The Simón Bolívar University ( Universidad Simón Bolívar in Spanish) or USB , is a public institution divided in two branches, one in Miranda state and one in Vargas state , with scientific and technological orientation. The Simón Bolívar University is arguably the most prestigious science and technology university in Venezuela and one of the most important ones in South America. It is the most selective higher education school in the country admitting only the 95th percentile of its standardized admission test.
20-461: Simón Bolívar University may refer to: Simón Bolívar University (Venezuela) Simón Bolívar University (Colombia) Simón Bolívar University (Mexico) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
40-517: Is that of a gateway, which represents the unity of various knowledge and their projections into the future. In 2010, in the dawn of the election day of the parliamentary elections , security forces raided a call center set up by Voto Joven that had been installed in the university, entering with firearms and taking three computers, without a search warrant and violating the university autonomy. As of 2010, Simón Bolívar University has over 38,000 alumni. The closed-campus-style grounds are located in
60-420: Is to promote electoral registration and participation, as well as the correct development of electoral processes. It is made up of university students, community leaders, workers and political party activists and was created in later 2009 to promote political participation in the 2010 parliamentary elections . The organization is known for having motivated approximately 750,000 young people to register to vote in
80-596: The Sartenejas valley, in the municipality of Baruta , Miranda State . Its total surface is approximately of 3,489,000 m . The Simón Bolívar University Library (USB) is an academic library with special emphasis on sciences, mathematics, engineering, and humanities. The library of the USB has, among its special collections, the Ernesto Mays Vallenilla [ es ] archive. His archive includes
100-569: The Dean position. It offers the following undergraduate programs ( BSc ): It offers the following graduate programs ( MSc , PhD and Specializations): The university fosters a thriving environment for extracurricular activities. Its student clubs are the origin of the most awarded Latin American teams in international competitions. The Model of United Nations team is one of the best in the world. The Harvard National Model of United Nations team has
120-605: The QS World University Rankings 2015, the USB has the No. 2 position nationally, while ranked No. 34 in Latin America. In 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
140-645: The Sartenejas Valley in Caracas and seven years later in Camurí Grande Valley, Vargas . Currently has these two locations. Its rectory is Sartenejas headquarters, 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
160-600: The University on 19 January 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
180-409: The books of his personal Library, in addition to his own philosophical works as professor and researcher. The archive has a particular relevance within the university, not only because Mayz Vallenilla was its founder dean, but because he devoted a large part of his philosophical research to the understanding of the modern human being within the context of metatechnics. Concept that he developed witnessing
200-539: 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
220-520: The first four months of 2010, a figure that was matched in the country in the previous three years. In the early morning of the day of the 2010 parliamentary elections , members of Plan República raided a Voto Joven complaint center that had been installed at the Simón Bolívar University , entering with assault weapons and taking three computers, without a search warrant and in violation of university autonomy . Voto Joven assisted
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#1732791610629240-487: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simón_Bolívar_University&oldid=1007883399 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sim%C3%B3n Bol%C3%ADvar University (Venezuela) The university began academic activities in 1970 in
260-465: The little one that leads them out (see Nuestros Símbolos | Universidad Simón Bolívar ). 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
280-419: 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
300-503: The most "Best International Delegation" Awards in the history of the conference (5 times), the World Model of United Nations team has won the "Best Large delegation award" 3 times. The Baja SAE has ranked top 5 during 10 continuous years. The student clubs are very organized and disciplined teams. They typically have strict admission processes and put a strong focus on hard work and commitment. Several myths and legends are part of
320-476: The profound changes and advances in computer science and forecasting the possibilities of artificial intelligence. His book, The Foundations of Meta-Technics, sought to capture an understanding of a trans-human logic and, with it, of a new human identity for the XXI century. In Recent years the lack of resources contribute to deteriorate the infraestructure. In September 2021 the professor Alejandro Teruel resigned to
340-439: 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. 10°24′37″N 66°52′52″W / 10.4104°N 66.8812°W / 10.4104; -66.8812 Voto Joven Voto Joven is a Venezuelan non-government organization whose purpose
360-455: 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
380-418: 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
400-511: 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
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