UPC

Place of the Conference: UPC – Campus San Isidro. Av. Gral. Salaverry 2255, San Isidro 15076, Peru.

Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas

The Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas in Lima, Peru, will be the host of ICOMTA’2024, coinciding with its 30th anniversary.

More commonly known as UPC, it is a private educational institution founded in 1994 with the purpose of nurturing well-rounded and innovative leaders with a global perspective who can drive transformation in the country, standing out as change-makers in their respective professional fields, guided by the pillars of excellence and innovation. It was established through Law 26276, dated January 5, 1994, and has been part of Laureate International Universities, the world’s largest network of private universities, since September 2004.

UPC offers 56 undergraduate programs across various faculties, including Administration in Hospitality and Tourism, Architecture, Contemporary Arts, Health Sciences, Humanities, Communications, Law, Design, Economics, Education, Engineering, Business, and Psychology. Additionally, it provides more than 30 ongoing postgraduate programs. These programs are offered in on-site, remote, and semi-remote modalities, following a competency-based educational model that encourages active participation of students in their learning process.

Furthermore, UPC holds at least eight national and international programmatic accreditations that validate the academic quality of its programs.

In 2016, UPC achieved the distinction of becoming the first and only Peruvian university to receive institutional accreditation from the WASC Senior College and University Commission, an international accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). WASC accredits prestigious institutions such as Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Caltech, all of which are renowned worldwide. In 2022, the university received a 10-year reaccreditation, the maximum term granted by this accrediting agency, reaffirming its academic excellence and high-quality standards.

Facultad de Comunicaciones (UPC)

Furthermore, UPC holds at least eight national and international programmatic accreditations that validate the academic quality of its programs. The university consistently tops national and international rankings, securing the first position as the most globally oriented university in Peru for eight consecutive years, according to América Economía magazine’s university rankings (2014-2021). This recognition is a result of various exchange programs, study abroad initiatives, and short-term programs.

In September 2023, UPC claimed the top spot in the education sector in the Merco Empresas ranking for the third consecutive year. The university also boasts an academic partnership with The University of Arizona (UA), one of the world’s top 100 universities, enabling students to earn up to three different academic degrees in fields such as architecture, communications, law, economics, industrial and systems engineering, and business without leaving the country. Additionally, UPC has been selected by the Northern Consortium of United Kingdom Universities (NCUK) to offer direct access to the British Higher Education System through sixteen (16) universities, some of which rank in the Top 100 globally, including the University of Manchester, University of Leeds, University of Sheffield, University of Bristol, and University of Birmingham.

UPC operates from four campuses in Lima: Monterrico, San Isidro, San Miguel, and Villa. These campuses are equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, including MAC Laboratories, a Medicine Simulation Center, a Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) Center, Entertainment Software Laboratories, Pattern Making and Sewing Laboratories, Mechatronics Laboratories, among others. The university also features a Fab-Lab, a digital fabrication laboratory licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where interdisciplinary projects in electronics, robotics, and design are developed. The Bloomberg Simulator provides a specialized environment for the Business Faculty, offering a firsthand experience of the stock market. Additionally, UPC houses a University Health Center and a Veterinary Medical Center at the Villa Campus.

Facultad de Comunicaciones UPC

The Faculty of Communications will host ICOMTA 2024. Established alongside the university, it initially offered degrees in Communication and Journalism, and Communication and Advertising. In subsequent years, it introduced the programs Communication and Business Image and Communication and Marketing (2008), Communication and Audiovisual and Interactive Media (2009), and Communication and Photography nearly a decade later.

Each program within the Faculty offers various specializations through a diverse range of cross-disciplinary courses, enabling students to broaden their career prospects according to their individual interests. The Faculty also boasts professionals with extensive practical experience who are well-versed in the job market.

Furthermore, it provides modern infrastructure that allows students to undertake projects just as they would in the professional world, including television sets, audio and radio booths, black-and-white photographic laboratories, soundproof classrooms, post-production studios, and more.

Visit UPC: https://www.upc.edu.pe/