The Colombian Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Association (ACAIRE) announced the fourth edition of the national engineering (mechanical or others) thesis competition, sponsored by Aire Caribe. Registrations are open until July 18^th, 2009, and the award ceremony will take place on August 20^th of the same year.

 

The goal is to maintain the commitment of the three previous editions of the Contest, to stimulate and promote the development of academic work on HVACR in the engineering faculties of Colombian higher education institutions through the recognition of its students thesis. Competing thesis must have been presented in 2007, 2008 and 2009, carried out for a degree in engineering by undergraduate students who are Colombian citizens, in universities of the Republic of Colombia, and be presented through their respective university.

 

The firts prize includes, for the student, a plate and 2,000,000 colombian pesos (approximately 850 dollars), free attendance to ACAIRE’s training sessions for a year, one year free membership in ACAIRE, and the publication and dissemination of the thesis in ACAIRE’s magazine and portal. The project manager will also be entitled to free attendance of ACAIRE’s training sessions for a year, reveals the association’s press release.