The Catholic University of Murcia has been awarded for her project UCAM Racing Team
The Catholic University of Murcia has collected this morning Environmental Education Award awarded by the Ministry of the Presidency, through the Directorate General for the Environment, under the VI Awards Sustainable Development of the Region of Murcia.
Murcia university has received this award for promoting the transfer of knowledge within multilevel project UCAM Racing Team, an initiative for the development of ultra-low energy consumption vehicles.
The event, which was held at the Museum of Fine Arts in the city, attended as representatives of the Catholic University's dean of research, Estrella Nunez, who emphasized the strong commitment being made by the UCAM by environmental protection , and the Dean of Engineering degree in Telecommunications Systems, Rafael Melendreras.
On the development of UCAM Racing Team, Melendreras said that "the good work of our students with the motivation of these, and the desire to improve and build prototypes with lower consumption, better aerodynamics, more advanced technology, and collaboration with vocational training centers, Secondary Education, schools have made this initiative is to end a proposed transfer of knowledge, in which not only the university but also our employees, we get every day we improve ourselves and build these vehicles, "and added that" this year we already have 40 students who have signed up to the project. "
UCAM in Green
The academic institution is developing the 'UCAM in Green' project, a campaign that encompasses sustainable actions for the preservation of the environment, including equipment UCAM Racing Team, Energy Audit, planting trees, and the Green Festival is of micro short-circuits 'The Firefly Cast'.
Source: UCAM