Welcome to PUPR - Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

Hello, and welcome to Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR).

PUPR exists to serve people. Our constituents - prospective students, current students, professors, staff members, graduates, parents, neighbors, accrediting agencies and many others - are contributing to the quality of service we provide to our society. You are helping us to help others . Thanks for your help.

Today I report you that PUPR moved three steps higher in its history of success. In its persistent effort of providing opportunities for individuals of diverse background to achieve their personal academic goals, in addition of the MSCHE of MSACS full accreditation, we obtained the accreditation of three School of Engineering and Geomatic Science programs submitted to the process for the first time. PUPR received also the accreditation of the five older engineering programs.

The School of Engineering and Geomatic Science of PUPR now has seven programs accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission and one by the Applied Science Accreditation Commission of Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET ); 111Market Place, Suite 1050; Baltimore, MD 21202; Phone:410-347-7700, Fax:410-625-2238; www.abet.org.

The accredited programs by ABET are as follows:

Chemical Engineering (BS) [2006]	First Time
Computer Engineering (BS) [2006]	First Time
Land Surveying and Mapping (BS) [2006]	First Time
Environmental Engineering (BS) [2002]	Second Time
Civil Engineering (BS) [1996]	Third Time
Electrical Engineering (BS) [1996]	Third Time
Industrial Engineering (BS) [1996]	Third Time
Mechanical Engineering (BS)[1996]	Third Time

Additionally, our School of Architecture is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) and the School of Management is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).

The investment in time and resources of every kind required for these achievements is worthwhile. Our aim has always been to attract students, from diverse socio cultural background, to cultivate their potential for leadership, productivity and competitiveness at least to the minimum standards required by these national accrediting agencies. Our students will acquire greater social responsibility towards their communities through exposure to intellectual, humanistic and technological advancement. To accomplish this goal PUPR employs multiple methods of delivery to educate them.

As a Hispanic Serving Institution, encompassed in the context of the USA culture, PUPR envisions meeting societal and industrial standards in general. Without loosing our global perspective, this is always performed in association with public and private enterprises. We emphasize that our academic environment should be characterized by an emphatic relationship between faculty members and the students in context with a client oriented quality service culture, empowerment and teamwork.

Ernesto Vázquez Barquet
President