The president of the Diputación de A Coruña, Valentín González Formoso, and the rector of UDC, Ricardo Cao, signed two collaboration agreements today. The provincial institution is contributing €208,000 to co-finance scientific, educational, and cultural outreach programs, and €300,000 to renovate the roof of the study room located on the Elviña campus.
The first agreement allocates €208,000 (80% of a €260,000 budget) to finance the UDC's activity program. This covers areas such as sustainability, equality, social justice, and scientific outreach. It includes initiatives like the Isabel Zendal Awards, the “Divulgando o noso” program, creative workshops, theater, dance, and music classes, the NORMAL reading club, artistic residencies, exhibitions, and the International University Theater Festival of A Coruña.
The sustainability line has a budget of €130,000 and includes the Green Power project, where students design and build electric vehicles, and the national final of the First Lego League, focused on educational robotics. It also supports the “Xustiza Social” Legal Clinic, which offers legal knowledge to vulnerable individuals, and training and employability programs for people with cognitive disabilities on the Ferrol campus.
The second agreement allocates €300,000 to the renovation of the roof of the Xoana Capdevielle study room on the Elviña campus. The project, with a total budget of €738,562.09, aims to resolve waterproofing and humidity infiltration problems in this space with 654 study places. The work includes renewing thermal insulation, waterproofing, and replacing water collection channels.
