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23 June 2004
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Intergraph Process, Power & Marine Awards Educational Program Grant to Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Chile
The Process, Power & Marine division of Intergraph Corporation awarded an educational program grant for software, installation and training valued at more than US$375,000 (250 million Chilean Pesos) to Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, the largest university system in Chile. Software provided under the grant totals 25 licenses for INtools®, SmartPlant® P&ID, SmartPlant Review, SmartPlant Electrical, PDS® and SmartSketch®. The university will use the software in a number of engineering and design courses. The Intergraph distributor VideoGrafica, Santiago, is providing local installation, support and training services as part of the grant.
Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria ( http://www.utfsm.cl/ ), founded in 1931 in Valparaiso, operates six campuses in Chile and one in Ecuador. The institution, dedicated to teaching and high-level research in science and technology, offers 50 undergraduate and 16 graduate programs in engineering, natural sciences, management, aeronautics, construction and architecture.
The Intergraph Process, Power & Marine educational grant program helps build student proficiency and experience in using engineering software. For educational institutions, the program brings advanced technology software to the classroom, expands course offerings at minimal cost and enables instructors to upgrade skills through free commercial training. The program also provides industry with qualified job candidates trained to use the popular Intergraph engineering software. See http://ppm.intergraph.com/education for program and application details.
Grant recipients under the standard program are eligible to receive INtools, SmartPlant P&ID, SmartPlant Electrical and SmartSketch software and maintenance; instructor training; technical installation assistance; and one complimentary registration for the Intergraph Process, Power & Marine APEX Summit industry conference. A program option includes PDS and SmartPlant Review, depending on institution curriculum and expertise.
Educational institutions worldwide with engineering and technical curricula associated with the process manufacturing, power generation and offshore petroleum industries are eligible to apply for grants, which have a one-year, renewable term. The annual administrative fee for grant recipients is waived if the institution is a member of FIATECH ( http://www.fiatech.org/ ). Intergraph and the FIATECH industry consortium are working together to promote the educational grants by pooling resources to offer the program to a broad range of educational institutions.
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