Human resources education in computing at Simón Bolívar University, Venezuela

Abstract

In this work we describe the efforts of the Computing Coordination at Simón Bolívar University, Venezuela, for forming Human Recourses in Computing at graduate and postgraduate levels in the years from 1972 to 1985. We also consider the background given by the Scientific Computer Program at the Calculus Institute, Buenos Aires University, that begun in 1962 and by the Computation Licentiate Program at Science Faculty, Venezuelan Central University, that begun in 1967. We close considering the impact that programs and professors from Simón Bolívar University have at national and regional levels.