Using ICT in Geo-Engineering education: The case of UPC at Barcelona, Spain

The paper describes the experience of using information and communication technologies (ICT's) in the teaching of Geo-Engineering Sciences in the degrees of "Civil Engineering" and "Geological Engineering" of the Tech. University of Catalonia ("Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya" - UPC), at Barcelona, Spain. The paper also describes briefly the framework of the Engineering degrees in Spain and how they will be probably adapted to the "Bologna guidelines" that affect all European University diplomas. Those guidelines will be used to change the traditional teaching process. Some ideas for future developments in the context of teaching Geo-Engineering are suggested as well.