Simón Bolívar University (
Universidad Simón Bolívar in Spanish) or
USB, is a public institution located in Miranda State,
VenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
with scientific and technological orientation.
Both nationally and globally, Simón Bolívar University is a well-known school with a high reputation in scientific and engineering careers. Its graduates are known for achieving high professional standards.
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 economical and social development of the country. On July 18, 1967 the President of Venezuela
Raúl LeoniRaúl Leoni Otero was President of Venezuela from 1964 until 1969. He fought against the dictators Juan Vicente Gómez and Marcos Pérez Jiménez, and was a charter member of the Acción Democrática party....
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 VenezuelaThe Central University of Venezuela is a premier public University of Venezuela located in Caracas...
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 BolívarSimón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader...
to the name of the recently created university, which resulted in the change to the name of
Universidad Experimental Simón Bolívar in 1969.
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 represent the unity of various knowledges 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.
The valley is made up of two sectors. The first sector, a plain zone of approximately 90 acres (364,000 m²), raised about 1200 meters above sea level, contains the campus proper. The other sector is maintained as a nature reserve, due to its topographical characteristics, with an altitude between 1,200 and 1,400 meters above sea level.
Gardens
The University holds great pride in the keeping of its gardens; it includes numerous species of plants and animals. They were designed following an English style by Eduardo Robles Piquer and were completed in 1974. Its first Rector
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proudly holds the title of "gardener for life".
Some of the most notable works of gardening are:
- The "Laberinto Cromovegetal"
- The pines planted in the surrounding mountains on the early years of the University
- The tree planted by the 14th Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism. The name is a combination of the Mongolian word далай meaning "Ocean" and the Tibetan word bla-ma meaning "teacher"...
, Tenzin Gyatso.
Art
Aside from the gardens themselves there are several works of art all over the campus.
In the library and the Rectoral building there are art galleries as well as there are works of art constantly displayed and renewed inside and just outside the library.
And there are some other older more important and permanent works of art in other places of the outdoor grounds.
Degrees
It offers the following undergraduate programs (B.Sc.):
College of Sciences:
- Biology
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- Mathematics
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- Physics
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- Chemistry
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College Architecture and Urbanism:
- Architecture
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- Urban Planning and Design
College of EngineeringEngineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
:
- Geophysics
- Electrical
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- Electronics
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- Computer
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- Mechanical
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- Chemical
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- Production (Industrial)
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- Materials
- Telecommunications
Associate's degrees:
- Electrical
- Electronics
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- Mechanical
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- Aeronautic maintenance
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- Hotel
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Administration
- Tourism
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Administration
- Transport
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Administration
- Customs
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Administration
- Foreign Trade
- Organization
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It offers the following graduate programs (M.Sc., Ph.D.A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
and Specializations):
- College of Applied Sciences:
- M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Biology
- M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Computer Sciences
- M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Physics
- M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Mathematics
- M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemistry
- M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Nutrition
- M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Food Science
- Specialization in Clinic
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NutritionNutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
- Specialization in Quality Control and Evaluation of the Food Industry
- College of Engineering and Technology:
- Ph.D. in Engineering
- M.Sc. in Statistics
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- Specialization in Computational
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Statistics
- Specialization in Telecommunications
- Specialization in Telecommunication
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Management
- M.Sc. in Biomedicine
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Engineering
- M.Sc. in Electronic Engineering
- Specialization in Telematics
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- Specialization in Electricity distribution
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- Specialization in Electric Installations
- Specialization in Power
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SystemSystem is a set of interacting or interdependent components forming an integrated whole....
s
- Specialization in Electric Energy
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TransmissionElectric-power transmission is the bulk transfer of electrical energy, from generating power plants to Electrical substations located near demand centers...
- M.Sc. in Electric Engineering
- M.Sc. in Earth Sciences
- M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
- Specialization in Manufacturing
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and Maintenance
- Specialization in Design
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and IndustrialIndustrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis...
Maintenance
- Specialization in Structural Engineering
- Specialization in Geotechnical Engineering
- Specialization in Plant
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- Specialization in Industrial System
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s
- Specialization in Rotary
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Equipment
- M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering
- M.Sc. in Material Engineering
- M.Sc. in Systems Engineering
- College of Social and Humanistic Sciences:
- M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Political Science
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- Specialization in Public Opinion and Political Communication
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- Specialization in Environment Management
- M.Sc. in Environment Development
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- Ph.D. in Sustainable development
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- M.Sc. in College Education
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- Specialization in Informative Education
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- Specialization in Public
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Transportation
- M.Sc. in Public Transportation
- M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Philosophy
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- Minor in Philosophy
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- M.Sc. in Business
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and Administration
- Specialization in Project
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ManagementManagement in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
- Specialization in Organization
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al Development
- Specialization in State Audit
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Management
- Specialization in Finance
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Management
- Specialization in Market
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Management
- Specialization in Business
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Management
- Specialization in Technology
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Management
- Specialization in Natural Gas
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Business Management
- Specialization in English
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- Specialization in Math Teaching for High School Level
- M.Sc. in Applied Languages
- Ph.D. in Literature
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- M.Sc. in Latin America
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- M.Sc. in Music
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- M.Sc. in Psychology
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Extracurricular activities
Although the students at this university have a certain fame of being fully devoted to only their careers, a great number of them participate in several extracurricular activities including sports, recreation groups, scientific groups, musical and theatrical performances and organized charity work.
Some of these organizations are based on international competitions in which they represent both, Simón Bolívar University and
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, keeping the standard of innovation that has characterized this campus. Some of these competitions are:
- Formula SAE
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- Mini Baja
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SAE
- Aerodesign SAE USB
- Harvard National Model United Nations
- Harvard World Model United Nations (WorldMUN
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)USB WORLDMUN delegation website: http://usbwmun.tk/
- LatinAmerican Model United Nations (LAMUN) USB LAMUN delegation website: http://lamunusb.org/
- ASME
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering....
- USB Solar Venezuela http://solar.grupos.usb.ve/
- AIESEC USB
Traditions
Several myths and legends are part of the student's culture:
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Do not walk behind Simón Bolívar: It is said that if you walk behind the statue of Simón Bolívar, next to the Dean's office, you will never graduate. In fact, the sidewalk in front of the statue is worn out as opposed to the sidewalk behind it which does not show evidence of traffic.
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Rub the Owl's beak: It is said that those who wish to pass mathematics in the first trimester "must" rub the beak of a stone owl statue located towards the rear of the Dean's office, and if you graduate you're supposed to rub the owl's claws in a gesture of gratitude. It is jokingly remarked on how the beak is smooth and the claws rugged reflecting the ratio of people that start and those who graduate.
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The Ampere: The central coffee shop was originally named after -Dampere-,a common Venezuelan last name found in Zulia State. There is an urban myth that tries to explain the name in technical terms. Remembering that one Ampere equals One Coulomb/second and that the Spanish word
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, is in Venezuela used sometimes to refer to young ladies in general; a word-play/theorem follows to define that the electrical current that flows through that particular coffee shop, could be calculated, to be around... -one Ampere-. That is: "One Coulomb/second"... or phonetically: "One -culo- per second" ...Geek humor is generally accepted in the Campus, the USB being the nationally recognized Scientific center that it is.
An external web site named after the cafeteria can be visited at
http://www.elampere.com where students and alumni
http://egresados.usb.ve/view/index.asp from USB can share and get information about the university and the country.
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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 seem 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
http://www.usb.ve/institucion/simbolos.html).
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La Escultura Hidrocinética: The Hydro-Kinetic Sculpture is one of the Simon Bolivar University symbols, located near the Rectoral House. It is related with a long history of funny tales that runs and change throughout generations of students, teachers and workers about its origin, design and the magical and mysterious way of function, most of them probably motivated to its long time of construction and a very generous imagination.
A brief history and description: The sculpture creation starts at 1975 when Gabriel Martin Landrove, a young USB's architect student, won an institutional contest. A long time of constructions took place until July 5 of 1991 when PHD Professor Stefan Zarea conducted the final works an inaugurated it. The artistic concept was inspired on the morning dew condensed over a tree sleeve falling down into another one. The sleeves are represented with 576 metal trowel arranged as a matrix 48x12 in a conical truncated structure that allow the water to create multiple and smalls waterfalls. This huge structure can rotate over its own vertical axis and the movement is produced by a
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dispose at the lower level of the conical structure. The rise of the water to the top and its rotational momentum is produced by hydroulic 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 re-start 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.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNevGd0pTYQ
For more history information see
http://www.usb.ve/institucion/simbolos.html
Some very nice legends: One of the most relevant legend calls it as "La poceta de King Kong" ("
king KongKing Kong is a fictional character, a giant movie monster resembling a gorilla, that has appeared in several movies since 1933. These include the groundbreaking 1933 movie, the film remakes of 1976 and 2005, as well as various sequels of the first two films...
's toilet"), and affirm that the sculpture is designed to rotate as water cascades down from its top and magically generate an axial momentum that would make the entire system (the conical structure) rotate on its central axis. May be the 16 year period of construction animates a similar history that assure that the scaling factor used to reproduce the scaled-down model, followed Arithmetic values instead of Geometric ones, so the rotational movement was not possible by the “waterfalls rotational force” and a mechanism has to be made to aided it with an electromechanical system. The most strange legend (always associated with the rotational movement) praise that the original design consider that the water at the bottom of the fountain will have some kind of new none-discover-ever seen energy that raise it 10 meters high without help to restart the water cascade, and goes so on with a "perpetual movement and no electrical energy consumption" beyond the existence of the earth and human kind, but it does not function quite well and the designers has to made an electrical system to operate it...
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¡Nuevo!: when someone in one of the campus
cafeteriaA cafeteria is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school; a school dining location is also referred to as a dining hall or canteen...
s makes a loud noise, such as by clumsily dropping their tray, people will shout "nuevo" (Spanish for
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). Some people have gone into the main cafeteria the day of their graduation with their robes and dropped a tray on purpose in order to get ironically yelled at.
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Laguna de los patos: It is an artificial small lake situated near the entrance on the university that holds a community of geese and ducks. Its name together with the bucolic setting, lends itself to pun.
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Siberia: It is a cafeteria located at the sport complex center. This center, and its cafeteria are said to be located as far from the main university buildings as Siberia is from the rest of the world. Therefore, its name. Siberia was closed in recent years.
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El Acuario: Or The Aquarium, is the name given to another cafeteria located near the Biology and Architecture labs. The cafeteria's name has changed several times with different administrations, but the name "El Acuario" is the traditional one, and is the one used by the USB community.
External links
Universidad Simón Bolívar Alumni Web Site LaSimonTV El Ampere Online, Unofficial Universidad Simón Bolívar Alumni Site USB Solar Venezuela, first solar car team in Venezuela USB Fire Department USB HNMUN Delegation Interactive Map of Sartenejas Campus
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