Students from high school program discover Engineering in a practical way at Tecnun

A total of 214 students from high school program have registered at quotation . Tecnun, the School of Engineering at the University of Navarrato discover in a practical way what Engineering is and what are its employment opportunities. The sixteenth edition of the conference Introduction to Engineering, organized by the Tecnun Promotion, Orientation and Admissions Service, took place over six days at the Ibaeta and Miramon campus and was led by director, Mikel Arcelus, and Irene de Vicente.   

Young people eager to enter the world of engineering as they have done internships in different branches of engineering such as biomedical, industrial design , telecommunications, robotics, mechanics, electronics, artificial intelligence or industrial organization. "With these conference we want to help young people to understand what is the work of an engineer, the different engineering profiles and the difference between the Degrees offered," says Arcelus, who stresses that "doing it through games and practical workshops financial aid them to understand it better." 

The young participants come from schools in the Basque Country, Navarra, La Rioja, Aragon, Galicia, Catalonia, Madrid, the Valencian Community, Murcia, Andalusia and the Canary Islands, among others. The young people have stayed at the high school Mayor Jaizkibel, the residency program University Compañía de María and the high school Mayor Olarain. 

In addition to the practical workshops, throughout these days, the 214 students have received orientation sessions and have been able to solve their doubts by talking to the professors and technicians of laboratory and students of doctorate. 

It is also worth mentioning the support of Tecnun students Iván Barbado, Alfonso Martínez, Eneko Fernández, Gabriel Gimeno, Nerea Díaz, Maider Yunquera and Teresa López, who have accompanied them to leisure and free time activities, such as surfing, at the conference Initiation.