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Researchers from the Polytechnic City of Cartagena Technical University of Cartagena (UPCT) and will work together to optimize urban infrastructure through the new Chair "Infrastructure-City of Cartagena UPCT".
The new collaboration between UPCT and the City will develop research, innovation, and technology transfer in six lines of action: sustainable urban mobility, energy efficiency and implementation of renewable energy, water infrastructure, regeneration of degraded soils, green infrastructure and landscaping and information and communications technology (ICT) applied to the optimization of municipal services.
scholarships
In the framework of the Chair, he is offering scholarships to a dozen students or graduates to develop research projects in the field of urban infrastructure and environmental sustainability.
The amount for 2016 exceeds 100,000 euros.
The call provides grants for research initiation, the amount ranges between 360 and 600 euros per month, or specialization, with a budget between 800 and 1200 euros per month.
Lines of work
Jose Alvarez and Hector Conesa, researchers from Group Agrochemical R & D, Technology and Management of Soil and Substrates, addressed the characterization and restoration of degraded soils of the municipality using urban organic waste for composting.
Encarna Conesa and Jesus Ochoa Group R & D hortofloricultura Mediterranean, will focus on adapted to our climatic conditions and landscape design green infrastructure.
The Group R & D Engineering and Transport Infrastructure, led by Pilar Jiménez, will focus on the design phase of an integrated plan for sustainable urban mobility for the municipality of Cartagena.
Research Group Management of Water Resources, led by Sandra García Galiano, will focus on the identification of actions for forecasting, monitoring and extent of flooded areas and compliance in the municipality of Cartagena, such as Sea area lower, central urban area, and golf Cartagena, conducting an assessment and considering proposals for prevention, protection and preparedness against floods.
José María Molina Group R & D Systems Mobile Communications will develop a platform to achieve a comprehensive settlement of all ICT City of Cartagena.
Finally, José Villarejo Group R & D Systems Division and Electronic Engineering will be responsible for trying to improve the energy efficiency of municipal buildings and street lighting.
Collaboration
The creation of the Chair comes after the Framework Agreement signed between the two institutions, and the firm commitment of the current government team of the City of Cartagena to collaborate with the University in the areas of applied research that will result in improvements for citizenship.
The rector of the UPCT, José Antonio Franco, said that the new Chair will contribute to more efficient and sustainable development of public services and infrastructure, allowing to develop knowledge and apply it directly.
For its part, the vice president of Infrastructure, Equipment and Sustainability, José Pérez, said that the new Chair is a clear example of how research and innovation taking place in the University can and must help to optimize services and infrastructure the closest environment, contributing to improving the welfare of citizens and society at large, with both local and global approach from the perspective of sustainable development.
As for the mayor, José López, "this Chair is how we got on the train of sustainability and research, because we are convinced that the brains today innovate in UPCT should settle in Cartagena and being one of the pillars of our development. "
Source: UPCT
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