about
Data-Driven Solutions for Education
Technology designed by experts in academia for higher education institutions dedicated to the mission of providing high-quality, accessible education.
Our goal is to provide stable, easy-to-use technology solutions to empower institutions with processes and tools that make them more effective in delivering a quality learning experience.
To do so, we apply the best management, design and development practices, prioritising information security and the continuous improvement of our processes based on constant training of our collaborators, executing a high-value solution and continuously evaluating our internal processes.
In this way, we guarantee a secure operation and an integral service, in accordance with the fulfilment of the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the activity we carry out.
Executive team
Board of Directors
Mission
To promote efficient management in educational institutions through data-driven solutions that impact every member of the academic community and contribute substantially to shaping the professionals of the future.
Vision
To be the EdTech company with the greatest global impact on education through data-driven solutions.
Values
Impact | Collaboration | Learning
Our History
Launch and First Developments
uPlanner was founded in 2012 by Juan Pablo Mena and Rodrigo Hernández, who created the first system based on algorithms to optimize the use of physical infrastructure at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI) in Chile, where they worked as academics. After this experience, the founders partnered with Carolina Arce, Wilibaldo Bravo, and Cristian Espinoza to continue developing technology-based solutions that incorporate data science concepts such as predictive analytics and artificial intelligence.
Expansión Internacional
Después de tres años de trabajo en Chile, comenzó la expansión internacional de uPlanner. Se inauguraron sus primeras oficinas en Perú e iniciaron proyectos con clientes en ese país y en México.
Proyectos en Colombia, Honduras y Ecuador.
uPlanner inauguró oficinas en México y Colombia, comenzando proyectos en estospaíses, además de en Honduras y Ecuador. Además, se convirtió en miembro del programa de partners de Microsoft y comenzó a trabajar de manera colaborativa con Softline.
Partner del Año por Microsoft
Microsoft reconoció a nivel mundial el trabajo de innovación en tecnologías para la educación de uPlanner, nombrándolo Partner del Año. También durante 2017, la Academia de Ingeniería de Chile y COFRO galardonó a uPlanner con el premio a la mejor empresa de tecnología e innovación de Chile.
Lanzamiento de uExperience
Este año ocurrió el lanzamiento de uExperience, la aplicación para la vida estudiantil que facilita las gestiones y coordinaciones que requieren realizar los estudiantes y las centraliza en una plataforma.
Consolidación en LATAM y en el mercado europeo
En conjunto con LASPAU y TEC Monterrey, este año uPlanner llevó a cabo un proyecto con el Ministerio de Educación de Perú que permitió trabajar de forma simultánea con 20 universidades públicas (350 000 estudiantes), consolidando su trabajo en ese país y también en Latinoamérica. A su vez, ingresó a los mercados de Emiratos Árabes y Europa con ventas de soluciones basadas en evidencias y gestionadas por datos.
Reconocimiento de UNESCO y Microsoft
El Centro Internacional de Investigación en Inteligencia Artificial (IRCAI), patrocinado por la UNESCO, reconoció a uPlanner como una de las 100 iniciativas a nivel mundial por aportar a resolver problemáticas en el mundo enmarcadas en los 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible —ODS— de la ONU. Además, recibió el premio 2021 Microsoft Social Impact – Community Response Partner of the Year.
Galardonada como el mejor start-up educacional
EnlightEd, una iniciativa de la Fundación Telefónica, nombró a uPlanner como la mejor start-up a nivel mundial en el campo de la educación. Este año se lanzó uSuite, la primera plataforma que integra todas las soluciones de uPlanner, y se inauguraron las oficinas de Brasil y Estados Unidos. Sumado a esto, uPlanner completó su primera ronda de financiamiento con Scale Capital, consiguiendo US$ 5 millones.Our Team
uPlanner continues to grow and expand across the world to serve high-performance higher education institutions.
Experts at Work
At uPlanner we work with more than 90 education specialists, data scientists, and engineers within diverse specialties to help higher education institutions improve their overall performance in the planning and management of everyday resources.
United States, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Sweden and Abu Dhabi.
Why
uPlanner?
We are experts with a customer-centric approach.
We respond effectively to the current needs of higher education institutions globally through the continuous improvement of our solutions. Our methodologies are constantly evolving by incorporating our own learning in our design, as well as the most current international best practices we identify in higher education management.
Our goal is to provide institutions with reliable technology-based solutions that help improve and solve inefficiencies in planning processes so they can offer a better experience for faculty and students and elevate institutional results.
Microsoft
recognizes our
work
uPlanner earned the Microsoft Community Response Partner of the Year 2021 award for its social impact in 16 countries, and in particular for the work achieved on behalf of Peru’s Ministry of Education to promote continuity in education at public universities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Get in touch
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