Within the framework of the nineteenth anniversary of the Faculty, the inauguration ceremony of the FACSE Executive Hall and offices of the Department of Economics and Business Sciences was held, works carried out in the execution of the framework agreement for state universities ULS 1756.

The solemn ceremony was held in the presence of the Rector of the University, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés Pizarro, the Dean of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Dr. Luperfina Rojas Escobar, the Director of the Department of Economics and Business Sciences, Mg. Alberto Hernández Venegas, among other authorities and special guests.

The inauguration had a high participation of directors of schools and courses of the Faculty and academics, who were grateful for the efforts at the infrastructure level that the campus has developed in favor of an environment that encourages ideal work towards an education of excellence. at all levels.

The Dean of FACSE, Dr. Luperfina Rojas, stressed the value of the efforts to establish real improvements at the Enrique Molina Garmendia Campus, a place that is often affected by inclement weather and challenges of the terrain itself, adding that “we have improved our quality at all levels, in infrastructure and quality, this is reflected with the increase in enrollment.”

Likewise, he referred to the collective work carried out by the Faculty, indicating that “thanks to everyone, we are on the right path, we are seeing the fruits, we are developing research, teaching and links with the environment. “We are working in a coordinated and joint manner.”

The project to expand the offices of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences of the Enrique Molina Garmendia Campus is generated within the framework of the continuity of projects in the process of construction and evaluation of infrastructure in relation to the academic needs of the institution.

For the Director of the Department of Economics and Business Sciences, Mg. Alberto Hernández, this new space will allow us to better respond to academic requirements. “We thank the University for the efforts that have been made to improve this campus and bring it to high standards,” he said.

In total there are ten new offices plus an executive room, which will allow the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences to have a space conducive to academic development in order to be part of the comprehensive improvements promoted by the institution.

Written by Paula Godoy, ULS Journalist

The state campus will host the fifth 'Meeting of Our America' (ENA), to be held between May 09 and 12 in our country, an initiative that seeks to implement educational improvements with social impact.

La University of La Serena through the support of Rectory, will host the fifth Meeting of 'Our America (ENA 2019)', an initiative that brings together different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, in favor of generating deep dialogue and reflection on different topics linked to education, conceived as a channel for human development.

The 2019 meeting is held under the slogan “Decolonization, transformation and emancipation”, which calls for generating instances that allow evaluating and reflecting on education, human rights and social justice in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The organizing commission from the University of La Serena is led by the academics of the Department of Education, Silvia López de Maturana and Yanola González, and the former academic Carlos Calvo, both members of the fifth ENA team, in addition to the organization advance , María Thomson and Simón Martínez, who arrived the first week of April to refine details of this plurinational meeting.

For the meeting volunteer, María Thomson, these types of meetings allow us to promote real transformation. “This initiative involves different organizations, people, groups, and social movements from various regions of Latin America and the Caribbean that are interested in a transformation of Education,” she indicated.

Regarding the seal of the fifth meeting, Simón Martínez, Coordinator of the Nuestra América Network, explained that “we are clear that the world as it is, is an unfair and unequal world. We need to build the transition to the other world that we want to live in and education is fundamental, that is why the Meeting of Our America seeks to bring together different struggles that are needed to find that other horizon.”

The meeting is open to the entire community through prior registration on the organization's website: http://www.encuentrodenuestraamerica.org/encuentros/chile-2019/.

An intimate session will be held between May 6 and 8, while on May 9 and 10 the massive meeting will be held at the University of La Serena open to the entire interested community, and on May 12 it will conclude in Santiago with a festival to disseminate successful experiences in favor of the common objectives of the organization.

Written by Paula Godoy, ULS Journalist

The work designed by the Research and Development Directorate around coordinating ULS resources and capabilities to explain the eclipse to the national and regional community is already bearing fruit.

Today, Wednesday, April 10, two national media published the opinion of the ULS researcher, Dr. Guillermo Damke, thus encouraging public opinion to educate itself and learn about the academic talent of the University of La Serena.

"This experience of joint work is the result of the inspiration that our Rector, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés, gave us in the recent public account by inviting us to work collaboratively and dream big. From the Research and Development Directorate we responded to this call by creating a eclipse programming and dissemination committee, the results of which are already being observed in national and local media," explained Dr. Sergio Torres Flores, Director of Research and Development.

In the coming days, and after the Rectory seals the conversations with the Municipality of La Serena, the program of scientific-educational activities in the commune will be communicated. "To achieve this coordination we have had the collaboration of academics from different faculties, because the eclipse is an astronomical phenomenon but it presents educational opportunities of different types. We can explain it from tourism, the impact on transportation, health, self-care, etc. Therefore, working with researchers from different departments and faculties is crucial," Torres emphasized.

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Different generations of teachers gathered at the ULS to celebrate the 129th anniversary of the founding of the Former Normal School of La Serena, a Historical Monument of Chile.

Spirit and pedagogical vocation are the two great words that identify those who were fortunate enough to be part of the traditional training provided by the La Serena Normal School. Being just girls, only those who stood out among their peers were chosen, to then go through rigorous exams, which would define their future as educators.

With great joy and emotion, the normalista teachers remember those years in which they had the mission of training hundreds of boys and girls, since they were not only in charge of delivering academic knowledge, but also had the laborious task of educating them personally. “It is wonderful to have been a normal teacher, because we were given the guidelines to fight in life and educate children. We had to do everything, we had to turn on the kitchen to prepare milk for breakfast, some of us even had to go to the hill to look for firewood or carry water,” remembers Lorenza Peralta, who joined in 61 and worked in her profession. for 42 years.

The training of the Normal School was characterized by being very rigorous and strict; Despite this, the teachers are grateful for everything they learned from those who were their teachers and tutors. For some, what is currently the Isabel Bongard Campus de La Seren Universitya, it was the home that would house them during the six years of training. What are now classrooms were the rooms where they lived with their classmates and now professional sisters; The parks were sources of inspiration to give rise to all the ideas, hopes and dreams that those young women had.

“We entered school when we were only eleven years old and as children we swore by God and country to educate our children, and it did not matter where it was, in the rural area, on the seashore or in the city; There we went with our backpacks of hope to deliver a better day to those children and families who did not have electricity or water. We brought our people forward, and then we returned to the city with a load of wonderful experience. Normalistas are not teachers for a day, but we are teachers until the end of our lives. We had an education based on personal growth, knowledge, spiritual strength and professional ethics, and the commitment to our own improvement was daily,” Jenny Tapia said with great pride, reflecting the experiences of all of her colleagues.

Without a doubt, the changes that have occurred in the way of learning and teaching today are great, and that is why normal school teachers urge current generations to practice the profession above all with love, vocation and responsibility. “Now you have to have a lot of sensitivity and psychology to act with children, because life has changed and it has been much more difficult for them than for us, since we were authorities in the towns and very respected. That's why you have to be patient,” Lorenza advised.

Given the importance of pedagogical tradition and the legacy left by hundreds of normal school teachers trained in these facilities, the Education deparment of the ULS extended its commitment to combine efforts and capabilities for the training of the students of the house of studies. For this reason, it is expected to develop future projects in which the wisdom and experience of those who contributed with love, passion and vocation to the country's education will be considered.

Written by Daniela Ledezma, UGIP

The activity is part of the actions to promote the production of research on education issues.

As a way to strengthen the initial training of teachers, taking into account the new criteria demanded by the accreditation process, the University of La Serena, through the Integrated Management Unit of Pedagogies (UGIP), considered within its focuses to promote Applied Pedagogical Research within the academic body of the house of studies. For this reason, last year the first Research Core, in which teachers from the different ULS pedagogy courses participate.

Thus, the main purpose of the Nucleus is to develop research focused on the initial training of teachers, which contributes to knowledge in the educational area and optimizes the levels of scientific productivity within pedagogy careers.

“In general, the social sciences present a research deficit, particularly in the area of ​​education. For this reason, the UGIP formed the Pedagogical Research Center in the Initial Training of Teachers, for the benefit of our knowledge and educational practices, and which we hope will grow and be incorporated into the teaching-learning processes of the institution's pedagogy careers. said Dr. Fabián Araya, Alternate Executive Director of the UGIP.

In this context, various professors met in a space for academic dialogue, which included the presence of Dr. Harry Polo Díaz, professor emeritus of the University of Regina (Canada), who shared the topic on Critical Realism, as an alternative to social research.

“I think it is essential to be critical, but not about what your colleague does, but about what you do; and being critical means asking to what extent what we do can have a social impact (...) I think it is essential to teach people to be more critical of what they are doing, I get the impression that many Sometimes we teach without helping the student understand the most underground processes,” emphasized Professor Díaz.

In this way, through the meeting, which was also part of the FACSE anniversary activities, the professors concluded that the position of critical realism should not be taken as a problem solver, but from the perspective of how through The work carried out is having an impact on social reality.

During the year, these academic meetings will continue to be held, in which different topics related to pedagogical research will be addressed.

Written by Daniela Ledezma, UGIP

The programs seek to complement the studies of students and teachers during a semester at a university abroad chosen by the applicant.

Banco Santander, through Santander Universitys, invites students and teachers of the University of La Serena to participate in a new version of its 2019 International Mobility Scholarship Program, which includes: Ibero-American Scholarships for Undergraduate Students, Ibero-American Scholarships for Young Professors and Researchers y Free Undergraduate Choice International Mobility Scholarships.

The programs seek to complement the studies of students and teachers during a semester at a university abroad chosen by the applicant.

In the case of undergraduate, those interested must be studying the last two years of undergraduate or bachelor's degree at the time of the exchange and have academic excellence.

In the Ibero-American Program, students who obtain the scholarship will receive an amount of 3.000 euros, and in the case of teachers, 4.500 euros. For the International Free Mobility program, students will get $5.000. The amounts will be delivered in the equivalent in Chilean pesos to support the costs of studies, expenses, insurance and accommodation.

To participate in any of the three calls, the applicant must submit their application to the Banco Santander corporate portal, www.becas-santander.com, a platform that will be available until Friday, April 19, 2019. In total, Santander Universities will award more than 400 scholarships this year to promote mobility and academic exchange.

Higher education support program

Banco Santander is the company that invests the most in supporting education in the world (Varkey/UNESCO-Fortune 500 Report). Through Santander Universities it maintains more than 1.200 collaboration agreements with universities and academic institutions around the world and in Chile it collaborates with 53 national universities. In our country, Santander has provided scholarships to study, in different versions, to more than 2.700 students in the last 15 years.

More information in www.santander.cl/universidades.