- During the ceremony to celebrate 47th anniversary of the Faculty, the Dean Gumercindo Vilca said that the new building will be completed next year. The facilities will cover 2,500 m2 and will contain state-of-the-art equipment.
During the ceremony to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the Technological Faculty, the Dean Gumercindo Vilca referred to the construction of the new laboratory building and to the first International Conference on Technological Training for Knowledge Economy (Ciftec) organized by the Faculty for September this year
“The new facilities will cover 2,500 m2 and they will contain state-of-the-art equipment to strengthen the experimental and practical training of our future professionals. The building will be available to the university community by the end of 2017,” he said.
He specified that the building will have five floors and two underground car parks for 24 vehicles. The first floor will have an auditorium and a conference room; the second floor, five computer laboratories, and the third floor, eight laboratories for the Technology Baccalaureate Program
The fourth floor will be home to eight specialty laboratories and the fifth floor will be used by the graduate programs.
Besides, Dean Vilca highlighted the importance of organizing the first International Conference on Technological Training for Knowledge Economy that will be held at the University in three months. “We will have two busy days, with the participation of renowned national and international experts,” he said. During this activity, “in addition to sharing the results of different experiences and studies and their impact on knowledge economy, the purpose of the conference is to develop proposals and capacity building strategies for technology induction.”
Social Commitment
In his speech, Dean Vilca stressed the social commitment of the Technological Faculty by saying that 62% of the new students come from subsidized private secondary schools.
“This year, 33 students in vulnerable situations have entered the Faculty. Without the support of our programs, that would not have been possible.
Furthermore, Dean Vilca announced that 14 undergraduate programs of the faculty are under re-accreditation process. “We maintain our strong commitment by taking up the challenge of having better accreditation results in comparison to the previous process, exceeding our average of 5.2 years in 2014,” he said.
Finally, Dean Vilca said that the faculty will soon offer a new graduate program: The Doctoral Program in Innovation and Technology Management.
After Dean Vilca’s speech, Raúl Ciudad de la Cruz, President of the Council for Social and Business Development of Universidad de Santiago de Chile, gave the master classed “Digital Transformation in Companies and Human Capital,” in which he explained his support to digital technologies in the business framework.
Translated by Marcela Contreras
