Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineers (Polytechnic University of Madrid)
The Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineers (ETSII) is an engineering school dependent on the Polytechnic University located in the Palace of Arts and Industry of Madrid (Spain). It teaches degrees in industrial engineering, chemical engineering, and industrial organization engineering, among other undergraduate and postgraduate studies.
History
On September 4, 1845, the Minister of Commerce, Seijas Lozano, submitted to Queen Elizabeth II the approval of the Decree for the foundation of the Industrial Engineering career. This had two specialties: Mechanics and Chemistry. The degree would be completed in Madrid, at the Central School of the so-called Royal Industrial Institute, created for this purpose. Its historical precedent was found in the Royal Cabinet of Machines (1791-1824) created by Agustín de Betancourt.
Moyano's law, promulgated in 1857, granted the power to issue the title of Industrial Engineer to the existing Professional Schools in Barcelona, Gijón, Seville, Valencia and Vergara. In 1867, the Central School of Industrial Engineers of Madrid disappeared, when the Minister of Public Works, Mr. Manuel Orovio Echagüe, suppressed the item of the State Budget destined for its maintenance.
In 1901 it was reopened, by decree of the Minister of Public Instruction Don Álvaro de Figueroa, Count of Romanones. The building chosen was on Calle Fuencarral, although more space was needed due to the increase in the number of students and laboratories, classes were also started on the top floor of the building known as the "School for the Sordomudos", at the end of Paseo de the Castilian. In 1907, the Electricity specialty was added to the Mechanics and Chemistry specialties, extending the number of years of the degree from five to six years. Finally, due to the growing number of students, the Minister of Public Instruction, Mr. Rodríguez San Pedro, includes in the State Budget an item to transfer all the teachings to the Palacio de Exposiciones, where it remains today, after important extensions and reforms. later.
In 1971 it was integrated with the rest of the Engineering Schools of Madrid at the Polytechnic University of Madrid.
In August 2010, the ABET accreditation (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) was granted to the degree of Industrial Engineer, the most prestigious quality certificate that can be awarded to a degree from a engineering school, which enjoys degrees from universities such as Harvard, MIT, Stanford University or the École Centrale de Paris, among others. The ETSI Industriales, ETSI de Telecommunications and ETSI de Minas y Energía, both belonging to the Polytechnic University of Madrid, are the first public centers in Spain to have obtained this recognition.
Steam machine in the main hall
In the hall, located after the main entrance, there is a pedestal on which stands the first industrial steam engine that was imported to Spain, built by D. Napier & They are (London) in the year 1839 and specifically designed to activate the FNMT stamps and which, after becoming obsolete, was donated to the ETSIIM to preserve it as a historical monument for industry and commerce in the country. His installation at the ETSIIM was completed in May 1914, as shown in a photograph in the magazine La Esfera.
The Machine (as it is known among students and graduates) was installed on a concrete structure that extends to the subsoil, made with precise slots to allow it to rotate freely by manual operation. In later years it was decided to immobilize it, possibly to prevent any mishap. The possibility of movement of The Machine in its origin is verified with the same image of The Sphere, taken at the end of its assembly at the ETSIIM, when comparing the position of the rocker with the current one.
The machine has some characteristic elements:
- Chassis of 6 columns of doric style with decorative auctions.
- Inert voltage of 4 sections and 4 tons.
- Double-effect Cylinder and Polonceau-type double valve with transmission by two eccentrics driven from the power shaft.
- Watt parallelogram to connect the piston (linear motion) with the balancín (scillating circular motion).
- Watt Regulator, with two steel balls to adjust the pressure steam intake to the cylinder according to the spin regime, located in the central crossing of the chassis.
The granting of access to La Máquina in 2017 made it possible to create a virtual model (CAD) and simulate the movement of La Máquina, as well as the steam cycle, which was disclosed in July 2019.
Studies and qualifications
The ETSII offers the official qualifications of Industrial Engineer, Chemical Engineer, and from the 2010-2011 academic year the Degrees in Engineering in Industrial Technologies (reference degree for the qualifying profession), Chemical Engineering and Energy Engineering (as an itinerary of energy technologies). It also teaches thirteen specialized university master's degrees and various postgraduate programs for managers, such as MBA and online training. As of the 2015-2016 academic year, the degree in Organizational Engineering is taught.
Features
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In 2010 it had 4,000 students, 300 professors, 650 researchers in R&D projects and 9 research centers.
The educational line followed is similar to the French system of the Grandes Écoles, with a very notable training in Mathematics and Physics during the first two years. Indeed, proof of this are its numerous double degree agreements with French schools such as the École nationale des ponts et chaussées, the École Supérieure des Mines de Paris, the École centrale Paris, etc.
It has signed agreements with 109 universities in 23 countries. It belongs to the Top Industrial Managers for Europe (TIME) network that allows double degrees, academic collaboration and joint research between 57 European universities.
Acknowledgment
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In 2010, the ETSII and the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación (Polytechnic University of Madrid) were the first two higher education centers in Spain to have obtained the ABET accreditation (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), the most prestigious quality certificate that can be awarded to a degree from an engineering school, which is enjoyed by degrees from universities such as Harvard, MIT, and Stanford University.
Between 2010 and 2017, the school was considered the best in Spain in the field of industrial technology engineering in the ranking published by the newspaper El Mundo. In 2014, the cut-off mark was established as the highest in Spain in the degree in Engineering in Industrial Technologies (11.7).
Illustrious students
Due to its historical trajectory and its projection in the different branches of engineering, the School has contributed to the world of engineering a notable number of illustrious professionals. Some examples are:
- Javier Gómez-Navarro, minister, businessman, and president of the Superior Council of Chambers of Commerce.
- Elena Salgado, minister and vice president of the government.
- Rodolfo Martín Villa, minister and vice president of the government.
- Antonio Colino, pioneer of nuclear energy in Spain and academic of the Royal Spanish Academy.
- Alfredo Llorente, high office in Endesa and other companies.
- José Luis López de Silanes, president of CLH and advisor of Gas Natural.
- Francisco García Sánchez, manager of Endesa (Chile).
- Joaquín Aguinaga, Director of the Bilbao Higher Technical School of Engineering and Basque Parliament.
- Gerardo Díaz Ferrán, founder of the Marsans Group, former president of the CEOE, and currently in prison for economic crimes.
In addition, the ETSII Alumni Association awards recognition prizes to alumni for their professional career, such as:
- Santiago de Ybarra y Churuca, president of honor of the Vocento Group.
- Amelia Barreiro Megino, postdoctoral researcher in nanoscience.
- Raúl Mata Jiménez, founder of several companies.
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