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The University of Murcia taking steps to mitigate the effects of earthquakes of Lorca (20/05/2011)

The Governing Council of the University of Murcia was held today on the campus of Lorca in solidarity with the victims of the earthquake on 11, meeting at which it has become aware of the activities undertaken to help repair damage and cooperate with the demands of those affected.

Before the meeting, the rector of the University, José Antonio Cobacho, the secretary general, Joaquín Lomba, curator and Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences Lorca, Jesús Gómez Amor, had a meeting with the media to inform on action taken since Friday 13, two days after the earthquake.

That day he sent 16 laptops to campus for students Lorca Lorca Murcia University could not access their houses or their computers.

Also offered to the Ministry of Education classroom on the campus of Lorca, with 280 spaces for teaching and study activities of students of 2 º Bachillerato, which may make the impending end of term exams and selectivity in these facilities.

Similarly, it has extended the opening hours of study rooms on campus Lorca (from 8 am to 9 pm), with the possibility to maintain, depending on demand, open space to 11 of the pm, Monday through Friday, and has also enabled a computer lab on campus as a place for Internet access.

A proposal by the University Ombudsman, José Manuel Palazón, the Council met today agreed to address the autonomous region to include the possibility that, for those students affected by the earthquake, and for this reason can not pass the course, the second registration for this purpose keep the price of the first.

The proximity of the entrance exams, the rector of Studies, Concepción Palacios, reported that the institute will replace Totana units Lorca host the selectivity, the latter being damaged by earthquakes.

As of Monday, May 23, will be sent to Lorca food collected during this week and will meet the demands of those affected by the earthquake with different activities: counseling offered by graduates, physiotherapy, tutoring, computer support, body language workshops, storytelling for children, etc..

The University of Murcia has also strengthened its Advisory Service and Orientation Staff (CCES) to serve students Lorca and directed to the general population, has designed, in coordination with the municipality of Lorca, a comprehensive cultural and leisure program , which include film and theater in the streets and university choir performances, among others.

In regard to the deterioration in the historic, artistic and archaeological heritage, the University has offered unselfish collaboration of its faculty to assess the damage to buildings, sites, museums or collections materials.

Source: Universidad de Murcia. Fotos: Luis Urbina

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