The School of Design welcomed Spanish professional Gonzalo Galán Jurado, a technical engineer in industrial design who holds a master’s degree in transportation design from Cardenal Herrera CEU University in Valencia, Spain. He is currently a member of the Department of Design Engineering at the Higher Polytechnic School of the University of Seville (Spain).
“The professionals I’m meeting have the skills to thrive in the international market,” Galán said. He described several qualities he observed in them during his stay in Uruguay:
- Adaptation to available resources
- They value resources
- They identify what is relevant,
- They know what works and what doesn't.
- Technical preparation: “Without a doubt, without technical preparation, no work of any kind can be carried out.”
One of the strengths he noted was that students put the knowledge they acquire in theory into practice. “Without practice, there is no virtue,” he said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYwGjcYO7Gw
The Importance of Display Furniture
During his visit to Universidad ORT Uruguay, he led a workshop titled “The Application of New Technologies in Exhibition Furniture,” aimed at fifth-semester students in the Bachelor of Industrial Design program as part of the course Industrial Design 3 / Production Feasibility, from May 30 to June 6.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfvsFArAcOQ
While working with industrial design students, he had the opportunity to explain why it is important to work on exhibition design.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=romSNerv31c
Both olive oil and wines produced in Uruguay have an undisputed presence in the international market. Gonzalo Galán explained why it is important for them to be prominently displayed at retail outlets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEpsjcV4Nu8
Hydrogen as an energy source
In addition, he gave a lecture titled “Hydrogen as an Energy Source: A Perspective from Industrial Design and Production.” The lecture examined hydrogen as an alternative energy source and its use in propulsion systems, exploring its potential implementation from the perspective of industrial design.
“Single-source energy systems will cease to exist, and we will begin working with mixed energy systems tailored to specific regions and their capabilities.”
— Universidad ORT Uruguay @UniversidadORT) June 6, 2024
Gonzalo Galán Jurado, Technical Engineer in Industrial Design and holder of a Master’s degree in Transportation Design from @uchceu. pic.twitter.com/O2qawmAXzE
Visit as part of the Erasmus+ program
Gonzalo Galán's visit took place as part of an international academic mobility project under the Erasmus+ Program, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design at Universidad ORT Uruguay.
Erasmus+ is the European Union program dedicated to promoting and supporting education, training, youth, and sports. The International Academic Mobility action line promotes, through bilateral projects, academic mobility activities between higher education institutions in European countries and the rest of the world, for students as well as academic and administrative staff.
