Two groups of students from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) visited DECivil on March 19th.

The first group consisted of 36 students and was accompanied by Professor Gabriele Lobaccaro. After a reception at the Civil Engineering Pavilion Museum by Professor Cristina Matos Silva, the group visited the Construction Laboratory, having been received by Professor Rita Vilela Nogueira..

This was followed by a visit to the IST Think Green Initiative with Professors Cristina Matos Silva and Ana Galvão.

The final stage was a visit to the IST South Tower, where they could enjoy a 360º view of Lisbon.

The second group was made up of 15 students from the Transport area, accompanied by Professor Albert Lau.

The visit began with a tour of the Alameda Campus. At the top of the South Tower they could enjoy the magnificent view over Lisbon.

This was followed by a visit to the two rooms of the Transport Infrastructures. Here, Professor Luís Picado Santos explained that the laboratory develops work in the areas of pavement mechanics, traffic engineering, management of the conservation of transport infrastructures and monitoring of service and safety conditions, having mentioned the numerous tests that can be carried out there.

Finally, there was a lecture at the Museum of the Civil Engineering Pavilion given by Professor Filipe Moura entitled “Lisbon Metro Area: overview of the transport system and mobility patterns”, which was followed by a convivial lunch at the Civil Pavilion.

DECivil is grateful for the visit of these NTNU students and to everyone who made it possible: Professor Cristina Matos Silva, Professor Rita Vilela Nogueira, Professor Ana Galvão, Professor Luís Picado Santos and Professor Filipe Moura.