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Universities are centers of travel attraction that require the necessary infrastructure to support large volumes of travelers (Whalen et al., 2013). Transportation to campuses is affected by multiple causes, which can be summarized as spatial location factors, socioeconomic factors of the university population, and social behavioral factors (Soria-Lara et al., 2017). The analysis of university mobility is important for transportation managers and for universities themselves. Understanding university mobility can help to create an environmentally sustainable model and one that helps to decrease urban social exclusion.  
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 ¿ WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM? As UPB students it is very easy to be aware of the problem, since we are part of the problem, or we observe it in our classes when our classmates and/or friends arrive late to class.   One of the most detrimental situations for the progress of classes is that they are interrupted by students who do not arrive on time at the beginning of the class. This situation causes the teacher to interrupt his activity, students who were already focused break the rhythm and, therefore, must again seek silence to resume the class where it had been left. Although it may seem unimportant at first glance, this is one of the aspects that takes the most time away from teaching activities. The responsibility of arriving on time to the university is based on having a logical routine in the mornings.  
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¿WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? Unpunctuality of UPB Sectional Bucaramanga students to morning classes.

INTERVIEW: with the students of the UPB

An interview was conducted with UPB students, in which they talked about mobility at the university and how they feel about it, as well as proposing possible solutions.  Questions: 1. What's your name?   2. What course and semester are you in?   3. What transport do you use to arrive at the University?   4. Do you think it is effective enough?   5. How do you feel about the issue of mobility and the fact that the university does not take a position on this?   6. What practices or projects do you recommend to the university regarding mobility?  

SURVEY: Student mobility at UPB Bga

  A survey was made to 29 UPB students in which they were asked the following questions: 1. Name .   2. Age .   3. Semester .   4. Program that studies .   5. What means of transportation do you use to get to the university?   6. If you chose Car, specify if it is your own or if you use a transportation app.   7. According to your schedule, do you always use the same transportation to get to the university or do you arrive late?   8. What would you like the university to do to provide students with better access to safe and convenient means of transportation.   The purpose of this form is to find out which are the means of transportation used by UPB Bga students to get to classes and how the university can contribute to improve the mobility of students.   Statistics:

How do UPB students use transportation to get to the university?

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 UPB students use many means of transportation, among them:  Car Motorcycle Bus Metroline Bicycle Walk