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{{about||other universities|Simón Bolívar University (Colombia)|and|Simón Bolívar University (Mexico)}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Simón Bolívar University
| name = Simón Bolívar University
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| established = 1967
| established = 1967
| type = [[Public university|Public]]
| type = [[Public university|Public]]
| rector = Jorge Stephany (Interim)<ref>https://usbnoticias.usb.ve/autoridades-usb {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| rector = Enrique Planchart
| academic_staff = 850 (approx.) (2016)
| academic_staff = 850 (approx.) (2016)
| students = 15,415 (USB 2016)
| students = 15,415 (USB 2016)
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==History==
==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 19 January 1970.
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 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 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 is that of a gateway, which represents the unity of various knowledge and their projections into the future.
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.


In 2010, in the dawn of the election day of the [[2010 Venezuelan parliamentary election|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Liberados los tres miembros de ONG Voto Joven|url=http://www.noticierodigital.com/2010/09/detienen-a-miembros-de-ong-voto-joven/|date=26 September 2010|access-date=19 June 2018|newspaper=Noticiero Digital}}</ref>
In 2010, in the dawn of the election day of the [[2010 Venezuelan parliamentary election|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Liberados los tres miembros de ONG Voto Joven|url=http://www.noticierodigital.com/2010/09/detienen-a-miembros-de-ong-voto-joven/|date=26 September 2010|access-date=19 June 2018|newspaper=Noticiero Digital}}</ref>


As of 2010, Simón Bolívar University has over 38,000 alumni<ref>http://www.usb.ve/pdf/dip_nov_2010.pdf {{Bare URL PDF}}</ref>
As of 2010, Simón Bolívar University has over 38,000 alumni.<ref>[http://www.usb.ve/pdf/dip_nov_2010.pdf Data November 2010] usb.ve {{dead link|date=July 2023}}</ref>


== Campus ==
== Campus ==
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=== Location ===
=== Location ===
[[Image:Laguna de los espejos.jpg|thumb|200px|''Espejo Solar'' by [[Alejandro Otero]], located at the ''laguna de los espejos'']]
[[Image:Laguna de los espejos.jpg|thumb|200px|''Espejo Solar'' by [[Alejandro Otero]], located at the ''laguna de los espejos'']]
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 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 m<sup>2</sup>.


=== Library ===
=== Library ===
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In Recent years the lack of resources contribute to deteriorate the infraestructure.
In Recent years the lack of resources contribute to deteriorate the infraestructure.


In September of 2021 the professor Alejandro Teruel resigned to the Dean position.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-22|title=Renunció director de la Biblioteca USB: Presupuesto anual de $100 no alcanza ni para 1 % de lo requerido|url=https://www.noticierodigital.com/2021/10/renuncio-director-de-la-biblioteca-usb-presupuesto-anual-de-100-no-alcanza-ni-para-1-de-lo-requerido/|access-date=2021-11-27|website=Noticiero Digital|language=es}}</ref>
In September 2021 the professor Alejandro Teruel resigned to the Dean position.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-22|title=Renunció director de la Biblioteca USB: Presupuesto anual de $100 no alcanza ni para 1 % de lo requerido|url=https://www.noticierodigital.com/2021/10/renuncio-director-de-la-biblioteca-usb-presupuesto-anual-de-100-no-alcanza-ni-para-1-de-lo-requerido/|access-date=2021-11-27|website=Noticiero Digital|language=es}}</ref>


==Degrees==
==Degrees==
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[[File:El hombre y la maquina.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
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It offers the following undergraduate programs ([[B.Sc.]]):
It offers the following undergraduate programs ([[BSc]]):
* College of [[Sciences]]:
* College of [[Sciences]]:
**[[Biology]]
**[[Biology]]
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**[[Mechanical engineering|Mechanical]]
**[[Mechanical engineering|Mechanical]]
**[[Aeronautic]] [[Maintenance, repair and operations|maintenance]]
**[[Aeronautic]] [[Maintenance, repair and operations|maintenance]]
**[[Hotel]] [[Administration (business)|Administration]]
**[[Hotel]] [[Business administration|Administration]]
**[[Tourism]] Administration
**[[Tourism]] Administration
**[[Transport]] Administration
**[[Transport]] Administration
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**[[Organization]] [[Management]]
**[[Organization]] [[Management]]


It offers the following graduate programs ([[M.Sc.]], [[Ph.D.]] and Specializations):
It offers the following graduate programs ([[MSc]], [[PhD]] and Specializations):
* College of Applied Sciences:
* College of Applied Sciences:
**M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Biology
**MSc and PhD in Biology
**M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Computer Sciences
**MSc and PhD in Computer Sciences
**Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Science
**PhD in Interdisciplinary Science
**M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Physics
**MSc and PhD in Physics
**M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Mathematics
**MSc and PhD in Mathematics
**M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemistry
**MSc and PhD in Chemistry
**M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Nutrition
**MSc and PhD in Nutrition
**M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Food Science
**MSc and PhD in Food Science
**Specialization in [[Clinic]] [[Nutrition]]
**Specialization in [[Clinic]] [[Nutrition]]
**Specialization in Quality Control and Evaluation of the Food Industry
**Specialization in Quality Control and Evaluation of the Food Industry
* College of Engineering and Technology:
* College of Engineering and Technology:
**Ph.D. in Engineering
**PhD in Engineering
**M.Sc. in [[Statistics]]
**MSc in [[Statistics]]
**Specialization in [[computational statistics]]
**Specialization in [[computational statistics]]
**Specialization in Telecommunications
**Specialization in Telecommunications
**Specialization in [[Telecommunication]] Management
**Specialization in [[Telecommunication]] Management
**M.Sc. in [[Biomedicine]] Engineering
**MSc in [[Biomedicine]] Engineering
**M.Sc. in Electronic Engineering
**MSc in Electronic Engineering
**Specialization in [[Telematics]]
**Specialization in [[Telematics]]
**Specialization in [[Electricity distribution]]
**Specialization in [[Electricity distribution]]
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**Specialization in [[Electric power|Power]] [[System]]s
**Specialization in [[Electric power|Power]] [[System]]s
**Specialization in Electric [[Energy]] [[Electric power transmission|Transmission]]
**Specialization in Electric [[Energy]] [[Electric power transmission|Transmission]]
**M.Sc. in Electric Engineering
**MSc in Electric Engineering
**M.Sc. in [[Earth Sciences]]
**MSc in [[Earth Sciences]]
**M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
**MSc in Mechanical Engineering
**Specialization in [[Manufacturing]] and Maintenance
**Specialization in [[Manufacturing]] and Maintenance
**Specialization in [[Design]] and [[Industrial engineering|Industrial]] Maintenance
**Specialization in [[Design]] and [[Industrial engineering|Industrial]] Maintenance
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**Specialization in Industrial [[System]]s
**Specialization in Industrial [[System]]s
**Specialization in [[Rotary engine|Rotary]] Equipment
**Specialization in [[Rotary engine|Rotary]] Equipment
**M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering
**MSc in Chemical Engineering
**M.Sc. in Material Engineering
**MSc in Material Engineering
**M.Sc. in Systems Engineering
**MSc in Systems Engineering
* College of Social and Humanistic Sciences:
* College of Social and Humanistic Sciences:
** M.Sc. and Ph.D. in [[Political Science]]
** MSc and PhD in [[Political Science]]
**Specialization in Public Opinion and [[Political]] [[Communication]]
**Specialization in Public Opinion and [[Political]] [[Communication]]
**Specialization in Environment Management
**Specialization in Environment Management
**M.Sc. in [[Environmental planning|Environment Development]]
**MSc in [[Environmental planning|Environment Development]]
**Ph.D. in [[Sustainable development]]
**PhD in [[Sustainable development]]
**M.Sc. in College [[Education]]
**MSc in College [[Education]]
**Specialization in [[Informative]] [[Education]]
**Specialization in [[Informative]] [[Education]]
**Specialization in [[Public transportation|Public]] [[Transportation]]
**Specialization in [[Public transportation|Public]] [[Transportation]]
**M.Sc. in Public Transportation
**MSc in Public Transportation
**M.Sc. and Ph.D. in [[Philosophy]]
**MSc and PhD in [[Philosophy]]
**Minor in [[Philosophy]]
**Minor in [[Philosophy]]
**M.Sc. in [[Business]] and Administration
**MSc in [[Business]] and Administration
**Specialization in [[Project]] [[Management]]
**Specialization in [[Project]] [[Management]]
**Specialization in [[Organization]]al Development
**Specialization in [[Organization]]al Development
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**Specialization in [[English language|English]]
**Specialization in [[English language|English]]
**Specialization in Math Teaching for High School Level
**Specialization in Math Teaching for High School Level
**M.Sc. in Applied [[Languages]]
**MSc in Applied [[Languages]]
**Ph.D. in [[Literature]]
**PhD in [[Literature]]
**M.Sc. in [[Latin America]]n [[Literature]]
**MSc in [[Latin America]]n [[Literature]]
**M.Sc. in [[Music]]
**MSc in [[Music]]
**M.Sc. in [[Psychology]]
**MSc in [[Psychology]]


==Extracurricular activities==
==Extracurricular activities==
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Several myths and legends are part of the student's culture:
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 [http://www.usb.ve/home/node/44]).
'''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 [http://www.usb.ve/home/node/44 Nuestros Símbolos | Universidad Simón Bolívar]).
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----
'''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.<ref>La Universidad Simón Bolívar a través de sus símbolos. 2005. Maria Teresa Jurado de Baruch. Editorial Equinoccio. Sartenejas, Baruta.</ref> 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.
'''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.<ref>La Universidad Simón Bolívar a través de sus símbolos. 2005. Maria Teresa Jurado de Baruch. Editorial Equinoccio. Sartenejas, Baruta.</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usb.ve/institucion/simbolos.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115184123/http://www.usb.ve/institucion/simbolos.html |archive-date=2007-11-15 |title=Universidad Simón Bolívar}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usb.ve/institucion/simbolos.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115184123/http://www.usb.ve/institucion/simbolos.html |archive-date=2007-11-15 |title=Universidad Simón Bolívar}}</ref>


==Notable faculty==
==Notable faculty==
* [[Marisol Aguilera]], researcher, professor
* [[Marisol Aguilera]], researcher, professor

== Notable alumni ==
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
* [[Adriana Salerno]], mathematician
* [[Ana María Rodríguez (writer)|Ana María Rodríguez]], American children's author
* [[Coray Colina]], chemist
* [[Cristina Amon]], Uruguayan engineer
* [[Francisco Zaera]], chemist
* [[Gabriela Ochoa]], computer scientist
* Héctor Chang, mathematician
* [[José Antonio Delgado]], mountaineer
* [[Jose Boedo]], Spanish physicist
* [[Luis Fernández (actor)|Luis Fernández]], actor
* [[Marcos Rubinstein]], electrical engineer
* [[María Gloria Domínguez-Bello]], microbial ecologist
* [[Mónica Kräuter]], chemist
* [[Olga Ramos (activist)|Olga Isabel Ramos]], activist
* [[Otmaro Ruíz]], musician
* Pedro Castillo, musician
* [[Roberto Smith]], businessman
* [[Santiago Schnell]], biologist
* [[Sergio Arias Cazorla]], human geneticist
}}


==References==
==References==
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*{{in lang|es}} [[:es:Universidad Simón Bolívar (Venezuela)|Spanish Wikipedia article]]
*{{in lang|es}} [[:es:Universidad Simón Bolívar (Venezuela)|Spanish Wikipedia article]]
*{{in lang|es}} [http://www.usb.ve/ Universidad Simón Bolívar]
*{{in lang|es}} [http://www.usb.ve/ Universidad Simón Bolívar]
*{{in lang|es}} [http://egresados.usb.ve/view/index.asp Alumni Web Site]
*{{in lang|es}} [http://alumnusb.org/es/ Alumni Web Site]
*{{in lang|es}} [http://www.lasimontv.usb.ve LaSimonTV]
*{{in lang|es}} [http://www.lasimontv.usb.ve LaSimonTV]
*{{in lang|es}} [http://www.elampere.com El Ampere Online, Unofficial Universidad Simón Bolívar Alumni Site]
*{{in lang|es}} [http://www.elampere.com El Ampere Online, Unofficial Universidad Simón Bolívar Alumni Site]
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*{{in lang|es}} [http://lamunusb.org/ USB LAMUN Delegation]
*{{in lang|es}} [http://lamunusb.org/ USB LAMUN Delegation]
*{{in lang|es}} [http://www.usb.ve/mapa/mapa.html Interactive Map of Sartenejas Campus]
*{{in lang|es}} [http://www.usb.ve/mapa/mapa.html Interactive Map of Sartenejas Campus]
*{{in lang|es}} https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhnGmfkFh3Q
*{{in lang|es}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhnGmfkFh3Q Proyecto de recuperación escultura hidrocinética de la USB.]
*{{in lang|es}} https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNevGd0pTYQ
*{{in lang|es}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNevGd0pTYQ Fuente Hidrocinética]


===Aerial Photos===
===Aerial Photos===
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Latest revision as of 15:59, 19 August 2024

Simón Bolívar University
Universidad Simón Bolívar
Seal of the Universidad Simón Bolívar
Motto
"La Universidad del Futuro"
Motto in English
"The University of the Future"
TypePublic
Established1967
RectorJorge Stephany (Interim)[1]
Academic staff
850 (approx.) (2016)
Students15,415 (USB 2016)
Undergraduates6,435 (2016)
Postgraduates8,980 (2016)
Location
Sartenejas
,
Miranda State
,
Venezuela

10°24′38.09″N 66°52′52.33″W / 10.4105806°N 66.8812028°W / 10.4105806; -66.8812028
ColorsYellow  
Websitewww.usb.ve
Panoramic View of the University
Laberinto Cromovegetal (1995) by Carlos Cruz-Diez, an iconic work of gardening art

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.

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. 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 the QS World University Rankings 2015, the USB has the No. 2 position nationally, while ranked No. 34 in Latin America.[2]

History

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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 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 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 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.[3]

As of 2010, Simón Bolívar University has over 38,000 alumni.[4]

Campus

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Location

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Espejo Solar by Alejandro Otero, located at the laguna de los espejos

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.

Library

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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 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 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 the Dean position.[5]

Degrees

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Library of the USB

It offers the following undergraduate programs (BSc):

It offers the following graduate programs (MSc, PhD and Specializations):

Extracurricular activities

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USB entry on the Formula SAE

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 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.

Traditions

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Estructura Hidrocinética was designed in 1975 by Gabriel Martín Landrove
Simón Bolívar statue by the Peruvian artist Joaquín Roca Rey
Owl located at the Dean's office

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 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.[6] 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.[7]

Notable faculty

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Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ https://usbnoticias.usb.ve/autoridades-usb [bare URL]
  2. ^ "QS University Rankings: Latin America 2015".
  3. ^ "Liberados los tres miembros de ONG Voto Joven". Noticiero Digital. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  4. ^ Data November 2010 usb.ve [dead link]
  5. ^ "Renunció director de la Biblioteca USB: Presupuesto anual de $100 no alcanza ni para 1 % de lo requerido". Noticiero Digital (in Spanish). 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  6. ^ La Universidad Simón Bolívar a través de sus símbolos. 2005. Maria Teresa Jurado de Baruch. Editorial Equinoccio. Sartenejas, Baruta.
  7. ^ "Universidad Simón Bolívar". Archived from the original on 2007-11-15.
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