ETSIAB – UPNA

The Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering and Biosciences (ETSIAB) inherits a century-long tradition of research and higher education in Navarra. ETSIAB trains professionals in agricultural engineering, food innovation, biotechnology, sciences, and data science. Since its establishment alongside UPNA and the incorporation of the former University School of Technical Agricultural Engineering, it has been strengthening and adapting its academic offerings to the demands of society.

  • ACTIVITY: Teaching, Research, and Transfer
  • LOCATION: Pamplona, Spain
  • DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT: April 21, 1987 (the same as that of UPNA)
  • CONTACT: etsiab@unavarra.es
  • WEB:
  • BUSINESS LINES: Researchers at ETSIAB carry out their activities within the framework of the ISFOOD and IMAB research institutes of UPNA, focusing on the following areas:
    • Genetics and Genomics
    • Crop Protection
    • Plant Agrobiotechnology
    • Plant Production
    • Control of Gene Expression
    • Plant Physiology and Agrobiology
    • Ecology and Environment
    • Management of Soils, Water, and Inputs
    • Primary Production
    • Food Innovation
    • Food Consumption, Nutrition, and Health
    • Business Management
  • INFRASTRUCTURE: The School has top-notch facilities and an experimental farm equipped for research and practical classes. The ETSIAB also has 59 laboratories dedicated to teaching and research, as well as a practice farm of over 300,000 m2. The School also has its own weather station.
  • INTERESTING DATA: Its graduates have become leaders in the sector at both national and international levels, and they have a very high employment rate (80% affiliation to Social Security in a position corresponding to their degree one year after completing their studies).
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TECHNOLOGICAL OFFER/DEMAND:

  • Enhance the development of a knowledge-based bio-economy.
  • Improve the competitiveness of companies in the health, agri-food, industrial, and environmental sectors.
  • Facilitate the participation of companies in research activities that cover the four main fields of biotechnology: health, agricultural,
    industrial, and environmental.
  • Participate in projects aimed at the production of biofuels and in the development of cross-cutting tools that allow for faster progress in areas such as the development of new genetic engineering tools, bioinformatics, systems biology,
    etc.

R&D PROJECTS: On the following pages: ISFOOD/UPNA and IMAB/UPNA you can see projects funded by the AEI, the Government of Navarra, and HORIZON, in which research groups from ETSIAB have been involved.