The rector of UDC, Ricardo Cao, and the Minister of Education, Science, Universities, and Vocational Training, Román Rodríguez, formalized these agreements today. They represent a new boost for the scientific and technological infrastructure of the University of A Coruña and consolidate the role of the Ferrol Industrial Campus as a key hub for applied research and transfer to the Galician productive sector.
The main initiative is the construction of the new Intelligent Industry Research and Innovation Building (EI3), with a total investment of 13.1 million euros, fully funded by the Xunta. This unique infrastructure will specialize in industrial and naval engineering and will be equipped with advanced technology to drive strategic projects related to additive manufacturing, Industry 4.0, and technological development.
The new building, scheduled for completion by the end of 2029, will house the facilities of the Research Centre for Naval and Industrial Technologies (CITENI) and the Joint Research Centre UDC-Navantia (CEMI). It will integrate 13 laboratories and approximately 175 researchers, as well as advanced instrumentation for work in materials, energy, advanced manufacturing, lasers, polymers, robotics, chemistry, and radioactivity.
Furthermore, the agreements will allow for an investment of 1.86 million euros in renewing the scientific-technical and teaching resources of the University of A Coruña. These actions will benefit centers such as the Interdisciplinary Centre for Chemistry and Biology (CICA), the Research Centre in Information and Communication Technologies (CITIC), and the Centre for Technological Innovation in Building and Civil Engineering (CITEEC), as well as the incorporation of clinical simulators, microscopes, and other digital tools for students.
