Type Public Academic staff 850 (approx.) (2016) Undergraduates 13.435 (2016) Total enrollment 12,424 (Sep 2007) Rector Enrique Planchart | Established 1967 Students 15.415 (USB 2016) Phone +58 212-9063111 Founded 1967 Colors Black, Yellow | |
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Motto in English "The University of the Future" Address Sartenejas, Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela Motto "La Universidad del Futuro" ("The University of the Future", es) Notable alumni Hugo Chávez, Andres Moreno, Roberto Smith, Cristian Grases, Alejandro Peña Esclusa Similar Central University of Venez, Universidad Metropolitana, Andrés Bello Catholic, University of the Andes, Universidad Santa María | ||
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The Simón Bolívar University (Universidad Simón Bolívar in Spanish) or USB, is a public institution located in Miranda State, Venezuela with scientific and technological orientation. The Simón Bolívar University is one of the most prestigious and important universities in the country.
The university began academic activities in 1970 in the Sartenejas Valley in Caracas and seven years later in Camurí Grande Valley, Vargas. Currently has these two locations. His rectory is Sartenejas headquarters, is located in the Baruta municipality of Miranda state.
The USB has graduated approximately 25,000 engineers, architects, urban planners and graduates, along with 5,000 specialists, masters and doctors.
According to a research by the QS World University Rankings 2015, the USB has the No. 2 position nationally, while ranked No. 34 in Latin America.
History
On May 1967 the government created a commission composed by Luis Manuel Peñalver, Luis Carbonell, Mercedes Fermín, Miguel Angel Pérez and Héctor Isava to study the possibility of creating a new university that would offer studies to directly promote the economic and social development of the country. On July 18, 1967 the President of Venezuela Raúl Leoni signed a decree which officially founded the University as an Instituto Experimental de Educación Superior focused mainly on scientific and technological research. The original name given to the university was Universidad de Caracas; however, the first name of the Central University of Venezuela was also "Universidad de Caracas" and it was still known by that name. Members of The National Academy of History, the Bolivarian Society of Venezuela and other important institutions expressed their wish to relate the name of El Libertador Simón Bolívar to the name of the recently created university, which resulted in the change to the name of Universidad Experimental Simón Bolívar in 1969. Ernesto Mayz Vallenilla was the rector when president Rafael Caldera inaugurated the University on January 19, 1970.
From the confluence between the name "Universidad Simón Bolívar" and its slogan "The University of the Future", the Venezuelan designer, Gerd Leufert developed the design inspired by the photographic reproduction of an electrical circuit. The figure includes eight semicircular lines and a small rectangle in the center of them, forming a structure similar to a rounded pyramid, whose meaning is that of a gateway, which represents the unity of various knowledge and their projections into the future.
As 2010, the Simón Bolívar University has over 38,000 alumni
Location
The closed-campus-style grounds are located in the Sartenejas valley, in the municipality of Baruta, Miranda State. Its total surface is approximately of 3,489,000 m².
Degrees
It offers the following undergraduate programs (B.Sc.):
It offers the following graduate programs (M.Sc., Ph.D.and Specializations):
Extracurricular activities
The university is the most Venezuelan prominent college on extracurricular activities. Its students clubs are the most awarded Latin American teams on international competitions. The Model of United Nations Clubs are one of the best Model of UN teams in the world. The Harvard National Model of United Nations team has the most Best International Delegation Awards in the history of the conference (5 times), the World Model of United Nations team has won 3 times the Best Large delegation award. The Baja SAE has ranked top 5 during 10 continuous years. As well as many of other teams are always ranked top 10 in most international conferences.
The student clubs are very organized and disciplined teams. Their members have very strict hard working policies and admissions processes. Students engaged in extracurricular invest many hours a week on their projects and training, usually beginning to work since a year ahead from their competitions.
Traditions
Several myths and legends are part of the student's culture:
La Cebolla: The logo of the university is called "La Cebolla" or "the onion" in Spanish in contrast to its technological symbolism (it was inspired by the photograph of an electric circuit). It was designed to represent a group of doors one into another, a metaphor for the hard work and effort students have to do in order to walk from the big door that leads them in, to the little one that leads them out (see [1]).
A brief history and description:The sculpture creation started in 1975 when Gabriel Martin Landrove, a USB architect student, won an institutional contest. Construction took place until July 5,1991 when Phd Professor Stefan Zarea conducted the final works and inaugurated it. The artistic concept was inspired by the morning dew condensed over a tree sleeve falling down into another one. The sleeves are represented with 576 metal trowels arranged as a 48 by12 matrix in a conical truncated structure that allows the water to create multiple small waterfalls. This huge structure can rotate over its own vertical axis and the movement is produced by a pelton wheel dispose at the lower level of the conical structure. The rise of the water to the top and its rotational momentum is produced by hydraulic force drive by an electrical pump. There is also a tree level shallow pool, a top circular viewer and an intricate circular walk sides that complements the design.
The University turns it on during special occasions, like graduations, and since 2008 is under heavy maintenance program. On January 19, 2010, the maintenance department finished the second stage of its restoration with the restart of the conical structure including their rotational movement. It is left for the close future, the restoration of the mirror pools, water filtration systems and night illumination.