Engineering students from the University of Piura conduct technical visit to the IIRSA North project, in Peru

On July 20 and 21, the IIRSA North project received the first visit of a group of students from the Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering course from the University of Piura, Peru. The students visited the Limón Press facilities of the Olmos Project, the Lamparan Industrial Unit, and the works being carried out by OEC in Peru on the IIRSA North highway. The initiative is part of the Knowledge Route Program (Route “C”) that is being implemented in the IIRSA North project.

At the beginning of the visit, the Contract Manager, Ricardo Paredes, introduced his work team, shared his life experience with the students and talked about the opportunity given to young people to start their careers in any of the company’s areas. “The only way to grow professionally in this company is to train new leaders. A leader who trains someone better than him is very valuable to us,” Ricardo commented, generating an impact on the students, who were able to learn firsthand about OEC’s technical capacity and quality assurance of the works.

“We are very grateful. In recent years, with safety regulations, students’ access to companies and work on construction sites has been limited. We are happy with this opportunity because it allows the interaction of the construction site with the students favoring a better development of learning,” said Jorge Yaksetig, professor of the Mechanical Engineering Program at UDEP.

About the experience, Cecilia Cardoza, student of the course commented: “It has been very meaningful. I like the representation they have and plan to have with women in engineering, there are very good values and plans with the environment and diversity, a very interesting profile for all of us because it complements the values of the university”.

The Route “C” Program aims to showcase OEC’s technical capability through technological exchange with engineering universities, making monthly visits to construction sites and attending various conferences on this topic.