During the morning of March 12, the new students had their first meeting with teachers and students from the Career Student Center.

Around 30 young people were received this year in the Pedagogy degree in Biology and Natural Sciences at the ULS, who in an atmosphere of camaraderie and making it clear that there is an open door policy, were able to exchange questions and listen attentively to the Director of the Department of Biology, Dr. Rodomiro Osorio, teachers of the unit and students belonging to different levels of the career that make up the CEC, who welcomed the new students.

At the reception held in the Sustainable Room B1, the new university students were able to share with each other, as well as with former students, who explained the greatest challenges they face during the development of vocational training.

Throughout the week there will be different activities, including the induction that takes place in the Irma Salas Library, tours of the Department's different laboratories, and meetings between new and old students.

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The presentation of the military authority is part of his official tasks after his arrival in our region last January.

The protocol meeting between the Commander of the 21 Coquimbo Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Manuel Herrera, and the Rector of the University of La Serena, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés, took place at the Central House of the University of La Serena.

The presentation of the military authority is part of his official tasks after his arrival in our region last January.

On the occasion, the Rector of the ULS congratulated the Commander and provided relevant information about the work carried out by the University in the region, establishing some alternatives for future work that will enrich the management of both institutions.

At the meeting, the first university authority was accompanied by the Secretary General, Mg. Sergio Zepeda.

At the meeting, the university authority, along with delivering their congratulations, took the opportunity to share with the Mayor some challenges and work guidelines that the institution projects in our region.

A protocol visit carried out this Monday was made by the Rector of the University of La Serena, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés Pizarro, to the new Mayor of the Coquimbo Region, Lucía Pinto Ramírez, who took office last Sunday, March 11.

On the occasion, the first university authority was accompanied by the Academic Vice-Rector of the ULS, Dr. Jorge Catalán.

Within the framework of the meeting, along with congratulating the new Mayor, they provided information about the work carried out by the institution in the region, outlining some future challenges and projects in execution.

Mg's talk. Patricia Cortés Rivera, was aimed at 4th year Business Management students and 3rd and 4th year Design Engineering students.

Responding to an invitation from the Vice Dean of Business, Dr. Pedro Cajas, the academic from the ULS School of Commercial Engineering, Mg. Patricia Cortés Rivera, gave the Interactive Conference: "High Performance Teams; Organizational Happiness and Productivity" at the CEU Cardenal Herrera University in Valencia, Spain.

The talk was given in the Aula Magna of said Spanish institution and was addressed to the 4th year students of Business Management and the 3rd and 4th year students of Design Engineering.

The conference was commented as a valuable exchange of experiences between Latin America and Europe by Dr. Laura Fernández, academic at the CEU Cardenal Herrera University, “about the vision of today's professional focused on a new way of exercising leadership in these times.” in which the main competence of an executive is the orientation and permanent self-management of knowledge, as his most important asset within the company. The professional, in addition to applying his technical skills, must be a trainer, concerned with the comprehensive development of his collaborators to constitute a high-performance team that accompanies him.

Professionals and academics met at the ULS offices with the purpose of publicizing the progress made to date.

With the presence of institutional authorities, the team of the Integrated Management Unit of Pedagogies (UGIP) held a day of socialization of progress and projections of the Institutional Improvement Plan for Pedagogies and the Implementation Plan, in its third and second year of implementation respectively, which are executed and monitored by the Unit.

During the event, the Alternate Director, Dr. Fabián Araya, announced the core objectives of the UGIP, focused on improving the teacher training programs taught by the university. “Our policy this year will be to work within the institution and resolve everything that is pending. “This is an instance to validate the Unit, which plays an articulating role in pedagogical training,” he noted.

The people in charge who lead each subunit of the UGIP participated in the space, who presented the main milestones achieved to date and the tasks that remain to be accomplished. Among the actions, the start of the “I want to be an Education Professional” Program stood out; the signing of internship agreements with five municipalities in the region and the creation of internship systems in the rural context; carrying out various training sessions for teachers; the creation of the first work tables of the didactic area; and the development of five Applied Pedagogical Research projects.

According to what Dr. Araya expressed, among the future challenges it is expected to form a team that is related to pedagogy careers; maintain an institutional vision in relation to the University Development Plan; organize the physical space of the UGIP; achieve a closer link to the needs of pedagogy careers; delimit the lines of Applied Pedagogical Research and improve the number of publications; and finally, permanently reflect on the meaning and projection of the activities developed by the UGIP.

“We have to link ourselves to the needs of pedagogy careers, especially on the issue of accreditation. We must carry out the actions committed to with quality and efficiency, working jointly between all institutional units,” the Director emphasized.

Finally, the activity allowed both the institutional authorities and directors and the members who are part of the UGIP to share opinions and commitments, with the purpose of carrying out joint and collaborative work aimed at strengthening the eleven pedagogies taught by the University.

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The agreement will allow the development of activities, research and projects, among other joint actions.

Developing actions, strengthening ties and contributing to the dissemination of activities that both parties carry out is the main objective of the collaboration agreement signed between the First Environmental Court and the University of La Serena. The agreement was signed by the Chief Minister and President of the Court, Daniel Guevara, and the Rector of the ULS, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés, in a ceremony held at the Central House of the state campus.

In this way, the University of La Serena is expected to collaborate in projects, plans and research programs in science and bilateral development, as well as in topics of environmental law, natural resources, biodiversity, water resources, energy, environment, territory, native peoples and sociocultural heritage.

The cooperation of the university institution in matters or events related to the jurisdictional field is also considered, both from the Law degree and other sciences, and its faculties and schools. Added to this is the development of a program for the exchange of specialists and information on specific Court-University topics, and the development of joint research studies, among other initiatives.

The agreement also contemplates that the Court facilitate the incorporation of students to carry out thesis, internships and professional practices. At the same time, the development of a program of workshops, seminars and conferences on topics of current relevance in the environmental field is planned; and the participation of specialists from the Court in talks and master classes for students and teachers.

The President of the Court, Daniel Guevara, pointed out that the signing of this agreement “is a way of seeing the importance, complex and collaborative thinking, where universities like La Serena have highly significant advances in issues associated with the development of engineering. , to the knowledge of sciences linked to energy, the study of water resources, water scarcity and many other relevant topics that make it necessary for a Court, which is new, based in Antofagasta, but which has jurisdiction that includes the Coquimbo Region, in resolving issues, some simple and others very complex, being able to resort to specialized knowledge, with the reserve, the protection, the knowledge of a university center of excellence such as the University of La Serena. And that also allows for bilaterality, because our Court remains open for internships, training, conferences and other developments that we can do jointly.”

For Rector Avilés, meanwhile, the agreement signed is a source of pride for the University. “It is an honor for us to be able to have signed this agreement, which allows us to fulfill our mission of being a State university that is at the service of the country,” said the highest university authority, adding that the agreement will allow us to “better support the training of our students, along with the realization of a series of joint projects and activities.”

Authorities and directors of the University, and the ministers of the First Environmental Court, Marcelo Hernández and Fabrizio Queirolo, were present at the signing of the agreement.

First Environmental Court

According to Law No. 20.600, the Environmental Courts are special jurisdictional bodies, subject to the directive, correctional and economic superintendence of the Supreme Court, whose function is to resolve environmental controversies within their jurisdiction and deal with other matters that the law submits to them. your knowledge.

The territorial jurisdiction of the First Environmental Court includes the regions of Arica and Parinacota, Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama and Coquimbo.