The ULS student presented the work titled “The conjugal partnership in light of current International Human Rights Law.”

Between March 13 and 15 of this year, the V Student Congress of Civil Law was held, organized by Law students of the University of Chile. The event, which brought together students and graduates of Law courses from all over the country, took place at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile and featured the presence and participation as a speaker of the Law student of the University of Chile. U. de La Serena, Jaime García López, belonging to the first generation of graduates of the degree.

To participate in this Congress, students must submit their work on topics related to Civil Law, where only the 10 best works have the honor of being exhibited.

The work sent by the ULS student was titled “The conjugal partnership in light of current International Human Rights Law,” which was developed as part of his undergraduate thesis. In the work, the student had the collaboration of the academics' professors, Christian Merino Álvarez and Carlos Magna Rodríguez, who assisted him in the methodological and disciplinary aspects.

As noted, this work was selected from more than 30 works nominated by law students and graduates from all over the country, of which only 10 works had the opportunity to be presented to academics, students and the general public. Additionally, only 2 of these works belong to students from regional universities. One of them from the University of Concepción and the other from the U. de La Serena.

“A great honor and our most sincere congratulations to Jaime García, who raised the name of the young law program at the University of La Serena very highly,” expressed the direction of the program.

The Congress was sponsored by several of the most important legal firms in Chile, sponsored by the University of Chile itself, among others, and the participation of prestigious exponents of national doctrine.

In the Aula Magna, before the attentive gaze of the new students, the Dean(s) of the macrounit dedicated words to his new students.

With the presence of the Academic Vice-Rector, Dr. Jorge Catalán - representing the first authority of the University of La Serena, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés - the Dean (s) of the Faculty of Sciences, Dr. Héctor Reyes, School Directors and invited authorities, the massive welcoming ceremony was held for the new students who joined the different careers of the Faculty of Sciences this year.

At the meeting, where the authorities of the University and the host Faculty were presented, the new students were able to enjoy musical performances by the Arcis String Quartet, made up of former students and current students of Music Pedagogy.

Likewise, the Dean(s), Dr. Héctor Reyes, addressed those present with emotional words, where he emphasized the new challenges that ULS students will have to face and also thanked them for choosing regional public education, also highlighting the double commitment that the institution has in training new professionals with the distinctive seal that characterizes it as committed to the region and the critical vision of the students. “Now you are university students and I invite you to live this process with enthusiasm and responsibility (…), spaces for critical thinking will open up for you and you will have the privilege of being able to exchange ideas. Come closer and feel welcomed,” he said.

The ceremony culminated with the delivery of a significant gift to the more than 400 students who entered this year's courses at the Faculty of Sciences, and with a recreation space in the hall of the Ignacio Domeyko Campus.

The event took place in three days and those present had the opportunity to learn how the researcher approaches some subjects in his area, who is also a member of the National System of Researchers SNI-CONACYT level II of Mexico.

In order to delve deeper into the area of ​​heat transfer, students from the Mechanical Engineering major and the Doctorate in Food and Bioprocess Engineering participated in the keynote talks given by Dr. Jesús Xamán, a professional belonging to the National Center for Research and Technological Development of Mexico, and constant collaborator of the University of La Serena in the area of ​​research.

In the meetings, which were divided into three intense days, the students were able to actively interact with the expert, who has been an active collaborator in research for two years and for whom these instances are a true reflection that the university wants to contribute to research. and be part of the innovations regarding the use of renewable energies and be sustainable.

The workshop was called “Modeling Heat Transfer by Radiation and Convection in Home Air Conditioning Using Solar Energy” and around 15 students participated. Also present at the event were researchers such as Dr. Roberto Cabrales, belonging to PMIULS 1401 and the Multidisciplinary Institute of Sciences and Technology, whose line of research is related to the mechanics of fluids that involve the transport of heat, mass and energy.

Likewise, the Ph.D. Nelson Moraga, academic of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, researcher of the discipline and professional belonging to the Doctorate in Food and Bioprocess Engineering currently taught by the ULS, highlighted the participation of the Mexican Dr. in these interventions, assuming that this type of activity adds to the national advancement of research.

It is worth mentioning that Dr. thermal design of buildings and related solar systems, as well as computational fluid dynamics applied to the study of heat transfer in buildings.

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The academics were accompanied by Dr. Carlos Calvo, part of the commission that organized the exchange visit.

A seven-day internship in the Department of Education, attached to the Faculty of Humanities of the U. of La Serena, was carried out by academics Dr. Alfredo Lugo, Mtro. Ramiro Caballero Colin and Dr. Olivia Pastenes Aguilar.

The Mexican academics belong to the Benemérita y Centenaria Escuela Normal Urbana Federal J. Jesús Romero Flores, Morelia, Michoacán - BCENUF and the Rural Primary School "Emiliano Zapata", Corral de Piedras de Arriba Community, Municipality of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato .

Within their activities, the professors, accompanied by Dr. Carlos Calvo, were received in a protocol meeting by the Rector of the University of La Serena, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés, who expressed his pleasure for such an important visit, which was objective is the exchange of experiences between the ULS and the institutions that the academics represent.

The new students who entered the school took a complete tour of the different facilities.

Every year, as part of the activities of the Induction to University Life program carried out by the U. de La Serena to welcome new students, staff from the Irma Salas Central Library carry out a complete tour of all the facilities that new students and old ones used to request study texts, research journals, newspaper archives and virtual classrooms.

One of the majors that participated in this training activity was Environmental Civil Engineering, where around 30 new students had the opportunity to learn about the 3 floors of the institutional Library.

It should be noted that this facility, which has more than 150 thousand volumes spread across all its locations, satisfies the information needs in Sciences, Technologies, Humanities and Social Sciences, gathering both physical and virtual information that promotes the skills of the students who They are training for working life, their mission being to be a proactive agent in the generation of knowledge for the university community, building, preserving and increasing collections, in addition to facilitating their use and dissemination, through innovative services.

The Irma Salas Library meets high standards in its services, and throughout this week it has received new students enrolled in the courses taught by the ULS. The professionals who carry out work in that place have been in charge of showing the facilities, along with explaining the work dynamics that students will face when requesting texts, materials or indexed magazines.

The University Library System administratively depends on the Teaching Directorate and is made up of several study units in the different departments that make up the university.

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The activity aims to integrate young people who come from various countries.

During the day of March 14, the University of La Serena welcomed foreign students who arrived at the university to take an exchange semester. In total, there are 17 young people from different countries, who began their experience with a tour of different spaces of the University, guided by the International Relations Office.

On the occasion, the Vice Chancellor of Economic and Administrative Affairs of the university, Waldo Valencia Cuevas, was the one who, on behalf of the institution, welcomed them to this academic semester and referred to the importance of receiving them. “As a University, first of all, we welcome you, and personally, I hope that you can enjoy your stay in the region and in our University, and that this is a rewarding experience for each of you,” he expressed.

In addition, the activity included a presentation by the ULS District Tuna, whose members wanted to give a musical reception to their foreign colleagues.

Of the 17 students who arrived at the University during this semester, 9 of them are German, 3 Mexican, 2 Colombian, 2 Spanish and 1 student from the Czech Republic, who in some cases will not only have to adapt to the requirements of the ULS , but also to learn a new language.

It should be noted that during this first semester, 4 students from the University are doing internships in Argentina, Spain, Mexico and Germany, as part of the exchange program.