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Center for Technological Innovation in Construction and Civil Engineering

CITEEC has the infrastructure necessary to undertake large scale testings, at the level of the most advanced centers within Europe.

The Technological Innovation Centre in Building and Civil Engineering (CITEEC) is a unique research unit in Galicia — and a distinctive one within Spain — due to its thematic focus and its scientific and technological capabilities at the service of research, innovation, and society. Since its inauguration in June 2000, a broad group of researchers have carried out their scientific and technical work at CITEEC, for whom the use of these facilities and equipment has been key and absolutely essential to achieve excellent results in their respective fields.

On this basis, a first project was launched in 2017 to bring together the groups most closely linked to the centre, define an initial joint research agenda, and lay the foundations for a process of institutional development — all with the medium-term vision of becoming a centre of research excellence within the Galician University System. Thanks to its quality and potential, CITEEC was officially recognised by the Xunta de Galicia as a Strategic Research Group, receiving core funding for the period 2018–2020.

After this stage, efforts focused on moving towards consolidation as a research centre of the University of A Coruña (UDC), ultimately achieving recognition as a collaborative centre of excellence in the 2023 call for Research Centres of the Galician University System (CIGUS 2023). Building on the strength of this scientific team and equipped with technological infrastructure on par with the most advanced centres in the EU, CITEEC's objectives focus on achieving a leading scientific position as a key pillar to enhance the competitiveness of strategic sectors linked to civil engineering and sustainable construction in Galicia, Spain, and Europe, generating social, environmental, and economic impact.