FIUNA leadership · Since September 2025

Open, strategic and people-centered academic leadership.

The Vice Dean's Office strengthens academic quality, participation, innovation and FIUNA's connection with its community.

Diego H. Stalder Díaz, FIUNA Vice Dean
Institutional commitment

Visible results and accountability.

The plan builds a more participatory, supportive and connected Faculty while keeping academic excellence at its center.

Government plan and action tracking

Core priorities

Full transparency, meaningful participation and verifiable actions for the entire FIUNA community.

Open government and accountability

Commitment: full transparency and public accountability.

  • Open Council, livestreamed sessions and public minutes.
  • Digital procedures through the MECIP system.
  • Participatory faculty assemblies and a weekly Open Government Day.
  • Public tracking of every plan action.

For the community: a real space where every voice counts.

Critical courses and student support

Commitment: no student should be lost because the system does not support them.

  • Identify high-retention courses by degree.
  • Critical Courses Committee and early-warning system.
  • Mandatory tutoring and integrative projects.
  • Annual curriculum updates with AI, renewable energy and Industry 5.0.

For students: real support and on-time graduation.

Self-evaluation and accreditation

Commitment: restore and sustain academic quality.

  • Specific accreditation and monitoring strategy.
  • Contingency plan for Civil Engineering reassessment.
  • Continuous improvement and permanent self-evaluation with all groups.

For graduates: degrees with prestige and market value.

Industry partnerships and joint projects

Commitment: connect FIUNA with the real economy.

  • Company agreements, technical visits and student talks.
  • R&D&I services portfolio.
  • AI-powered Graduate Employability Observatory.
  • Government and industry alliances through graduates.

For graduates: new opportunities and direct industry links.

Technology transfer

Commitment: FIUNA as a driver of innovation and productive development.

  • Technology Transfer Office.
  • Co-funded FIUNA–Industry projects.
  • Intellectual property, licensing and a startup incubator.
  • Alumni links to identify opportunities.

For companies: a strategic partner for real-world solutions.

Graduate studies and international links

Commitment: excellent education with global reach.

  • More diplomas, master's and doctoral programs.
  • Double degrees and international mobility.
  • International curriculum and stronger research groups.
  • Suitable graduate-study infrastructure.

For faculty and graduates: world-class training at home.

Statute reform

Commitment: a new university model for the bicentennial.

  • Participatory modernization of UNA governance.
  • Alignment with accreditation and international rankings.
  • New participation and decision-making mechanisms.

For the community: a modern, transparent university.

Research and institutional participation

Commitment: research as a differentiator for innovation.

  • Research seedbeds from the first years.
  • Innovation Lab for startups and spin-offs.
  • Support for indexed conferences and flexibility for scientific output.
  • Fair resource allocation across degrees.

Dialogue with faculty

Commitment: change is built with everyone.

  • Regular meetings by degree and classroom visits.
  • Merit-based faculty competitions with public calendars.
  • Participatory assemblies and analysis of area-based course assignments.

For faculty: a voice that is heard and valued.