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The rector of the UPCT ensures that the teaching institution will continue working to improve teaching quality, innovation and technology transfer in the coming years
The rector of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT), Alejandro Díaz Morcillo, assured during the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the creation of the teaching institution that these two decades the UPCT has been committed to the "training of professionals and the generation of knowledge through research and its transfer to society. "
He explained that this is the reason why the act of celebration has revolved around the formative and transfer functions, "to the two transformative elements that we pour into society: human capital and knowledge. In short, around our students, their professional future and the necessary connection with the company to facilitate their employability and improve its competitiveness. "
With this act, the Rector has continued, the cycle of celebrations for the act of the 20th anniversary of the creation of the UPCT, which was established on August 3, 1998, date on which the Regional Assembly of Murcia unanimously approved the Law of Creation of the Polytechnic University.
The rector has recognized the work of students who have passed through the UPCT classrooms.
"The student is the main object of the university and its success is its success," he said, highlighting the employability of the degrees taught in it.
"Our employability studies indicate residual unemployment in the vast majority of our titles, and this employment is located in Cartagena at 36%, 44% in the rest of the Region of Murcia, 16% in the rest of Spain, and 4% abroad, "he said.
The 59 students with the best academic record during the 20 years of the UPCT have received a diploma and a commemorative method, apart from the card of the newly constituted Association of Alumni of the UPCT.
"We want you to be the first to have them, to take advantage of the advantages of belonging to the Association and to have that permanent connection with your university. Connection that will allow you to be informed of all the activities that we develop, those of cultural dissemination, sports or volunteering , but especially those of permanent formation, "Díaz Morcillo said.
Likewise, he has recognized the work carried out by the Confederation of Business Organizations of Cartagena (COEC), whose institution has been awarded the UPCT Gold Medal, the highest award granted by the University.
"It was fair to thank with this medal the important role of the businessmen of Cartagena, through COEC, in the political decision that, saving not a few obstacles, allowed the creation of the Polytechnic University," he said, naming businessmen like Manuel Pérez of Lema or Ginés Huertas.
During his speech he also had words of thanks to the University staff.
"Many thanks to the almost 1000 people who, together with our students, form the Polytechnic University of the Region of Murcia. Your dedication to the university in teaching, research or management has allowed the UPCT to be a solvent, respected institution and admired by the citizens of the Region of Murcia, and a reference for attracting talent and knowledge of companies. "
On the other hand, he said that the UPCT is already preparing for the next 20 years and of which he predicts that they will be developed "in a simple environment."
In that sense, he pointed out that there is a "strong competition" for the attraction of students and researchers, apart from the fact that efforts will be focused on the internationalization of the university and, in particular, on the participation in European consortia of universities, " that will allow progress towards teaching and research excellence. "
Besides, he pointed out that the university will work to have a greater connection with the company, which "enables significant improvements in the employability of our students and in the transfer of innovative knowledge. In this regard I sincerely believe that we are well positioned, but the margin for improvement it's very wide. "
In turn, he added that the university will be the "tool to solve or at least mitigate the main problems of humanity and the planet, with that horizon within 10 years that marks the 2030 Agenda and its sustainable development goals."
However, Díaz Morcillo has stressed that despite this "complex context", the UPCT will pursue with its activities "an international prestige that makes it possible to fulfill the mission already present in the law of creation of our university, which is to provide a instrument that serves to favor innovation, assimilation and transfer of technology to the companies of the Region and to improve the quality of teaching of the higher education existing in Cartagena, basically aimed at training effective professionals ".
COEC receives the Gold Medal of the UPCT in recognition of its collaboration with the teaching institution
The Confederation of Business Organizations of Cartagena (COEC) received during the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the UPCT the highest award given by the Polytechnic University of Cartagena.
The rector of the UPCT, Alejandro Díaz Morcillo, has presented the Gold Medal of the UPCT to the president of the Coec, Pedro Pablo Hernández, in recognition of the collaboration and support provided by the organization during the 20 years of the University.
The president of COEC, Pedro Pablo Hernández, thanked the recognition received from the University.
As he said in his speech receiving the Gold Medal of the UPCT is a "requirement of the future", since, he has pointed out, the challenges that arise in the future "go through innovation, new technologies and digitalization" to which needs to "unite companies with the university" both via chairs, contracts and collaborations.
In that sense he has recognized the good understanding that has existed between COEC and the rectors of the UPCT.
"Without their generous vision of the role that UPCT played in the socio-economic environment, UPCT would not have been possible."
The UPCT thus recognizes the support of COEC both in teaching, academic practices, employability, entrepreneurship and in the transfer of knowledge.
UPCT and COEC have launched two chairs.
The so-called University-Business Club, which was born in 2017 to further approximate the R & D & I generated by researchers and students of the Polytechnic to the companies associated with the employers of the region of Cartagena.
And the one of 'Services of Studies of Economic Situation', created in 2018, that expands the disposition of the researchers of the Department of Economy to realize reports of economic situation on the region of Cartagena.
The Gold Medal of the UPCT is instituted for honorary purposes and as a maximum award to make clear the recognition to individuals or legal entities that have provided outstanding services to the University, as well as to those who have excelled in science, technology, engineering, letters, arts or any other branch of knowledge.
Throughout these years, the UPCT has awarded its Gold Medal to the Autonomous Community, in 2007, for the creation of the UPCT and the Ministry of Defense in 2009 for the creation of the CUD (University Defense Center), with headquarters at the San Javier General Air Academy.
In addition to the rectors Juan Ramón Medina Precioso, in 2008, Félix Faura, in 2013, and José Antonio Franco, in 2017.
The UPCT recognizes the work of the 59 graduates with the best records since its creation in 1998
The Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT) has distinguished during the commemoration of its 20th anniversary the work of the 59 graduates with the best academic record in their title during these 20 years.
Those 59 awards have been distributed between the schools and the faculty of the UPCT.
Sixteen of them have been for graduates of the Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineering;
11 for students of the Faculty of Business Sciences, 4 for graduates of the School of Architecture and Building Engineering, 6 for students of the School of Telecommunications, 8 for graduates of the Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering, 4 for graduates of Naval, 6 awards for graduates of the School of Engineering of Roads, Canals and Ports and Mining Engineering and, finally, 4 for students of the University Center of Defense (CUD).
The UPCT began its journey in 1998. Since then, more than 27,526 students have been trained in their classrooms.
The regional president says that the UPCT should be proud of its contribution to regional and country development
The president of the Community, Fernando López Miras, affirmed during the commemorative event for the 20th anniversary of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT) that the teaching institution should feel "proud" for its contribution to regional and country development during its twenty years of life.
López Miras recalled how the Autonomous Community promoted the creation of the university in 1998, "a project that went through a complex and long journey and ended up being one of the benchmarks in the teaching of our Region."
During his speech he has ensured that society "needs a commitment to innovation and technology" to keep moving forward and that this must go hand in hand with knowledge, specialization and qualification that comes from the classrooms of institutions such as UPCT .
He also highlighted the progressive incorporation of women in careers related to science and technology.
In that sense, he reiterated that the UPCT "should be proud of the contribution it makes to society."
He concluded by saying that the first 20 years "mark the path he must continue to travel."
The UPCT Alumni Association is born to strengthen ties with the university
The Polytechnic University of Cartagena already has an Alumni Association.
This was announced during the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the teaching institution.
Its objectives include serving as a link to former university students with the UPCT, as well as proposing various activities, promoting personal, social and cultural relationships and promoting the employment of graduates by the UPCT.
The mayor highlights the "excellence" of the UPCT on its 20th anniversary
The mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, highlighted during the act of the 20th anniversary of the creation of the UPCT the "excellence" of the university from the moment of its creation.
Castejón has opted for the Cartagena Polytechnic to continue "volitioning" to continue offering an education of more quality, effectiveness and efficiency, although it has stated that the university opted since its creation for "excellence in academic and training offer, something that has given very good results. "
In this regard, he said that public administrations must "provide" the institution with the necessary means to continue carrying out its work, "without funding is impossible."
In addition, he recalled that his future "is linked" to that of Cartagena, emphasizing that there are "major projects" underway that will be "determining" for the future "as is the new headquarters of the School of Architecture and Building Engineering or the implementation underway of the new university residence.
Source: UPCT
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