An Introduction to itdUPM

OUTLINE

Origins

International Development at UPM

itdUPM. Resourcesandstructure

EducationalPrograms

Appliedresearch

Communication

International network

Areasofpotentialcollaboration

Who we are…

What we do…

How we do…

• 40.000 Graduate and Post-graduateStudents

• International Campus of Excellence

• TheSpanishacademicinstitutionwhichreceivesthelargestfu

ndingfromtheEuropeanCommissionforresearchprograms

• 20 EngineeringSchools

Technical University of Madrid (UPM)

itdUPM

www.upm.eswww.itd.upm.es

International Development at UPMOrigins

More than 20 researchgroupswerestarted in internationaldevelopment.

Firststepstocreateaninterdisciplinary centre.

Masters Degree in Technologyfor Human Development.

itdUPMisconstitued

90s

2008

2010

2012

International Development at UPMTradition of applied research from 90s

A network specializing in finding solutions to the lack of sustainability and inequality.

We recognise the interdependence of social, economic and environmental issues.

We develop an interdisciplinary and open approach.

We provide services to businesses, NGOs, public administrations and international institutions.

www.itd.upm.es

International Development at UPMitdUPM is constituted in 2012

itdUPMResources

Mainfundersandclients

StrategicpartnershipsWithmanyofthem

OurfundsProvidefrom multilateral institutions, national agencies, privatecompanies, and NGO

Steering committee (18 members from 10 Sch.)

15 research groups

associated

173 members

Technical Team

•Knowledge management •Partnering•Communication

National and InternationalNetw

ork

itdUPMStructure

itdUPMWhat we do…

Education Programs Applied research

Communication

Master DegreeTraining forprofessionals

Open Sessions

International NetworkPrivate sector

NGOsPublicAdministration

Energy Access toRefugeesCookstovesandfuelssectors

Water in SchoolsRenewableEnergy Technologies and ICT

Innovation in accessingbasicservices

www.itd.upm.es/investigacion-aplicadawww.innova4d.es

www.itd.upm.es/investigacion-aplicadawww.itd.upm.es/category/blog

www.itd.upm.es/category/blogwww.redemprendia.org

Official Masterfrom 2011

1,5 years (6 months internships). Comprehensive training that combines lectures with practical workshops and experience in the field

Network Master Partners

10 university departments

Agreements with Aid Agencies, NGO and enterprises Students internships

Educational programsMaster Degree in Technology for Human Development

Educational programs

Customised training for professionals involved in sustainability and development.

Open knowledge sessions at UPM.

Integration of human development and sustainability in european technical education.

Applied research: Programs

itdGREEN.Livelihoods and sustainable production

itdORG. Innovation for the universalisation and quality of basic services

itdTECH. Product innovation

itdDATA. Innovative uses of ICT for development

itdEMERGENCY. Disaster Management and Humanitarian Crises

Applied research itdGREEN. Livelihoods and sustainable production

Sustainable forest management and land resources.

Sustainable food supply chains.

Land management and sustainable habitat.

Resilience to climate change in disadvantaged populations.

Enviromental conflicts.

www.itd.upm.es/programa-cisternas-de-brasil-como-recolectar-agua-en-epoca-de-lluvias/

Applied research

Management models of basic services delivering.

Promotion of multi-stakeholder partnerships.

Analysis and promotion of social enterprises.

itdORG. Innovation in the extent and quality of basic services

www5.iadb.org/mif/en-us/home/projects/accesstobasicservices/basicservices.aspx

Applied researchitdTECH. Product innovation

Products and tools for basic services extension programs:

• Water analyses kit.

• Software applications.

www.itd.upm.es/compartimos-el-conocimiento

Applied research

Using Big Data for development applications such as disease diagnosis, humanitarian crises, managing source materials prices for small farmers...

itdDATA. Innovative Uses of ICT for development

www.malariaspot.comwww.ehas.org

Applied research

Technological and organizational innovation in humanitarian action.

Sismic risk management in Central America.

itdEMERGENCY. Disaster Management and Humanitarian Crisis

www.itd.upm.es/alianzas-publico-privadas-en-el-contexto-de-la-ayuda-humanitaria

www.slideshare.net/itdUPM/ppp-humanitarian-action

Applied researchOngoingProjects (examples)

Applied researchMultidisciplinar actions

SocialEntrepreneurshipProjectsExamples on ICT and Big Data

www.malariaspot.comwww.ehas.org

www.digitalopportunities.org

Using Big Data for development applications such as disease diagnosis.

Improving public health care systems in rural areas of Latin American countries, through the use of new information technologies and communication.

Digital OpportunitiesStart ups training academies

Interdisciplinaryworkrequiresnetworkedformsoforganization

A networked organisations is…

More than a “sexy” organisation chart based on nodes and links.More than a word that is repeated insistently.

An enabling, organic space where interactions are crucial,… where processes and management systems are far from bureaucracies,… where strategic behaviour is far from formal planning, reinforcing emergent strategies.

International network

LatinAmerica

AFRICA

EUROPE

Areas of potential collaboration

International interest in universal basic services

Innovation with BoP Funding for sustainable initiatives

Converging development and environmental agendas

Business for development

itdUPM

• Interdisciplinaryprogramswith a highinnovativeconcept.

• Networkingwithstrategicpartners.

• Newapprochesandmethodologies.

Our priorities

How we work

• Teams to suit the needs of our partners.

• Emphasis on the generation and dissemination of knowledge.

• Rigour and independence.

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