By Marisa Carrasquero | Project Leader
October 24, 2015 marked a key milestone date for our partnership with the Universidad Metropolitana de Caracas-UNIMET. On that day, at the Don Bosco School in Altamira (birthplace of the Fundación Oportunidad y Futuro), ten of the fourteen UNIMET students who had be granted a scholarship, signed an agreement that would grant them a full scholarship. This also would allow them to study under the tutelage of their mentors who would guide and advise them throughout their education.
In July of this year, three of them defended their degree thesis, and received a Certificate of Completion that accredits them as professionals and allows them to practice in their respective areas of work. After four years of hard work they became engineering professionals, eager to work, progress and contribute to the future and reconstruction of our country.
The formal graduation ceremony will be in February 2020 and they will officially receive their diploma as Chemical Engineer, Systems Engineer and Mechanical Engineer respectively.
In addition to them, there are six students who this academic year 2018-2019 successfully completed their college education. The other three are Fernando and Asly who graduated with a degree in Education at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello - UCAB and Moisés who graduated in Language Therapy at the Instituto Venezolano de Audición y Lenguaje - IVAL (Venezuelan Institute of Hearing and Language - IVAL).
What follows is a summary of the three UNIMET scholars future plans. Once their thesis were approved, they were able to take the iconic pictures with their family and friends next to “EL SAMÁN”, the centenary tree that symbolizes their Alma Maters.
Name: Mariana Carolina
University: Universidad Metropolitana - UNIMET
Starting date: October 2015
Graduation date: July 2019
Degree: Chemical Engineer
Her Future: On August 1, 2019 Mariana began an internship at Valmy Cosmetics, a Venezuelan company, with 45 years in the pioneering market in the manufacture and marketing of beauty and personal care products, where she serves as Inspector of Quality Control of the production line in the manufacturing plant.
Name: José Roberto
University: Universidad Metropolitana - UNIMET
Starting date: October 2017
Graduation date: July 2019
Degree: Systems Engineer
His Future: He is currently starting with three friends, young people like him, a venture in Venezuela in the technological area, developing a platform to make electronic payments in foreign currency. He tells us that at the moment he has no plans to leave the country and according to his textual words: "Here I stay, betting on the country".
Name: José Alejandro
University: Universidad Metropolitana - UNIMET
Starting date: October 2015
Graduation date: July 2019
Degree: Mechanical Engineer
His Future: José Alejandro finished his university studies with honors and his future plans include the completion of a postgraduate degree abroad, which he would be planning for the next academic year, once he receives his diploma accrediting him as Mechanical Engineer.
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