Avda. Avda. Puerta de Hierro, 2 - 28040 Madrid
School of Agricultural, Food and Biosystems Engineering (ETSIAAB, UPM) 
Telf: 913 366 200
email: ramon.zlopez@upm.es

RAMÓN ZAMORANO LÓPEZ

Manager of postgraduate masters and doctorate programmes at UPM 

Administrative management and accounting of income and expenses of competitive research projects, both national and European, and technical assistance.

Invoice request, bill payment management, travel expenses, material purchases, contracting service.

Advice to project managers in relation to the management, contracting, scholarships, expenses and economic justification regulations for each type of project.

Management and personal attention to candidates and students of the master's and doctoral programmes, as well as of joint European programmes EMJMD and EJD.

Student support and conflict resolution throughout the academic year.

Support and orientation for candidates and students as well as feedback to UPM administration on: student regulations, postgraduate studies, pre-registration and enrolment, scholarships and practices in coordination with the student secretariat and sub-directorates involved.

Management, organization and programming of training activities of graduate programmes: schedules, classrooms and field trips. Support for module coordinators.

Organization of the Master's and Doctoral Thesis jury. Management of applications and preparation of documentation for the academic commission and reports to UPM administration.

Participation in research activities: information search, data analysis, conducting participatory workshops and writing. Publication of conferences communications and scientific papers. 

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences at Rey Juan Carlos University. 2003-2009.

Erasmus exchange programme with focus on International Environment and Development Studies. Universitetet for miljø-og biovitenskap (UMB) Ås, Norway. (University of Life Sciences)

Master's Degree in Project Planning for Rural Development and Sustainable Management 2009-2010.

Personal Certificate of Project Management Technician. TDP IPMA Level D. Certificate No. SP.13.D.447.

PUBLICATIONS AND PARTICIPATIONS IN CONGRESSES

Gallegos, A. A., Zamorano, R., Ramírez, J. J., & Yagüe, J. L. (2015). Educational Needs and Future Prospects in the Field of Health and Safety at Work in Spain. Procedia-Social and Behavioural Sciences, 191, 915-918. SJCR indexed magazine

Morales Martín, F. J., Zamorano López, R., & Salvo, M. (2013). Deployment of urban agriculture in East Lima, Peru. In 6th International Scientific Conference In Rural Development. Akademija, Kaunas, Lithuania, November 28-29, 2013. (Volume 6, Book 1, pp. 259-264). Aleksandras Stulginskis University

Díaz-Puente, J.M .; Gallego, F .; Zamorano, R. (2012). Training as a tool for endogenous development: 25 years of experience in the sparsely populated rural area of Cuenca, Spain. Perspectives in Education, 30 (2), 12-21. JCR indexed magazine

Zamorano, R. (2010). Training as a tool for rural development: 25 years of application in depopulated areas of Cuenca. XIV International Congress on Project Engineering. Madrid, June 30, July 1 and 2, 2010. Polytechnic University of Madrid 

COMPETENCES

Intercultural competencies and international experience, firstly, through the international exchange during the Erasmus programme in Norway, with students from Africa, Asia and Latin America and, secondly, as a postgraduate programme manager, with about 90% international candidates and students.

Good communication in Spanish and English, as well as customer support and care through my experience as postgraduate programme manager.

Interface between candidates, students and administrative bodies of the EMJMD and EJD programmes (coordination also in English).

Good organisation skills for large volume of papers and digital documentation through the management of online and offline archive as a postgraduate programme manager at UPM.

LANGUAGES

Spanish: Mother tongue
English: Level C1 spoken and written