University of Oviedo, Spain

The University of Oviedo is a public university founded in 1608, 400 years ago. It currently has three education centers in Asturias: Oviedo, Gijón and Mieres, all approx. 30 km. in the surroundings of Oviedo.
In the last academic year, 31,615 students were registered, distributed in 80 degrees and a total budget of 176 millions euros. 2,122 teachers and 976 administration and services staff work at the university.
Regarding post-graduate education, the university offers a total of 42 doctorate programs as well as 45 own specialized degrees. During the last years, 200 doctoral thesis were
defended and 350 research projects were developed, which led to the registration of 64 patents.

General Information

The teaching and research activity is divided in 38 departments, being the departments of electrical, electronic, computer and systems engineering (DIEECS) the most suitable for the use of PHOENIX’s technology in electrical interfaces and industrial automation.
The subjects and lecturers within the DIEECS department are structured in three knowledge areas: 

ISA (systems and automation engineering)
TE (electronic technology) 
IE (electrical engineering) 
TSC (theory of signals and communication)

The main educational and research laboratories of the DIEECS are located in the following schools and faculties

Offered Course Studies

The DIEECS is main responsible coordinator in several scientific and technological educational centers in Gijón where courses are given for the following degrees according to EEES (European Higher Education Area - EHEA):

• Degree in Electrical Engineering (4 years)
• Degree in Industrial and Automation Electronic Engineering (4 years)
• Degree in Telecommunication Engineering (4 years)Master in Mechatronic Engineering, combined with a Master Eu4M (2 years)
• Master in IT Technologies and Mobile Communication Networks (2 years)
• Master in Process Control, Industrial Electronics and Electrical Engineering (2 years.  Currently in validation process)

Future arrangements

• VIII Science and Technology Week (Nov. 2009)
• First Robotics Championship (July 2009)
  

Laboratories

Laboratories in the area ISA-DIEECS-Uniovi:

Teaching facilities:

• 2 training rooms with personal computers
• PLCs – 2.B.09
• Automatic regulation and pilot plant – 2.2.19
• Flexible manufacturing cell (FMS-200) – 2.B.08
• Motors – 2.B.02 and industrial robotics – EUITI.7B
• Showroom Schneider Electric

Research facilities:

• Electrical drives
• Multisensor and robotics systems
• Artificial vision
• Integrated environments of home and general automation
• Test center for recreational machines.

Projects

• Advanced system of asynchronous motor control
• Control of inverted pendulum in 2-axis table
• Completely automated house prototype (scale 1:12)
• Design and construction of a highly featured wood baler
• Prosimax NXG. Industrial plant simulator

International university cooperations and partnerships

• Hochschule Karlsruhe Technik und Wirtschaft (Karlsruhe – Germany)
• École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et des Microtechniques (Besançon – France)
• Technische Universität Clausthal (Zellerfeld-Germany)

Number of students

Technical Industrial Engineering (Specialty: Industrial Electronics– 350; Specialty: Electricity –  270)
Industrial Engineering (todas las especialidades – 650)
IT Technical Engineering (Specialty: Systems – 200)
IT Engineering (80)
Civil Marine School (50)

Students using the EduNet

Some practices during the academic year:

Industrial Automation (EUITI – 80)
Communication and industrial environments (EUITI – 25)
Automation Engineering (EPSIG - Industrial) – 18
Electronic and Automation Engineering (EPSIG - Industrial) – 14
Industrial IT II (EPSIG – IT) – 25
Integrated House Automation (EPSIG - Industrial) – 10

Project end of studies:

Several colleges: 6 students/year
Others (research projects, masters): 2 students/year

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