The General Coordination of the University (CGU) has just concluded the activity report of the Campus Tranquilo - Universidade Viva program, implemented in 2014. The document lists the measures carried out in the last three years, with the aim of increasing the well-being of the university community and visitors to Unicamp. “The program provided significant advances in several aspects. One of the most important was undoubtedly the proposal of a new management system, based on community participation and the coordinated action of different bodies within the institution”, analyzes the general coordinator of the University, professor Alvaro Crósta.
The Tranquilo Campus, notes the director, has a horizontal configuration, which favors its connection with different areas, all related to the lives of people who work, study or visit Unicamp campuses. Based on three axes – Prevention, Information and Coexistence -, the program adopted a methodology that allowed the monitoring of actions and their results, all presented in the report, which can be accessed below.
According to Crósta, two important measures within the scope of the Tranquilo Campus were the replacement of the lighting on the Barão Geraldo campus and the integration of the vehicle circulation control system into the Campinas Integrated Monitoring Center (CIMCamp), which monitors 26 points of the city, using 91 cameras. “Although Unicamp has relatively low rates of violence in its territory, these initiatives are important to further increase the safety of the internal community and those who visit us”, understands the general coordinator.
Still in the field of security, Crósta highlights the launch of the Panic Button, an application that allows members of the university community to activate the surveillance system, via cell phone or tablet, in the event of an emergency. “An equally important measure was the creation of the VIDAS [Internal Health Care Vehicle] service, which provides rescue and care for health emergencies and urgencies 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays. Since it was implemented in June 2015, many lives have been saved”, says the director. VIDAS serves the Barão Geraldo campus, Multidisciplinary Center for Chemical, Biological and Agricultural Research (CPQBA), in Paulínia, and Student Housing.
The Tranquilo Campus also included actions in the artistic and cultural areas, in order to make living on the University campuses more pleasant. The programming is the responsibility of the Cultural Development Coordination (CDC), a body linked to the Dean of Extension and Community Affairs (Preac). Through the Cultural Connection project, CDC promotes the occupation of external spaces on campuses through the presentation of music, dance, theater, circus shows, among others.
“It is also worth highlighting the dialogue between the actions of Campus Tranquilo with initiatives in the scope of sustainability and territorial planning of Unicamp campuses. These are also issues that concern the well-being and quality of life of our community and our visitors”, points out Crósta.
