Projects

UCI's Project Management Office has more than 30 years of experience in the formulation, implementation and management of projects at national and international level. Throughout this journey, we have developed initiatives in various thematic areas such as: biodiversity monitoring, regenerative agriculture and livestock, local development, management of protected areas, entrepreneurship and tourism, among others.

The UCI has coordinated initiatives in various parts of the world, such as Latin America, the Caribbean and South America and ecologically important regions such as the Amazon, the Trifinio and the forests of Mesoamerica, as well as in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Middle East.

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CIELO: Innovative Curriculum for Latin America to BuildCapacity in HEIs to Prevent Obesity

To increase the competencies of professors and students of Higher Education Institutions in the field of health promotion in Latin America for the prevention of childhood obesity and the promotion of mental health. The project brings together universities from Europe and Latin America to collaboratively develop an online postgraduate training program and a mobile application eToolkit, aimed at strengthening academic and professional capacities for
address these public health challenges. The initiative includes the mapping of competencies, the development of innovative educational content, the piloting of digital tools and actions for dissemination and public policy advocacy, contributing to improving university education and promoting healthy lifestyles in the region.

Type of project: Training, Research, Cooperation
Geographic area: Global
Country: Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica
Partners: Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez, Chile Universidad del Alba, Chile Universidad Hispanoamericana, Costa Rica Universidad La Salle Noroeste, Mexico Universidad La Salle Victoria, Mexico Universidad La Salle Oaxaca, Mexico Universidad La Salle Pachuca, Mexico Universidad Turku, Finland Universidad Técnica Rigas, Latvia Universidad de Gdansk, Poland
Source of financing: ERASMUS+ Program European Union
Implementation period: 2023 - 2026
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