of food for human and animal consumption.
- Management and innovation of operations of production lines and diverse systems.
- Investigation of alternative solutions to the different components of food processing systems.
- Design, development, preparation, preservation, control, storage, transport, distribution and marketing of food products.
- Introduction of technological and managerial innovations to increase industrial productivity.
- Generation of new high quality food products and innovation of existing ones, both for human and animal consumption.
- Scientific and technological research and programming in the food industry.
- Generate professional activity as an industrialist or entrepreneur of food goods and services.
- Selection of machinery, equipment and auxiliary services in the food industry.
- Quality control for food products.
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Within a period of less than 72 hours after the absence, the student must justify the absence through their academic management system account (SGA) where they must attach a PDF of the medical certificate validated by the UBU (University Welfare Unit) in the event that the absence was due to illness; or attach the death certificate of the family member in the case of domestic calamity.
Access to a third registration is limited to only three possibilities:
- Catastrophic illness or traumatic brain injury
- If you have had a high-risk pregnancy
- If it is the last subject to complete the curriculum.
In the case of a and b, the student must attach the appropriate medical support that demonstrates that the student has been through these situations, and this documentation must also be validated by the UBU.
In general, the SGA blocks students who have stopped studying the last academic period, so the student must request by means of a signed request in pdf to the career mail the unblocking of their SGA account to be able to access the new enrolment period.
When a change of HEI (Higher Education Institution) is made, it is not possible to validate all the learning units approved in the HEI of origin, so as the student approves the prerequisites of the current curriculum, he/she can request through the Career Coordination Office that the learning units that were not validated at the time of the transfer of HEI be validated by validation. For this analysis, it must be considered that the subject to be validated must have 80% similarity in its minimum learning contents, as well as in the number of credits and hours.
- Approach the Career Coordination Office where you intend to change, to request requirements.
- This must be done 60 days before the start of enrolment in the period you wish to join.
- The documentation to be gathered from the IES of origin must be validated by the Career Coordination.
- Take into account the score of your Senescyt exam, if it reaches or exceeds the score of the application where you wish to transfer.
- Application for a place addressed to the Dean of the Faculty, for the degree course you wish to change to.
- Certified academic record (hours and credits) of the degree course you are coming from.
- Certified transcript of records.
- Certificate of not having completed a third registration.
- Certificate of the SENESCYT exam.
- Certificate of not having been sanctioned for acts of indiscipline in the corresponding IES.
- Certified links by the Career Coordination from where they come from.
- Application for a place addressed to the Dean of the Faculty, for the degree course where you wish to change.
- Certified academic record (hours and credits) of the degree course you are coming from.
- Certified transcript of records.
- Certificate of not having completed a third registration.
- Certificate of the SENESCYT exam.
- Certificate of not having been sanctioned for acts of indiscipline in the corresponding IES.
- Certified links by the Career Coordination from where they come from.
Consideration should be given to whether there is an inter-institutional agreement between the two HEIs and if so, the same requirements apply.
- Application for a place addressed to the Dean of the Faculty, for the degree course where you wish to change.
- Certified academic transcript (hours and credits) of the degree course from which you are coming.
- Certified transcript of records.
- Certificate of not having completed a third registration.
- Certificate of the SENESCYT exam.
- Certificate of not having been sanctioned for acts of indiscipline in the corresponding IES.
- Certified links by the Career Coordination from where they come from.
In order to access financial aid, the application period must be in force in the Academic Management System (SGA), where each student can select the type of financial aid of interest and upload the requested documents if they meet the requirements. Approximately on 1 August each year, enrolled students receive notifications through the SGA through which those who meet the established requirements can apply. The types of financial aid available are:
- For Academic Excellence
- For Limited Economy
- For Ethnic Groups, Peoples and Nationalities
- For Disability
- For Culture and Sport
- By Emergency Covid-19
The deadlines are published in the call for applications (one per year). Additionally, the student must have been a regular student during the financial aid validation period, which corresponds to the academic year prior to the call for applications. It is suggested that you review the requirements for each type of grant and apply for the one in which you think you have the best chance of being a beneficiary.
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