These types of workshops are frequently held for regular students and those with a graduate profile from the institution.

A new cycle of training sessions was carried out by professionals from the Graduate Monitoring Office for students of the University of La Serena. On this occasion it was the Pedagogy major in Basic General Education, Ovalle, who participated with a total of 31 attendees, in addition to the active participation of the teachers present at the Limarí Campus.

In the activity, participants received information from the therapist, Elba Andrea Soto, on practices linked to asanas, meditation, ergonomics in the workplace and breathing techniques to manage stressful situations. On the other hand, the unit's psychologist, Maximiliano Jiménez, addressed the topic of time management, in addition to delving into definitions, signs and symptoms of stress.

In this regard, Jiménez highlighted that “this workshop seeks to provide necessary tools for stress management and promote a culture of self-care in the work environment. I would like to highlight that this is the third workshop that the Graduate Monitoring Office holds this year at the Limarí Campus. The first was job insertion, where they were taught how to prepare a CV and review everything that is the recruitment and selection process.”

The professional added that “subsequently, a workshop on teamwork and work under pressure and stress management was held. Given that the workshops are requested by the coordinators or directors of the courses or School, I would like to highlight the initiative of this campus and remember that we are at the disposal of all courses to carry out the workshops that we have available.”

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Written by Jenifer Araya, DIVEULS

Professionals from the ULS Institutional Analysis Office were in charge of guiding the workshop where they showed the PDI team the software and hardware tools and the evolution of large volumes of data analysis strategies.

Within the framework of the “BIG DATA ULS: Digital Transformation of the Coquimbo Region” project, which was awarded by the University of La Serena in December 2018, through the Mineduc Regional Higher Education financing line - which seeks to transfer information products for effective decision-making among agents of the regional territory - is that the Director and professionals of the Directorate of Strategic Development and Quality (DIDEC) of the study house met with officials from the Criminal Analysis Office of the Elqui Provincial Prefecture of the Investigative Police, with the clear purpose of sharing experiences and working collaboratively in the analysis of large volumes of data.

On the occasion, DIDEC professionals showed the tools used for data analysis - a unit that has already been in operation for 9 years - and that has specialized in working with large volumes of data and information, from the use of analytics and business intelligence hardware and software for these processes, as well as the organization of analysis model designs.

For the Director of Strategic Development and Quality of the ULS, Dr. César Espíndola, “this instance is another important opportunity for the University of La Serena to link and share knowledge with the institutions of the regional territory, since as well as the PDI there are others institutions that, from their own functions, are also faced with working with large volumes of information and are collaborating in this project. Thus, on this day we have held a specific workshop to present the analysis work and the strategies that each of the institutions carries out based on their objectives."

The manager added that “this work day constitutes the first step in a relationship of collaboration and exchange of technical experience and technological transfer in modeling, analysis, collection and processing of information with the tools used by each unit and that is projected in the framework of the execution of the BIG DATA ULS initiative and is part of the digital transformation agenda of this house of higher education, adopting it as a tool to improve both its academic and administrative management processes.”

The Government has placed special emphasis on the Digital Transformation Agenda, which will continue with the progress made in the so-called Digital Agenda 2020, which will integrate new measures, with a focus on accelerating the process of appropriation and use of technologies in all sectors. areas of action of society.

It is for the above reason that the PDI has also joined this challenge, where data analysis is of vital importance for the institution, since they have a Criminal Analysis Center in Santiago; However, they are also providing analysis capabilities to the different provinces and communes. Since then, for a year now the prefecture has had an analysis office that is working on training its analysts and installing processes and management of information processing and, in this task, which is an innovation task of the PDI itself, they are “looking for strategic allies that will allow us to accelerate this work.”

Regarding the approach to the police institution, Dr. Espíndola stated that “it is an exercise that is being replicated in different parts of the country, but the Elqui Provincial PDI is a pioneer in this approach to a higher education institution, and as a university of the State of Chile we are available within the framework of this initiative where the ULS shares knowledge to improve the well-being of people.”

The person in charge of the Elqui Provincial PDI Analysis Office, Deputy Commissioner José Fuentes, highlighted that “for us this meeting has been very beneficial, exploring a new area and where the University of La Serena has been a reference from the point of view of analysis of information. The ULS has experience and we, through the Analysis Office, are taking the recommendations of professionals.”

Both institutions were committed to continuing with the workshops and holding practical meetings, where professionals from the ULS Institutional Analysis Office will be in charge of guiding the police officers who today perform tasks in analysis and processing of large volumes of data.

Written by Patricia Castro, DirCom

More than 100 people, including dentists, dental assistants and dental students, attended the activity.

The Latin American Association of Dentistry for Special Patients of Chile (ALOPE), held at the University of La Serena the International Day of Dentistry for Patients with Special Needs Chile-Northern Zone, an activity aimed at dentists, dental assistants and students, and which included the participation of various specialists.

Some of the topics addressed during the meeting were treatment for patients with Alzheimer's, management of bedridden and transplant patients, and care for patients with special needs.

The presentations were given by foreign and national representatives, where academics from the ULS Dentistry program, Dr. Darwin Pérez and Dr. Isabel González, also participated.

In addition, this opportunity allowed students from the school to present to the community the Module: “Care of patients with special health needs”, which is carried out in the 6th year, as part of the subject “Clinical Care Internship”.

Written by Tomás Rodríguez, DirCom

The activity brought together national and regional experts for two days at the University of La Serena, who addressed various topics related to the effects caused by the acceleration of climate change on water resources, soil and native vegetation in the region.

Generating a space for debate and reflection between public, private, academic and civil society actors was the objective of the seminar “Adaptation to climate change in arid and semi-arid areas”, organized by the Seremi de Agricultura of the Coquimbo Region, the Forestry Institute (INFOR), the National Forestry Corporation (CONAF), the Integrated Monitoring System for Native Forest Ecosystems (SIMEF), the College of Forestry Engineers of Chile AG (CIFAG) and the University of La Serena.

The activity carried out in the Pentagon Room of the ULS, brought together national and regional experts for two days, who addressed various topics related to the effects caused by the acceleration of climate change on water resources, soil and native vegetation in the region. .

“We wanted to make visible to the community the effects of climate change in our region and the country, for which we brought together professionals from the State's public services, universities and local civil society actors, to learn about the actions that various actors are taking. carried out in our region to better mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change,” explained the coordinator of the activity, the Deputy Manager of the Forestry Institute (INFOR) Diaguitas Headquarters, Sandra Gacitúa.

The INFOR professional highlighted that the activity made it possible to address sensitive issues for the Coquimbo Region in the climate change scenario, such as periods of drought, permanent water scarcity or inappropriate use of land.

Among the talks at the seminar, the presentation of the “National Strategy for climate change and vegetation resources”, by CONAF, stood out; “Proposals for changes in the legal and institutional frameworks to address Climate Change in Chile”, by the Center for Climate and Resilience Studies (CR2) of the University of Chile; “Water resource management in arid and semi-arid areas”, by Roberto Pizarro, from the University of Talca and “The interactions between climate change, desertification and agriculture”, among others.

For the Vice Chancellor of Economic and Administrative Affairs of the University of La Serena, Dr. Armando Mansilla, the activity became an instance of reflection and a regional call to achieve change in the region, the country and the planet. "We must be consistent in the correct use of resources and also be supportive enough to think about care strategies for the preservation of new and next generations," said the authority, who highlighted that it is necessary to understand the importance of collaborative work and interdisciplinary that is exercised in this type of seminars, because the different experiences allow for more real and in-depth work, which can anticipate or anticipate difficulties.”

Meanwhile, the Seremi of Agriculture of the Coquimbo Region, Rodrigo Órdenes, pointed out that the changes required by climate change are not the responsibility of a single actor, but of all people and institutions, public and private. “This seminar allowed us to learn about the actions that are being carried out in our region, both by local actors, research institutions and public services, experiences and knowledge that are necessary and important for us as the Ministry of Agriculture, since they generate information that “They help us focus our work and instruments for the adaptation of our users in the region to the effects of climate change,” highlighted the agricultural authority.

COP 25

The seminar was part of the regional activities leading up to COP 25, an event that will be held in our country in the month of December. In this context, the Environment Minister of the Coquimbo Region, Claudia Rivera, highlighted the initiative, since she provided context and information to the community about the role of forest ecosystems in a climate change scenario.

“An active and informed citizenry is the only way to advance adaptation and mitigation measures against climate change. We need to address climate change with citizens and all productive sectors to move towards sustainable development in Chile, low in emissions and climate resilient,” added the authority.

At the end of the meeting, the participants planted three native species on the Andrés Bello Campus, as part of the Reforesta ULS program promoted by the state institution. 

Source: INFOR

The meeting organized by the University of La Serena will take place on November 14 and 15, 2019.

This September 30 is the deadline to submit contributions to the First Congress of Teaching in Higher Education (CODES 2019), organized by the University of La Serena, through the Academic Vice-Rector's Office and the Research and Postgraduate Vice-Rector's Office, with the aim of promoting innovation and reflection in the practice of teaching in higher education.

CODES 2019 will make visible research and experiences linked to teaching in higher education in the national and international context through 5 themes that will be addressed in this first edition: Interdisciplinarity in training, Evaluation systems and monitoring of learning processes, Incorporation of ICT in the training process, curricular innovation and inclusion.

Investigative works must be sent to the email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., where you must indicate which line of work you belong to. While acceptance letters will be sent until October 18, 2019.

For more information regarding this event, which will take place on November 14 and 15 in La Serena, go to http://codes.userena.digital/

Inaugural conference

The inaugural conference of CODES 2019 will be given by Dr. Óscar Jerez, associate researcher at the Center for Advanced Research in Education, at the University of Chile; director of the Teaching and Learning Center, of the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Chile; and academic director and founder of the Higher Education Training Program (FES) of the University of Chile.

The guest speaker has been a consultant and advisor for several government and higher education entities in Latin America, and an undergraduate and graduate teacher in several programs on Quality Management, Teaching in Higher Education and co-creator of Teaching and Learning Centers or “Teaching.” and Learning Center” in different universities in Latin America, Europe and Africa. In addition, he has been head of Education & Business projects at the Society for Manufacturing Development (SOFOFA) and Innovation coordinator of the Undergraduate Department of the University of Chile.

Dr. Jerez has worked alongside the European Union on projects to support higher education in Africa and Latin America. He is recognized both nationally and internationally, through his various academic actions, consultancies and professional work in higher education for more than 20 years.

Second version of the Academic Writing Course

It should be noted that within the framework of this Congress, the second version of the Academic Writing Course will be held from September 25 to October 3: “The path to academic publication on teaching in higher education”, which seeks to promote the participation of ULS academics.

The course had a successful first version and is aimed at academics who are beginning to prepare publications, with a topic focused on teaching in higher education.

Written by Gonzalo Lozano, DirCom

The initiative arose in the context of the work lines of the Applied R&D and Industry Linkage axes of the FIULS 2030 Project.

With the objective of defining the lines of work between the International Center for Numerical Methods (CIMNE) of Spain and the Faculty of Engineering of the University of La Serena, a coordination meeting was held to develop collaborative work in teaching, research and transfer of knowledge in numerical methods and engineering.

The center is a research organization created in 1987 at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), as a partnership between the Government of Catalonia and the UPC, in cooperation with UNESCO.

In the instance, the Dean of the ULS Faculty of Engineering, Dr. Ing. Mauricio Godoy, noted that “we are very excited to have this strategic alliance, it is a great opportunity to deepen our academic ties with world-class scientists, with participation of students and to also delve even further into research in numerical methods, according to the needs of our region.”

For her part, the director of the Applied R&D and Industry Linkage Axis of the FIULS 2030 Project, Mg. Ing. Paulina González, indicated that “we were in meetings with regional companies and there is a lot of interest in this project. "We will collect the needs of the industry and we will deliver solutions through the software and equipment that we will have in the CIMNE Classroom."

The researcher at Aula CIMNE in Spain, Francisco Zárate, stressed that “the idea of ​​the association is not only to develop scientific work, but also a joint project that allows the exchange of academics and students. It is a door that opens in which students can be sent to do research and in any classroom in the world, this is a quite powerful network.”

Regarding the alliance between FIULS and AULA CIMNE, the director of the Aula FIULS CIMNE, Dr. Ing. Jaime Campbell, stated that “this project is very interesting, with many areas of work together, there are many possibilities with other institutions that can be see in other CIMNES classrooms. Opportunities open up for our academics and students to develop applied research.”

FIULS 2030

The joint work initiative with Aula CIMNE emerged in the context of the work lines of the Applied R&D and Linkage with Industry and International Relations and Mobility axes of the FIULS 2030 Project.

Written by María José Barraza, FIULS 2030 Project