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Institutional development · Sustainability and civic impact · Chile

Universidad de Talca team joins Chile's official COP31 delegation for third year running

An academic and two students from the Universidad de Talca's mechanical engineering school will form part of Chile's official delegation to COP31, the United Nations climate conference.

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Why it matters: One academic and two students from the university's School of Mechanical Civil Engineering will sit within Chile's official delegation at the UN climate conference.

The Universidad de Talca said a team of one academic and two students from its Escuela de Ingeniería Civil Mecánica (School of Mechanical Civil Engineering) will be part of Chile's official delegation to COP31.

According to the university, this is the third consecutive year that a Universidad de Talca team has joined the official Chilean delegation.

The university described COP31 as the main international meeting on climate change, organised by the United Nations.

Editor’s view

Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor

The two mechanical engineering students and their academic will take part in the UN climate conference as members of Chile's official delegation, continuing the university's presence for a third straight year.

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