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THE CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS Y EXPERIMENTACIÓN DE OBRAS PÚBLICAS. www.cedex.es. THE CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS Y EXPERIMENTACIÓN DE OBRAS PÚBLICAS.
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THE CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS Y EXPERIMENTACIÓN DE OBRAS PÚBLICAS www.cedex.es
THE CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS Y EXPERIMENTACIÓNDE OBRAS PÚBLICAS • Spanish institution for multidisciplinar support on advanced technology applied to transportation, and other fields in civil engineering, as well as associated environmental issues • A Governmental Agency, depending from the Spanish Ministry of Transportation, and reporting to the Ministries of Transportation and Environment • Founded in 1957, as an integration of various pre-existing Centres and Laboratories
INSTITUTIONAL MISSION • To develop high-level technical consultancy, research & development, and technology transfer in the fields of civil engineering and related environmental issues • To serve the Government, public institutions and private companies in Spain and abroad • To co-operate with related foreign and international entities in technical co-operation programs, associations, ... • To support technical capacity building: long and short-term courses, conferences and other training activities in order to promote the transfer of technology
Centro de Estudios de Puertos y Costas Centro de Estudios Hidrográficos Centro de Estudios del Transporte Centro de Estudios de Técnicas Aplicadas Laboratorio Central de Estructuras y Materiales Laboratorio de Geotecnia TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT RELEVANT FACILITIES LARGE FACILITIES UNIT 3 33 27 23 1 17 25 4 34 1 6 154 CEDEX
HUMAN RESOURCES ( in Dec. 2005 ) TOTAL CEDEX: 722 persons 226 235 80 181