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The Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC), through the Construe Brazil project, announced the Federal University of Para (UFPA) as the selected educational institution to implement the third BIM cell in the country, the first in the North region. UFPA was chosen after a selection process that had the registration of seven higher education institutions in the region.
The initiative aims to expand the adoption of the BIM methodology (construction information modeling), a set of technologies and processes that makes works faster, economical and sustainable.
The BIM cell consists of an advanced academic laboratory, where teachers and students develop plans to incorporate BIM directly into the curriculum of civil engineering, architecture and related areas courses. With BIM, it is possible to create, use and share digital building models along the life cycle of the works, which allows greater accuracy of time and cost of buildings.
As part of the BIM cell installation, UFPA will receive full financial and technical support from the Construe Brasil project. Scheduled for installation in October, the cutting -edge laboratory will be equipped with workstations, BIM software, notebooks, drone, augmented reality glasses and a robotics kit. In addition, the initiative includes expert consultancy, faculty training and student scholarships.
UFPAs selection is a strategic step for the regionalization of innovation in construction, says Rafael Codeco, director of the MDIC Secretariat of Industrial Development, Innovation, Commerce and Services (SDIC). By bringing BIM technology to the northern region, we are not only qualifying future professionals for new market demands, but also fostering a technological development ecosystem aligned with local needs and the new Brazil industry.
This action is aligned with the missions of Nova Industria Brasil (NIB), especially mission 3 (infrastructure and construction) and mission 4 (digital transformation), and strengthens the national strategy of BIM (BIM BR).
The General Coordinator of Academic Planning, Research and Innovation of the Ministry of Education, Mariana Gaete, highlights the relevance of the initiative: We are very happy with the implementation of the first BIM cell in the Northern Region, at the Federal University of Para. This achievement is fundamental to innovate engineering and architecture teaching in the Amazon and prepare our students for the future of construction.
UFPA now joins the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) and the Federal University of Parana (UFPR), which already have BIM cells in operation, consolidating a national network of excellence in the training of professionals for the construction of the future.
The director of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of UFPA, Regina Brabo, stressed that the implementation of the BIM cell opens a horizon of new possibilities for teachers, students and for the entire academic community. According to her, BIM is today one of the main tools of transformation of the construction sector, and its integration with the academic environment reaffirms the universitys commitment to excellence in teaching, research and extension. Receiving this cell means more than access to state -of -the -art technologies: it is the opportunity to form more prepared civilian engineers for market challenges, aligned with industry 4.0 requirements, with skills focused on more sustainable, efficient and collaborative projects, he added.
About the Project Construce Brasil
Construca Brasil is an initiative of the MDIC, in collaboration with the Santa Catarina Innovation Network (Receiveti), and is part of the Nova Industria Brasil (NIB). The project aims to decrease, digitize and industrialize the construction sector, promoting the improvement of the business environment, the generation of jobs and the growth of the Brazilian economy. Currently, 27 educational institutions in 13 states have already adhered to project protocols for the dissemination of technologies in the sector.
For more information, go to: www.gov.br/mdic/construaabrasil
