Guanajuato, Gto., February 6, 2017.- The delegation of the University of Guanajuato (UG) in the National Association of Civil Engineering Students of Mexico (ANEIC), obtained the second national place at the OlimpiANEIC, for their outstanding participation in the academic, cultural and sport activities.

Besides, Gerardo Lomas Arvizu, of Campus Guanajuato, obtained the third place as delegate, for his active and enthusiast participation in the activities of the association, as well as for his discipline and effort to strengthen this workgroup at UG.

With a 35-year history, ANEIC is a national network of students of Civil Engineering, where 63 higher education institutions participate, and has approximately 45,000 students.

The Association seeks the comprehensive development; hence, it organizes and promotes academic, cultural, sport and philanthropic activities.

On the matter, Gerardo Lomas & César Francisco Cruz Villegas told that their activities not only benefit the Civil Engineering students, but the community liaison is fundamental for the delegation.

As part of these actions, last year they contributed with their knowledge to rehabilitate a path in the community Tanque Blanco, in Comonfort. Students made the topographic study and the local government executed the work.

Currently, they apply the theoretic and practical knowledge in the elaboration of an executive project that allows to improve a rural path in the city of Salvatierra. UG oversees the proposal of the students and will dispose it for the city, which allows a substantial saving of the total cost of the construction.

About the academic activities, they developed as an ANEIC's delegation, they mentioned that for now, they are preparing –with the help of UG professors—to show their knowledge in the next Olympics, and for the sport competitions.

Likewise, they are readying a leadership workshop for Civil Engineering students, which will be held from March 18-21 together with Campus Celaya-Salvatierra, and will have as venue the basin "La Esperanza".

To finalize, the students thanked the support of the university authorities, like the Rector of Campus Guanajuato, Dr. Teresita de Jesús Rendón Huerta Barrera; the Director of the Division of Engineering of this campus, Dr. Luis Enrique Mendoza Puga, and the Director of Student Development, M. Osvaldo Chávez Rodríguez, for the support and accompaniment in the activities done as ANEIC's delegation.