UTN Buenos Aires

What UTN Buenos Aires does

UTN Buenos Aires (Facultad Regional Buenos Aires) is the Buenos Aires regional faculty of Argentina's national Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN), a public university system founded in 1952. It delivers higher education in engineering and applied sciences, operating across two principal campuses (Medrano 951 and Mozart 2300) plus a Castro Barros graduate-school site, supported by roughly 1,357 staff. The institution offers nine undergraduate engineering degrees — Civil, Electrical, Electronics, Industrial, Mechanical, Naval, Chemical, Information Systems, and Textile Engineering — and an Escuela de Posgrado with 23 graduate programs (doctorates, master's, and specializations). Undergraduate education is tuition-free; graduate programs are fee-based with up to 75% discounts for UTN alumni, researchers, and faculty. Annual output averages approximately 1,000 engineers, with 46 doctoral graduates formed historically through the graduate school.

The institution's research portfolio is organized around four centers: GIBIO (Biological Engineering), CIIE (Educational Innovation), CPSI (Signal and Image Processing), and GIAR (Artificial Intelligence and Robotics), plus specialized laboratories such as LESES, which conducts IRAM-standard testing and certification of solar thermal collectors. Technology transfer and entrepreneurship are handled by the Unidad de Vinculación Tecnológica, the Centro de Emprendedores, and the newly launched UTN Labs innovation center (June 2024). The business model is a hybrid: government appropriations fund operations and free undergraduate tuition, while graduate tuition, executive education, certification services (LESES), and competitive research grants (e.g., FONARSEC's 50 million peso allocation in 2022 for the Undimotriz wave-energy project) generate incremental revenue. The customer base spans thousands of undergraduate aspirants, fee-paying graduate professionals, industry research partners (AGEERA, Elektrogen, Mitsubishi Argentina, Hospital Garrahan), and vulnerable populations receiving free technical training (600+ trained in 2023).

Name

UTN Buenos Aires

Legal name

Universidad Tecnológica Nacional - Facultad Regional Buenos Aires

Website

https://frba.utn.edu.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

UTN Buenos Aires is a public engineering university and the Buenos Aires regional faculty of Argentina's National Technological University. Founded in 1952, it serves students and industry with nine undergraduate engineering degrees, 23 graduate programs, and applied research centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Engineering

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Universities with Energy, Materials & Sustainability Focus (EDAHAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Research Universities with Multi-Campus Systems (EDAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Engineering education
• Undergraduate engineering degrees
• Graduate programs
• Applied research
• Technology transfer

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UTN Buenos Aires (Facultad Regional Buenos Aires of the Universidad Tecnológica Nacional) is a public national university offering free undergraduate engineering degree programs across nine disciplines, complemented by a fee-based graduate school (Escuela de Posgrado) delivering doctorates, master's degrees, and specializations. The institution also operates research centers (GIBIO, CIIE, CPSI, GIAR), specialized laboratories (notably LESES for solar energy), technology transfer services, and entrepreneurship support programs.

Product overview

UTN Buenos Aires operates as a regional faculty of the National Technological University, offering a comprehensive portfolio of engineering education products. The core offering consists of nine undergraduate engineering degree programs across diverse disciplines, complemented by a graduate school (Escuela de Posgrado) delivering doctorates, master's degrees, and specializations. Research activities are organized through specialized centers including GIBIO (biological sciences), CIIE (educational sciences), CPSI (signal and image processing), and GIAR (artificial intelligence and robotics), with dedicated laboratories such as LESES for solar energy studies. Technology transfer and entrepreneurship support is provided through the Centro de Emprendedores and the newly launched UTN Labs innovation center. Extension programs through SCEU offer vocational training and community engagement. The institution also maintains active research initiatives like the Proyecto Undimotriz for wave energy and various industry collaboration programs through the Unidad de Vinculación Tecnológica.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Escuela de Posgrado UTN BA: Graduate school offering doctorates, master's degrees, and specializations in various engineering fields
• UTN Labs
• Centro de Emprendedores
• TEDxUTN

Products and services

• Carreras de Grado (Undergraduate Engineering Degrees) Nine undergraduate engineering degree programs in Civil, Electrical, Electronics, Industrial, Mechanical, Naval, Chemical, Information Systems, and Textile Engineering, offered free of charge to Argentine students.
• Escuela de Posgrado (Graduate School) Graduate school offering 23 fee-based programs including doctorates, master's degrees (maestrías), and specializations (especializaciones) in various engineering and technology fields, with discounts up to 75% for UTN graduates, researchers, and faculty.
• Research Centers (GIBIO, CIIE, CPSI, GIAR) Research centers including GIBIO (Biological Engineering), CIIE (Educational Innovation), CPSI (Signal and Image Processing), and GIAR (Artificial Intelligence and Robotics) conducting research across scientific and technological domains.
• LESES Solar Energy Studies Laboratory Solar energy studies laboratory conducting research, graduate and undergraduate teaching, extension courses, and corporate services, including testing and certification of solar thermal collectors under IRAM standards.
• Secretaría de Cultura y Extensión Universitaria (SCEU) Extension programs including short technical careers, distance learning courses, vocational programs, and community outreach initiatives serving the broader population and vulnerable sectors.
• Centro de Emprendedores (Entrepreneurship Center) Entrepreneurship center supporting student and graduate startups through incubation, mentorship, and connection to funding opportunities.
• UTN Labs Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center Innovation and entrepreneurship laboratory launched in 2024 to promote and accelerate technology ventures in Argentina through innovation programs and startup support.
• Proyecto Undimotriz (Wave Energy Project) Wave energy research project developing national technology for renewable energy generation from ocean waves, in partnership with Elektrogen and funded by FITBA.
• Unidad de Vinculación Tecnológica (UVT) Technology transfer unit facilitating collaboration between the university and industry for research, development, and technology commercialization.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000 engineers graduated annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• AGEERA (Asociación de Generadores de Energía Eléctrica de la República Argentina)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of Electricity Generators collaborating on webinars and academic activities related to the Specialization in Electrical Energy, with 6 active agreements with leading companies in the energy sector for student internships.
• Universidad de JenaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman university partnership for a double-degree Master's program in Business Administration, allowing students to earn credentials from both institutions.
• ElektrogencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate company partner collaborating on the Undimotriz wave energy project for national technology development in renewable energy generation from the sea.
• Input Output GlobalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology company collaborating with UTN Buenos Aires to deliver the Cardano Developers programming course, teaching blockchain programming fundamentals.
• Universidad de Buenos Aires (Facultad de Ingeniería)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint Master's program in Urban Engineering Planning and Management, combining UTN regional faculties with FIUBA and CPIC.
• CEILAP-CITEDEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on solar energy forecasting tools and photovoltaic optimization projects using atmospheric parameter measurements.
• IRAM (Instituto Argentino de Normalización y Certificación)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational standards body collaborating on technical standards development for solar thermal collectors and renewable energy equipment certification.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Otras Facultades Regionales de la UTN (Córdoba, Rosario, Santa Fe, La Plata, etc.): Sister regional faculties of the same Universidad Tecnológica Nacional system; offer overlapping engineering programs and share the national brand, but operate in different Argentine provinces. Useful as the closest structural comparables inside the UTN network itself.
• Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Buenos Aires (FIUBA): Argentina's largest and most prestigious public engineering faculty; competes with UTN BA for top STEM applicants in Buenos Aires and is itself a UTN BA partner on the joint Master's in Urban Engineering. Directly comparable as a public, multi-career engineering school in the same metro market.
• Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA): Argentina's leading private engineering university, offering undergraduate and graduate engineering programs in Buenos Aires. Comparable as a same-city engineering degree provider competing for the same student pool and corporate employer relationships.
• Universidad Nacional de La Plata - Facultad de Ingeniería: One of Argentina's largest public engineering faculties, part of UNLP; offers a comparable set of engineering degrees and CONEAU-accredited graduate programs in the broader Buenos Aires region, competing for similar student and faculty talent.

Regional players

• Universidad Nacional de Córdoba - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales: Major Argentine public engineering and sciences faculty; comparable in program breadth and public-university scale but located in Córdoba rather than Buenos Aires, competing more for national standing than for the same metropolitan applicants.
• Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA) - Facultad de Ingeniería: Private Catholic university in Buenos Aires with an engineering faculty; competes with UTN BA for fee-paying students in the same metro market but at a smaller scale and with a broader academic portfolio beyond engineering.
• Universidad Nacional del Litoral - Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Hídricas: Public engineering faculty in Santa Fe with strong applied research in energy and water resources; comparable in mission and CONEAU-accredited graduate offerings but operates in a different Argentine region than UTN Buenos Aires.
• Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM): Buenos Aires-area public university with a strong engineering and applied research profile, including renewable energy and materials work that overlaps with UTN BA's LESES and Undimotriz activities. Comparable as a same-region public institution with a research and tech-transfer orientation.

Emerging players

• Universidad de Palermo - Facultad de Ingeniería: Buenos Aires private university that has been expanding its engineering and technology offerings; partial overlap with UTN BA's programs and competes for the same metropolitan student pool, though smaller and less research-oriented.

Others

• CEILAP-CITEDEF (Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas para la Defensa): Argentine defense-research institute collaborating with UTN BA on solar forecasting and photovoltaic optimization. Included as an ecosystem peer — comparable applied-research counterpart rather than a competing institution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/utn--regional-ba

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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