UPV launches first degree in transport and logistics to be taught at public universities in Spain

The Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) is expanding its degree spectrum into a new discipline. Studies in Transport and Logistics Management. This new degree will be taught on the Vera Campus in the 2022/2023 academic year and is the only one of its kind among national public universities offered.

The main aim of the new title is to train future professionals for the sustainable management of transport infrastructures and services related to supply chain, business logistics and urban and interurban mobility. Class due to the demands of professionals in the sector.To train university professionals who have the decision-making capacity and the necessary technical knowledge to perform the different tasks related to company management, transport planning and industrial logistics, highlighted by the CEV Transport and Logistics Commission.

During the planned event Valencia Community Business Confederation meeting rooma (CEV), this Tuesday, May 24 at 5 pm, the skills to work on in the university degree will be unveiled and representatives of companies in the industry, the academic field and the CEV itself will be discussed at a conference. A table of graduates’ challenges and professional opportunities.

Session Schedule

At the opening of the conference, Roser Obrer, Generalitat Valencian’s Director General for Public Works, Transport and Sustainable Mobility, will intervene together with Leonor Saiz, Chairman and Vice-Chancellor of the CEV Education and Knowledge Management Commission. Students and Entrepreneurship of Esther Gómez, Polytechnic University of Valencia.

The discussion table will consist of Propeler Club Vice President and CEO of TransBase Soler Alfredo Soler, ADE Logística CEO Jaime Agramunt, Florida Universitària Business and Logistics Director Rafaela Pizarro and Chairman Eugenio Pellicer. CEV Transport and Logistics Commission Chair Yolanda Atienzar will moderate UPV’s Technical School of Road, Canal and Port Engineering.

Keys to the present and future of transportation and logistics management that new graduates will deal with

The supply chain will undergo significant changes in the coming years, and transportation, which comes together to increase reliability in supply and distribution activities such as logistics and technology, traceability and efficiency in commercial processes, has an important role.

A parallel and significant challenge for the industry, increase energy savings and reduce the use of fossil fuels to help reduce atmospheric emissions. However, digitizing all processes is a tool that should help achieve the above goals and at the same time help reduce the economic costs associated with the activity of the industry.

Currently, the training of professionals in the transport and logistics sector is concentrated at the vocational training and postgraduate levels. In the field of professional training, it is geared towards administrative support, while the master’s level is highly specialized in specific subjects such as fleet management, warehouses or international trade.

new degree It tries to respond to the necessary profiles to include all professionals in the transport and logistics sector.. As indicated by the direction of the degree, “It is important to channel the importance of working and managing all kinds of business relationships, distribution of goods and transport, supply and logistics to the professionals of the future, from a sustainable perspective and in accordance with the facilitation of urban life approach.

Source: Informacion

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