In total there are 20 thousand glasses that will be delivered free of charge to officials and students of the university, between June 24 and 28.

The University of La Serena, in its role as scientific - educational partner of the solar eclipse on July 2, has developed various activities and instances to share knowledge regarding this astronomical phenomenon with the community.

Within these instances, the university has begun the free delivery of 20 thousand certified glasses to officials and students of the ULS, a process that began on June 24 and will end on the 28th of the same month, days before the event occurs. total solar eclipse

“As a public and state university our task is to share knowledge with as many people as possible. The total eclipse of the sun provides us with a wonderful educational opportunity to bring the community closer to the enjoyment of science in everyday life and we wanted to collaborate with useful information that allows us to prevent eye injuries due to lack of protection," stressed the Rector, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés, regarding the delivery of the glasses to the university community.

“It is something fabulous, we have a unique event that we can witness in the region and that will not be seen anywhere else in the world, and that the University encourages attending events like this with the delivery of the glasses is something spectacular, we are super grateful as students ” said Sebastián Muñoz, Interim President of the Student Federation of the University of La Serena, an organization that collaborates with this massive delivery.

Jahel Vidaurre, student of Pedagogy in Mathematics and Computing, expressed: “it seems correct to me because I consider that the University has the duty to educate about phenomena such as the eclipse that is going to occur, and I think it is best that they be given to everyone in an free.”

Along with the glasses delivered to the university community, the university has allocated 35 thousand more glasses for the regional community, which have been delivered through different instances, all with the purpose of bringing knowledge and self-care to people. , facing an event of great magnitude.

The free delivery of 2 lenses for each student is taking place from 10:00 a.m. to 17:00 p.m., in the English Courtyard of the Ignacio Domeyko Campus. While academic and non-academic officials are receiving their glasses at work offices.

Written by Tomás Rodríguez, DirCom

As part of its international exchange work, the University of La Serena coordinated the visit of Minister Counselor David Yang, who gave the conference “Political, Economic and Cultural Context of Korea” to the students of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Sciences. Economical.

The activity was carried out with a high level of attendance, in which the Dean of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Dr. Luperfina Rojas Escobar, among other authorities and students, participated.

The event allowed attendees to be exposed to the political, economic and cultural background that has shaped Korea, allowing it to be promoted as a developed country with great commercial strength.

The Dean of FACSE, Dr. Luperfina Rojas, stressed the importance of the activity for academics and above all for students. “Today we have been able to learn more about different details about Korea, recognize what it is like today, and with this review our own challenges, interweaving experiences, knowledge and capabilities that each country has,” she said.

For the Minister Counselor of the Korean Embassy, ​​David Yang, holding conferences in the university context is of great importance for a real cultural exchange. “Diplomatic work is not between central governments, but between the people. This is a natural part of our work to get closer to people so they know about Korea and it is based on this cultural exchange to promote greater commercial exchange, investments and everything that comes as an addition,” he emphasized.

The activity made it possible to forge expectations that can generate and establish a cultural and academic exchange between the Korean embassy and the University of La Serena, in favor of generating synchrony and harmonious work from academia, studies and experiences.

Written by Paula Godoy, ULS Journalist

The authority met with Rector Nibaldo Avilés, with whom he discussed the possibility of establishing an alliance to disseminate Korean culture in the community.

A relaxed meeting was held by the Rector of the University of La Serena, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés, with the Minister Counselor, representative of the Korean Ambassador in Chile, David Yang, who in the framework of his visit to the Coquimbo Region met with the highest university authority in order to strengthen collaboration ties and promote future actions with the state campus.

At the meeting, where they talked about Korean culture and its relationship with our country, the university authority, together with the entourage that received Ambassador (s) Yang, thanked the visit and highlighted their willingness to offer the conference "Political Context, Economic and Cultural of Korea", aimed at students and academics of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences.

In the meeting held with Rector Avilés, the Minister Counselor spoke of the need to continue linking with regions and, above all, with the regional houses of studies, which are the ones that deliver knowledge and disseminate cultures. The possibility of establishing an alliance that is related to Korean culture was also addressed, highlighting that the University of La Serena is linked to Japan and carries out activities around Japanese culture.

In this regard, the Rector pointed out that as part of the international relationship, the University has its doors open to host those activities that allow the university and regional community to learn more about the culture of other countries.

The Minister Counselor of Korea was accompanied by the Head of International Cooperation of the same embassy, ​​Leonardo Salinas, and on behalf of the ULS, the Dean of FACSE, Dr. Luperfina Rojas, the Academic Vice Chancellor, Dr. Alejandra Torrejón and the person in charge of the Office of International Relations, Mg. Jose Mora.

Written by Patricia Castro, DirCom

The activity will take place this Wednesday, June 26 at the Irma Salas Silva Central Library.

The Department of Education together with the Interdisciplinary Center for Latin American Studies of the University of La Serena, will hold the Open Conversation “Thinking, Dialogue and Enabling the Intercultural”, this Wednesday, June 26 at 18:00 p.m. in the Irma Salas Silva Central Library of the university.

The activity seeks to commemorate the birth of the Latin American philosopher and thinker, Rodolfo Kusch, author of numerous philosophical and literary works focused on the problem of interculturality, establishing as its axis the symbolic contexts with which realities and daily tasks are dressed.

The Conversation will feature the participation of academics Jaime Montes and Marcos Elizondo, from the University of La Serena, and Rodrigo Castillo and Nelson Santibáñez, from the Universidad Católica del Norte, who will address different topics raised by the philosopher.

Written by Tomás Rodríguez, DirCom

The activity was organized by the University of La Serena, through the School of Education, the area of ​​Philosophy and the Pedagogy degree in Basic General Education, together with the Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality, MIDAP.

With the commitment to establish a link with the environment and enhance the teaching and research of the ULS with the educational community of the Coquimbo Region, the open seminar “Psychosocial prevention and early intervention of depression: A socio-educational perspective” was held. The activity sought to optimize the quality of comprehensive and undergraduate training of education professionals, and in this way ensure the quality and effectiveness of the training processes, integrating the participation of all key actors.

“Psychosocial risk factors are an issue that has become more visible in recent times and is something that not only calls for public health, since the issues of depression and other associated issues are also answered through education. This makes a lot of sense to us, because those who train at universities do so through graduate profiles that are constantly reviewed and have to take charge of what is happening in our environment,” stated the Coordinator of Ped's career. in Basic General Education, Dr. Héctor Bugueño.

To contextualize the matter, researchers from the MIDAP institute, Dr. Claudio Martínez and Dr. Alemka Tomicic, presented in general terms the work and role played by this initiative and the projects they are working on to advance this problem.

The MIDAP institute, funded by the Millennium Scientific Initiative, is a scientific center of excellence made up of psychologists, psychiatrists and professionals from various areas of the social and health sciences, which is made up of eight professionals and 150 researchers. Among its tasks is studying depression to achieve a multidimensional understanding of the disease.

“Sadness is not depression. Depression is a universal phenomenon, which produces high levels of disability, constituting an individual and social burden. It has high mental health expenditures and is susceptible to intervention at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. According to the national health survey in Chile, 15.8% of the general population over 18 years of age reports having experienced depressive symptoms in the last year,” explained Dr. Martínez.

For her part, Dr. Alemka pointed out that “according to data provided by the World Health Organization in 2014, worldwide, among young adults between 15 and 29 years of age, suicide causes 8.5 % of deaths and is ranked as the second leading cause of death after traffic accidents. Likewise, it is the second cause of death for women and the third for men between 10 and 24 years old.”

The specialist also delved into the topic of sexual identity and depression in young LGBT people. “We have to show the courage and resilience that people with sexual and gender orientation have historically had to face discrimination, recognize them as part of a historical legacy, with the formation of groups that seek to make themselves visible, find and build relationships in communities that provide support” he emphasized.

Undergraduate students, teachers and professionals in the area participated in the event, who had the opportunity to discuss and reflect on this disease that affects a large part of the adolescent population.

Written by Daniela Ledezma, UGIP

The members of the 4 subcommittees met with the objective of sharing the progress of the first month of Self-Assessment work, an instance in which the definitions of key informants for the ULS self-assessment process were presented, to work on systematizing data and building the assessment instruments. consult these internal and external key informants.

Continuing with the work of Institutional Self-Evaluation of the next accreditation process, the University of La Serena held its general plenary session this Wednesday, June 19, when the subcommittees of Institutional Management, Undergraduate Teaching, Research and Linking with the Environment presented the progress in the review of data, documentation and projection in the way in which they hope to carry out the work of consulting key informants.

Identify best practices, complete the matrix of key informants and present the groups that will be interviewed in a common way and those that will be interviewed specifically by each subcommittee, within a collaborative work space, was the mandate that was established for this process and that materialized during this plenary session.

This meeting was chaired by the Rector of the university, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés, together with the Executive Committee of the process, composed of the Academic Vice-Rector and Institutional Coordinator of the Process, Dr. Alejandra Torrejón; the Vice-Rector for Economic and Administrative Affairs, Dr. Armando Mansilla; the Vice-Rector for Research and Postgraduate Studies, Dr. Eduardo Notte; the Director of Liaison with the Environment and Extension, Mg. Carlos Varas; the Director of the Information and Computing Center, Mg. Andrés Moya; the Director of Strategic Communication, Mg. Carola Espinoza the Head of the Teaching Improvement Unit, Dr. Pamela Labra and the Director of Strategic Development and Quality, Dr. Cesar Espíndola

Rector Avilés highlighted the collaborative work that has been carried out to date. “in instances like these, such as a self-evaluation process, it is important to work together under the same objective, and what was presented in this plenary demonstrates the interest and collaboration that each member of the subcommittees has for this process of self-evaluation and subsequent institutional accreditation “said the authority.

During the plenary session, each of the 4 subcommittees presented the work carried out during the weekly meetings, showing the progress requested and achieved to date, in a process characterized by collaboration and participation.

Each presentation consisted of 20 minutes so that the subcommittees could show the progress, and then move on to a round of questions and comments with the aim of improving the work collaboratively.

On July 6, each subcommittee must present its proposals for instruments in data collection from key informants, while the next plenary meeting, in which the 4 subcommittees will meet with the executive team and the Rector, will take place on Wednesday the 24th. July, when a first version of the self-evaluation report of each subcommittee will be shared, where they must identify the data obtained and what must be obtained, in search of accreditation.

It should be noted that the massive participation of the community of the University of La Serena in the self-assessment is, through consultation with key informants that begins in August 2019.

To close this plenary session, Dr. Torrejón thanked the work done to date and called for continuing to collaborate with the same energy and strength that has been demonstrated to date.

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