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Call for Incoming Mobility

03/09/2023 - 08:15

The International Affairs Office at UTP promotes incoming mobility for students from abroad to study at our esteemed university as part of an academic exchange program. This initiative promotes cultural exchange, fosters international cooperation, and enhances the overall educational experience for participants. By embarking on an incoming mobility program, you can broaden your academic horizons, immerse yourself in a new cultural setting, and develop valuable skills that will undoubtedly enrich your personal and professional growth.

To aid you in exploring the possibility of incoming mobility at the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, we have prepared a set of documents with useful information. These resources will guide you through the necessary steps and requirements, acquaint you with the diverse programs and faculties available, and provide insights into the vibrant campus life at our institution. We encourage you to peruse these documents carefully and consider the remarkable opportunities that await you through an incoming mobility experience with us.

Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá and Incoming Mobility Fact Sheet  (2.65 MB)

On-site Exchange 

Academic English Offering (5.87 MB)

UTP Engineering Short Courses (2.55 MB)

     Websites

     School of Civil Engineering

     School of Electrical Engineering

     School of Mechanical Engineering

     School of Industrial Engineering

     School of Computer Systems Engineering

     School of Science and Technology

 

Research Internship Opportunities

School of Civil Engineering

Project Title Fields of study Required Skills Job Description Researcher in charge
Carbonate System in the Coastal Zone: Variability and Ecological Responses in a Tropical Estuary
Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Biology, Marine Sciences, Marine Biology, Oceanography		 Skills for the use of field sampling equipment for marine biology and oceanography. Basic handling of chemistry and biology laboratory instruments and equipment, use of computers (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Collection of field samples in marine and coastal environments, laboratory work, data recording and organization, basic statistics, and reporting. Dr. Carlos Vergara
Characterization of subsoil and soil movements through a sustainable network of collaborative work in Chiriquí, Panama Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or Electronic Engineering   1. Ability to perform numerical analysis (in Excel, or programming with Python, Matlab, or others), or alternatively 2. Assembly of electronic systems using Arduino, Raspberry, or similar boards. 1. Assembly of vibration measurement systems, recording, and transmitting the data generated. 2. Instrumentation and/or field trips to collect data related to ground surface vibration. 3. Analysis of vibration signals. 4. Characterization of the soil from vibration data recorded on the soil surface. Dr. José Gallardo

School of Sciences and Technology

Project Title Fields of study Required Skills Job Description Researcher in charge
Nanostructured Metal Oxide Materials with Potential Use in Solar Cells and Sensors Physics, Chemistry, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Manual Skills in 1.            Basic chemistry laboratories. 2.            Assembly of parts in experiments. Manual Skills in 1.            Basic chemistry laboratories. 2.            Assembly of parts in experiments. Prof. Eleicér Ching Prado

School of Electrical Engineering

Project Title Fields of study Required Skills Job Description Researcher in charge
Intelligent Systems Applied to Agroindustry: Assisted Technologies, Mobile Robotics and Robotics and Aerospace Electronics Related Engineerings: Electronics, Mechatronics, Telecommunications, Instrumentation, Control, Automation, Computer Systems. 1. Knowledge of operating systems: Windows, Linux. 2. Knowledge of targets: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Jetson nano, TX2, Other. 3. Knowledge of a programming language and/or tool: C ++, C #, Java, Python, Other. Parameter analysis: Recognition, Optimization, Others Dr. Danilo Cáceres

1. Smart Spectral System for Algae Bloom Early Detection in Coastal Regions.

2. Spectral Plant Health Monitoring System for Endanger Trees Species.

 Electrical Engineering or Computer Science Knowledge of Python or Matlab Spectral data processing, data collection in the field, and writing scientific technical reports of the assigned task. Dra. Maytee Zambrano
Electronic Design of Assistive Technologies for People with Visual or Hearing Disabilities Electrical Engineering or communication networks Knowledge in electronics, RFID, communication networks, artificial intelligence, information systems Printing of printed circuits and 3D, installation of communication networks, development of electronic assistive devices Dr. Ignacio Chang

School of Mechanical Engineering

Project Title Fields of study Required Skills Job Description Researcher in charge
Multi-objective optimization for welding robots using artificial neural networks Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering The student must have knowledge in Python, ANN, Matlab, Autodesk, Ansys 1. Simulation of the welding task
2. Development of the artificial neural network
3. Multi-objective analysis		 Dr. César Pinzón

The Hydraulic and Hydrotechnical Research Center (CIHH)

Project Title Fields of study Required Skills Job Description Researcher in charge
Intelligent Systems Applied to Agroindustry: Assisted Technologies, Mobile Robotics and Robotics and Aerospace Electronics Related Engineerings: Electronics, Mechatronics, Telecommunications, Instrumentation, Control, Automation, Computer Systems. 1. Knowledge of operating systems: Windows, Linux. 2. Knowledge of targets: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Jetson nano, TX2, Other. 3. Knowledge of a programming language and/or tool: C ++, C #, Java, Python, Other. Parameter analysis: Recognition, Optimization, Others Dr. Euclides Deag

Center for Agro-Industrial Production and Research (CEPIA)

Project Title Fields of study Required Skills Job Description Researcher in charge
First Photosynthetic Evaluation of Trees on High Traffic Roads, in Panama City Forest Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Biotechnology, Biology, Excel, ArcGIS, lab work (pigment extraction, electrophoresis, PCR, etc.), microscope To discuss Dra. Aneth Sarmiento

Center for Research, Development, and Innovation in Information and Communication Technologies (CIDITIC)

Project Title Fields of study Required Skills Job Description Researcher in charge
  Smart City (Smart local Grid and identification of anomalies with Data Analytics)       Computer Science Tensor Flow, Pytorch, Python or R Studio, SQL, MySQL or NoSQL database, programming skills, Linear Regression, Classification, and Cluster algorithms, ANN. Design and Analysis of Computer Experiments of the multiple DQ Methods 2. Correlation Analysis between detected hacking and odd trends and outliers.     Dr. Juan Marcos Castillo
IoT and SCM 4.1 Network and Telecommunications Engineering Arduino, Rasberry PI, RFID, Java, SQL, Python, Cisco, or other network certification. Semantic and ontology IoT design for Food SCM, Pharmacy and medical supplies, and multimodal logistics Prototyping of those IoT designs design of Experiments in different settings. Dr. Juan Marcos Castillo
      Data-Driven Decision-Making in Society       Industrial Engineering   Advanced Statistics, Advance Operation Research, Dynamic programming, predictive analytics, and Time series. Python and SQL. Dashboard development in Power BI based on Python and SQL. Monthly reports of economics and trends indicators.Stochastic simulation based on multiple modeling testing with Data Mining approach.       Dr. Juan Marcos Castillo

The Center for Electrical, Mechanical, and Industrial Research and Innovation (CINEMI)

Project Title Fields of study Required Skills Job Description Researcher in charge
1. Modeling and simulation of the urban air pollution in Panama City Environmental Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Systems Engineer, related areas. Students with knowledge in CFD (Ansys/OpenFOAM) or Python (another programming language) 1. Simulation of reactive pollutants in Street canyons.
2. CFD simulation of engine combustion or catalyst to estimate vehicle emission		 Dra. Franchesca González
2. Development and analysis of the first air emission Inventory in Panama City Environmental Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Systems Engineer, related areas. Students with knowledge in CFD (Ansys/OpenFOAM) or Python (another programming language) 1. Emission inventory tool for on-road emission. For this project, they can use Python/GPS/google API/tensor flow, the idea is to develop a tool (or tools) to estimate the emission for vehicles or public transportation. Dra. Franchesca González
3. Numerical assessment of pedestrian exposure to traffic-related air pollution Environmental Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Systems Engineer, related areas. Students with knowledge in CFD (Ansys/OpenFOAM) or Python (another programming language) 1. Simulate the breathing process of people using CFD/CFD Simulation of Human Breathing.
2. Simulate the exchange of air in a train car using CFD/ CFD Simulation of air change rate/ventilation rate in a train car.
 		 Dra. Franchesca González

Research Group: Telecommunications Engineering and Intelligent Systems Applied to Society (ITSIAS)

Project Title Fields of study Required Skills Job Description Researcher in charge
RETINA
1.(Development of assistance systems for people with disabilities.

2. Assistance systems for people with Parkinson’s.

3. Livestock (cattle) theft monitoring and detection.		 Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering. 1. Knowledge of Communications systems, Sensor networks, RFID systems, Embedded systems, Electronic and Mechanical Design, Power Systems 2. Scientific Writing 3. Matlab Management of mechanical design software (For example AutoCAD, SolidWorks, others)  4. Management of PCB board printing equipment and 3D printing. 5. Management of electronic design software (For example easyEDA, Proteus, others) 6. Management of power system analysis software (For example Open DSS) 7.Microcontroller programming (For example Arduinos, Linkit Smart Duo, etc.) 1. State-of-the-art reviews 2.            Design electronic and mechanical circuit design 3.            Equipment programming 4.            3D printing 5.            Assembly of equipment 6.            Laboratory and field test 7.                Installation of equipment in the field 8. Drafting of technical/scientific documents Dr. Yéssica Sáez
1. IoT-based monitoring and control system for greenhouse food production.

2. IoT-based monitoring network for the generation of air pollution indicators in Panama.

3. Design an irrigation control system based on optimization tools to reduce water use in Panamanian crops.		 Electronics, control, telecommunications, and/or computer science Programming, data analysis, PCB board development, and/or control and automation knowledge Support in the technical part of the mentioned projects. Dr. Edwin Collado

The Research Group on Energy and Comfort in Bioclimatic Buildings (ECEB)

Project Title Fields of study Required Skills Job Description Researcher in charge
Biomimetic solutions as an alternative to address the challenges of energy efficiency in buildings in Panama Building Engineering, Architecture, Energy Engineering Computer programs for energy simulation Conceptualization and design evaluation of renewable energy systems, HVAC systems, and energy storage. Participation in congresses, publications, among others Dr. Miguel Chen
Project Title Fields of study Required Skills Job Description Researcher in charge
1. Implementation of a manatee monitoring system and other applications in an embedded system
Engineering: Electronics, Mechatronics, Telecommunications		 Students involved in embedded systems, robotics, computer vision, and signal processing (pattern classification The intern in charge of this project will be asked to support the research and development team in one or more of these tasks according to the advancement of the prototype:

– Implement, improve and/or test the detection, denoising, classification, clustering or identification stages in Arduino-based platform.
– Integrate the wireless communications modules into the embedded platform in collaboration
– Develop and implement the battery system of the monitoring station
– Implement tools for the adequate coordination of monitoring and communication (signaling) aspects of the monitoring station prototype.		 Dr. Fernando Merchan
2. Implementation and testing of signal processing and machine learning methods in a passive acoustics manatee monitoring scheme
Engineering: Electronics, Mechatronics, Telecommunications		 Students involved in embedded systems, robotics, computer vision, and signal processing (pattern classification The intern in this project will be asked to:

– To implement and test selected signal, image and/or machine algorithms according to the advancement of the project. The main programming language is Python.

– To collaborate with other team members.		 Dr. Fernando Merchan

 

How to apply? 

 

Requirements 

  • To apply for the internship the student must be enrolled in a partner university. 
  • Identify the Research Center or group that you would like to be part of. You can check the opportunities in the charts. 
  • Complete the exchange request format, and submit the complete documentation in one PDF by email to [email protected] cc [email protected]

 Documentation 

  • Exchange Format Formulario-Interno-Del-Exterior-a-la-UTP
  • Research work plan (proposal of activities to develop during the stay).
  • Acceptance letter from the UTP tutor professor.
  • Letter of application by the home university. 
  • Academic transcript.
  • Resume.
  • Copy of personal identity card or passport.
  • Spanish language certificate (if requested by the destination unit at UTP).
  • Letter of motivation.
  • Copy of proof of international medical insurance.

Note: If the student will participate in an on site-internship must obtain international medical insurance and cover their personal expenses (accommodation, transportation, food, etc).

Contact

If you have any further queries or require additional assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out to our dedicated team, who will be more than happy to assist you throughout the application process.