To train ethical, environmentally sensitive, and socially responsible professionals capable of:

• Analyze the national and international context of economic and technological trends in the energy sector.
• Evaluate and generate technical-economic solutions related to the management and sustainable use of energy in the various stages of its life cycle.
• Participate in the design, elaboration, and implementation of public policies related to sustainable development in the use of different energy sources.
• Propose and implement business models and plans in the energy sector that have a positive impact on economic, social, and environmental development.
• Develop effective communication, management, and negotiation skills.
• The requirements that the applicant must meet for admission to the IPN are:
• To have completed high school studies.
• Comply in due time and form with each of the stages of the admission process indicated in the call for admission to the higher level of the IPN.

The requirements to be met by the applicant for admission to the IPN are:

• To have completed high school studies.
• Comply in due time and form with each of the stages of the admission process indicated in the call for admission to the higher level of the IPN.
• Possess basic knowledge of physics, chemistry, mathematics, administration, economics, etc.
• Have knowledge of English, oral and written communication skills, willingness and ability to work collaboratively, have communication skills, behave with responsibility, honesty, and ethics.

Upon completion of their studies, graduates will be a professional who acts ethically, are environmentally sensitive and socially responsible, with managerial and negotiation skills, capable of developing and evaluating projects, products, and services in the energy sector, and considering the sustainable management of resources through life cycle analysis. Will have the ability to design, elaborate, and implement public policies related to sustainable development and the use of different energy sources. Participate in projects where energy efficiency is implemented through business strategies for optimal use, considering the economic, social, and environmental aspects. Likewise, he/she will analyze the context of national and international trends in the economic behavior of the energy sector.

The graduate of this academic program will be able to work in the following areas:

• In the transformation industry and research and development centers.
• Companies in industrial sectors that consider alternative energy resources and waste as business strategies.
• Governmental agencies and organizations in the energy and environmental issues.
• Private sector companies engaged in energy, environmental, and natural resource management consulting.
• Independent or in-house consulting.

KNOWLEDGE

• Ethics and social responsibility for professional practice.
• Physical, chemical, and mathematical principles that describe the behavior of systems applied to energy generation and storage.
• Basic principles of thermodynamics in energy systems.
• Different types of software and their application in problem-solving.
• The fundamentals of engineering related to business in the energy sector and sustainability.
• The various stages of the life cycle of products and services in energy management.
• The needs and efficient use of local, national, and international material and natural resources.
• The conceptual foundations, legal, and technological context in environmental, energy, and business issues.
• Effective communication, management and negotiation skills.
• Economic, social and environmental development.
• Business models and plans in the energy sector.
• The impact on economic, social and environmental development.
• Methodologies to promote energy efficiency.

KNOW HOW

• Apply ethics and social responsibility for professional practice.
• Apply the basic principles of thermodynamics in energy systems.
• Solve problems using different types of software.
• Solve energy problems based on algorithms and data structures.
• Analyze the behavior of energy systems.
• Apply engineering fundamentals related to the energy sector and sustainability.
• Design and innovate processes for production, distribution, and management of conventional energy from a cleaner and more efficient approach.
• Implement and develop emerging technologies according to scientific and technological advances.
• Evaluate energy efficiency in productive units.
• Identify needs and make efficient use of local, national, and international natural resources.
• Take advantage of renewable energies in the public and private sectors.
• Contribute to the diversification of the energy matrix within a framework of regional and international competition.
• Apply the conceptual foundations, and legal and technological context in environmental, energy, and business matters.
• Design business plans in the energy sector.
• Develop effective communication, management, and negotiation skills.
• Increase the competitiveness of the energy sector in the market.
• Advise on decision-making in energy matters, under the applicable environmental and energy regulations.

KNOW HOW TO BE AND LIVE TOGETHER

• Professional performance based on ethics.
• Interest in updating and continuing education.
• Ability to work in a team with tolerance.
• Respect for the ideas of others.
• Conducts himself through the culture of legality.

CROSS-CUTTING KNOWLEDGE

• Develop critical and self-critical capacity in their professional and personal life.
• Maintain a respectful attitude towards interculturality and diversity of beliefs, values, ideas, and social practices.
• To learn by initiative and self-interest throughout life.
• Propose solutions to problems based on established methods.
• Approach problems and challenges taking into account the objectives pursued.

The requirements to become a student at the Institute are:

1. To comply with the academic background and other requirements indicated in the respective call for applications.
2. To take the admission exam for the higher level.
3. To be selected for admission.

The graduate of this academic program will be able to work in:

• The transformation industry and research and development centers.
• Companies in industrial sectors that consider alternative energy resources and waste as business strategies.
• Governmental agencies and organizations in energy and environmental issues.
• Private sector companies engaged in the energy, environmental, and natural resource management consulting.
• Independent or in-house consulting.

Check the list of subjects, credits and total hours of the program in:

• UPIEM