Competition phase in UVigo
On April 24, 2025, the team competition day was held in person at the School of Telecommunication Engineering (EET) for the ESO, Vocational Training (FP), and High School categories. A total of 23 ESO teams, 9 FP teams, and 10 high school teams were selected at their schools to take part in this event, which included two distinct parts:
- A first part where each team presented their project in the EET Auditorium.
- A second part in which each team had a stand to showcase how their project worked, allowing anyone to interact with and test their prototype.
Below you can see the photos of the participating teams. By clicking on each photo, you’ll be able to watch the video they made to present their project.:
The teams made it tough for the jury, composed of:
Representatives from Indra:
- María José González López, Head of Systems Engineering VCR Dragon 8×8.
- Manuel Ángel Otero Chantada, Senior Expert in Defense and Electronic Surveillance.
Representative from BorgWarner:
- Yago Argibay, Global Functional Leader for Embedded Software Testing for HVH.
Representatives from Grupo Oesía:
- Vanesa Estévez David, Head of FW/SW Development Engineering, Inster Tecnología y Comunicaciones.
- María Graña Varela, Global Functional Leader for Embedded Software Testing for HVH.
Representative from Televés:
- Carlos Rodríguez Suáñez, Corporate Strategy Director.
Members of the EET Management Team:
- Pedro Rodríguez Hernández, Secretary and Deputy Director for Promotion and Recruitment at EET.
- Rebeca P. Díaz Redondo, Director of the EET.
- Mª Dolores Valdés Peña, Outreach Support at the EET.
Winners in the 1st and 2nd Year of ESO Category (sponsored by Grupo Oesía):
First prize: €400 for the team and €400 for the school
- School: CPR Malvedo (Malvedo)
- Project: Estrelas do Norte (Stars of the North)
- Teachers: Alba Núñez Andrade and Pablo Jorreto Díaz
- Students: Sara Parente Baceiredo (2nd), Nerea Silveira García (2nd), Alejo Vieira Sotelo (2nd), Iván Novoa Fernández (4th), Miguel Paula Rodríguez (4th), Anya Ying Ye (4th)
Second prize: €300 for the team
- School: IES de Ribadeo Dionisio Gamallo (Ribadeo) – Team 1
- Project: Aula refrixeración (Cooling Classroom)
- Teacher: Javier Rodríguez González
- Students: Ainara Vega Monteserín (2nd), Jacobo Rodríguez Rubiños (2nd), Xoel Nonide García (2nd), Lúa Jordá Cerezo (4th), Mireia Paz Gam (4th), Noa López Rodríguez (4th)
Winners in the 3rd and 4th Year of ESO Category (sponsored by the Indra Chair):
First prize: €400 for the team and €400 for the school
- School: CPR Liceo La Paz (A Coruña)
- Project: Hospital Autosuficiente (Self-Sufficient Hospital)
- Teacher: Xabier Pérez Maestre
- Students: Adriana Cernadas Casas, Juan Vecino Montoya, Nicolás Roca Hernández, Xoel López Pérez, Cayetana García Pardo, Antía Núñez Vázquez
Second prize: €300 for the team
- School: CPR Montecastelo (Vigo) – Team 2
- Project: Wise Signal
- Teacher: Bernardo Longa Méndez
- Students: Pablo Gaisse Prieto, Brais Fernández Velázquez, Efrén García Costas, Javier Valeiras Miranda
Third prize: €200 for the team
- School: IES María Soliño (Cangas)
- Project: Shared Photovoltaic Installation System
- Teacher: Antonio Franco Alonso
- Students: Diego Sotelo Ventín, Alejandro Martínez Dasilva
Honorable mention: €200 for the team (sponsored by Grupo Oesía)
- School: CPR Montecastelo (Vigo) – Team 3
- Project: Energy Step
- Teacher: Bernardo Longa Méndez
- Students: Jacobo Fructuoso Veiga, Federico Andrés De Marco Negraes, Nicolás Costas Fernández, Guillermo Alonso Caraballo
Winners in the Baccalaureate Category (sponsored by Televés):
First prize: €400 for the team and €400 for the school
- School: IES Isaac Díaz Pardo (Sada) – Team 3
- Project: Parque S.A.D.A.
- Teacher: Patricia Iglesias Noguerol
- Students: Luiz Araújo De Melo, Adrián Arnoso Bermúdez, Fiorella Barral Recalde, Montse Rodríguez Alfonsín, Ángel Rodríguez Naya
Second prize: €300 for the team
- School: IES Rosais 2 (Vigo) – Team 2
- Project: Xerador Hidroeléctrico (Hydroelectric Generator)
- Teacher: Víctor Gerardo Ronco García
- Students: Alicia Montalvo Cendón, Xián Pena Puza, Nikolas Antón Cremades
Third prize: €200 for the team
- School: IES María Soliño (Cangas) – Team 1
- Project: Electric Car Charging Parking System
- Teacher: Antonio Franco Alonso
- Students: Xoel Nogueira Hermelo, Pedro Posada Malvido, Elsa Gago Álvarez, Raquel Rial Otero
Honorable mention: €200 for the team (sponsored by BorgWarner)
- School: IES do Castro (Vigo) – Team 4
- Project: Aeroxerador IES do Castro (Wind Generator)
- Teacher: Javier Cabada Iglesias
- Students: Brais Brea Fernández, Jacobo Comesaña González, Udai Novoa Garabatos, Roi Rodal Rodríguez
Winners in the Vocational Training (FP) Category (sponsored by BorgWarner):
First prize: €400 for the team and €400 for the school
- School: CIFP A Farixa (Ourense)
- Project: EcoControl
- Teacher: Ricardo Ameijeiras Vázquez
- Students: David Araújo González, Mario Caride Otero, Raúl Dos Ramos Álvarez, Juan Arturo Martín Capecchi, Luis Francisco Martínez Araya, Álex Tielas Espiñeira
Second prize: €300 for the team
- School: CIFP Ferrolterra (Ferrol)
- Project: Achicando 4.0
- Teacher: Joaquín Paradelo Carracedo
- Students: Sergio Gundín Carballo, Raúl Díaz Deive, Miguel Zaragoza Yáñez, Teo Penedo López, Inés Tenreiro Cortizas, Sergio Alejandro Medina Orozco
More information about this event is available here:
The competition and its results were also covered by the media (Faro de Vigo, Código Cero, TeleMariñas, ValMiñorTV.).
Any doubts?
You can get them solved:
- In the olympiads website,
- carefully checking the rules of the competition
- or mailing us at teleco.olimpiadas@uvigo.es.
Sponsors of the local competition
