The training activity will have a capacity of forty people. 

The Entrepreneurship Office of the University of La Serena, together with CORFO Coquimbo Region, will hold the ''Elevator Pitch'' workshop, led by the speaker Héctor Sepúlveda Velásquez, creator and Head Coach of the ''Power Pitch Method''. This free workshop will be aimed at higher education students who participated in the ''Startup Phase 0: Prepare to Undertake'' program.

The ''Power Pitch Method'' consists of learning to explain business ideas to an investor in record time, creating a clear, rational and concise summary of a business project, in addition to putting into practice various techniques to the construction of a Pitch script (speech), applied to real business projects, products or services.

The ''Power Pitch Method'' philosophy is to consider any Elevator Pitch or presentation as a stage event. This means that it has a script and a performance or execution by one or more people, and precisely that fact is ignored or despised by many, until they fail with their presentations. The method proposes to prepare a pitch, such as a play, write a good script and then execute a good performance of this creation, incorporating new tools that entrepreneurs must use when presenting themselves to their potential clients.

This activity has a limit of forty people and anyone who has a business idea validated with the Startup methodology, used in previous activities, can participate. It could be the idea they developed in the workshop or a new one. 

The workshop is free and will take place on May 23, 2014, from 14:30 p.m. to 19:00 p.m. at the Hotel Club La Serena, Avda. del Mar 1000, La Serena.

Registrations are made by sending an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., indicating the name and 2 surnames of the group participants. For questions, you can contact the Entrepreneurship Office of the University of La Serena at phone number 2-334718.

On the occasion, the members of the corporation had the opportunity to share experiences at the University of La Serena, the Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo headquarters, and the AURA Observatory.

Within the framework of the activities to commemorate the 20 years of existence of the National University Network (REUNA), the National Assembly of this corporation was held at the University of La Serena, which meets outside Santiago once a year. On this occasion, the president of the REUNA Board of Directors, José Palacios, pointed out that the objective of developing this type of activities outside the capital is for the members to fully join the program of activities defined for the day, in addition to learning about the progress made by the institutions that are members of REUNA. ''This is an instance for partners to share experiences and jointly establish future actions, in favor of strengthening advanced digital connectivity for science and education in Chile; a key element for the development of institutions that today work in networks,'' Palacios emphasized.

In this context, the National University Network sees it as a great opportunity for the assembly to be held at least once a year outside of Santiago, since it allows the integration of all the institutions of the corporation to be promoted, regardless of the geographical area in which it is located. they find. Likewise, it is an occasion for the host institution to share its achievements and challenges with its peers.

At the reception organized at the University of La Serena, the academic vice-rector of the House of Higher Studies, Dr. Jorge Catalán, representing the Rector, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés, emphasized that ''for us it is of utmost importance to be part of this Network of institutions, since we are aware that inter-university collaboration is essential to achieve the advances expected in the field of science, education and culture,'' he explained.

Regarding the activities to commemorate the 20 years of REUNA, its president commented that “this is a year in which REUNA moves to a state of greater development, with a rather quantum leap, with achievements in several senses; one in the network infrastructure that it represents, the arrival of universities that did not initially participate in REUNA (...) and the incorporation of institutions that are dedicated to the development of science, such as astronomical centers (...), in this sense we are very happy having achieved these achievements,” Palacios pointed out. 

The director added that "thanks to this visit to the Fourth Region we realized how developed the University of La Serena is and we were able to get in touch with its professors and students."

Program Activities

The Network, made up of 30 institutions, including universities, research centers and astronomical groups, participated in different activities during its visit to the cities of La Serena and Coquimbo. This is how its representatives learned about the Guayacán Campus of the Universidad Católica del Norte and the Andrés Bello and Ignacio Domeyko Campuses of the University of La Serena, where they visited the Irma Salas Central Library and the laboratories of the Kinesiology and Dentistry careers, spaces where They interacted with students and academics from both careers, who were able to show the technological advances implemented for these ULS undergraduate programs.

Likewise, they visited the AURA facilities in La Serena and Cerro Tololo, located in the commune of Vicuña, where they took a guided tour of the Observatory facilities.

GATHER

REUNA is a corporation made up of universities, research centers of excellence and international astronomical groups. The National University Network provides the country with a leading digital platform that articulates, connects and promotes collaboration between the entities of the national science, education and culture system, and inserts them into the world through innovative services.

The contest will also award three mentions of 1.500 euros each.

Within the framework of the III International Meeting of Universia Rectors, the call has been opened to participate in the Fototalentos 2014 contest (www.fototalentos.com), which is aimed at the university community with the aim of promoting, recognizing, disseminating and rewarding creativity in the art of photography. The initiative is promoted by Banco Santander and the Universia network. The contest is aimed at all those who belong or have belonged to the university community of legal age (students, teaching or research staff, administration and service personnel, graduates, diploma holders and general all members of the university community), regardless of their nationality, who reside anywhere in the world. A first prize of 3.000 euros gross and three mentions of 1.500 euros gross each will be awarded.

Those interested in participating must be Universia users and register on the contest page. There is until July 7, 2014 to send photographs (check other key dates inhttp://www.fototalentos.com/ES/concurso). 

In jpg format and with a maximum size of 2Mb, the images can deal with the most varied topics of university life, with the requirement that they be unpublished, original and comply with the contest rules (http://www.fototalentos.com/popup/ES/bases.jsp). 

The photographs submitted by the contestants will be visible on the contest websitewww.fototalentos.com, and will also be shown within the framework of the III meeting of Rectors Universia Rio 2014 (http://www.universiario2014.com/). The Internet public can vote for all the photographs on the contest website until July 10, 2014. 

The 25 photographs most voted for by Internet users will be considered finalists, and a committee of experts will decide which of them will be the winning work, as well as the mentions. The ruling will be made public on July 18, 2014.

This initiative is part of the preparations for the Third International Meeting of Universia Rectors which, under the motto ''The university of the 1.100st century: a reflection from Ibero-America'', will bring together more than 46 rectors from XNUMX countries in Rio de Janeiro in the month of July.

Universia is the largest network of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking universities, bringing together 1.262 universities from 23 countries, representing a total of 14.3 million students and professors. The Third International Meeting of Universia Rectors has the support of Banco Santander through its Global Santander Universities Division (www.santander.com/universities), which has supported Universia in all its activities since its creation in 2000.

Source: Universia

Within the framework of this commemoration, the College of Nurses Fourth Region and the Association of Nurses (os) Hospital de Coquimbo, distinguished Mg. Ana María Vásquez Aqueveque, for her contribution to Nursing education in the region and the country.

The Department of Nursing of the University of La Serena, within the program of activities to celebrate the International Nursing Day, organized by the College of Nurses Fourth Region and the Association of Nurses (os) Coquimbo Hospital, developed on day 5 May an academic activity at the Coquimbo Campus.

In this activity, Paulina Nadeau Abarca, nurse and commercial engineer, Master in Quality Management in Health Services and academic from the University of Los Andes, spoke, who addressed the conceptual, technical and legal aspects of care management, its connection with the quality and safety of patients within health institutions in our country, emphasizing the importance of nursing professionals in complying with regulations that allow patients to receive humanized, safe and timely care.

The event was intended for all nursing professionals in the region who work in the various health establishments of the healthcare network and nursing students from this higher education institution.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of La Serena is inviting you to participate in the training course ''Maintenance Management in Mining and Industrials'', aimed at people who work as supervisors, technicians, mechanical, electrical, and electronic maintainers. and industrial.

The initiative, which will last 21 hours, will take place on Thursday, May 29, Friday, May 30, and Saturday, May 31. The presenter of this training will be the maintenance consultant Carlos Vásquez.

Those interested in joining this course, which has a value of $100.000, can direct their questions to the Department of Mechanical Engineering ULS, located Benavente 980, La Serena, or by calling 2204260; You can also write to the e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The objective of the meeting was to learn the details associated with the organization of the XV Business Ideas Fair and the X Congress of Entrepreneurs organized by students of the Commercial Engineering degree. 

Within the framework of the organizational activities of the XV Business Ideas Fair, an event that this 2014 commemorates 15 years since its beginning, the Rector of the University of La Serena, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés, met with the students of the School of Commercial Engineering of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, to learn details of this important event that is conceived as a meeting point between the world of university entrepreneurship, schoolchildren, businessmen, and the community in general.

On the occasion, the student members of the organizing committee explained to the university authority the main purpose of this Fair, which in its XNUMXth version lies in providing the attending students with a quality and useful event for their personal and professional training.

The Business Ideas Fair is the largest activity in the area of ​​entrepreneurship developed by students throughout the country, so in this year of commemoration, the organizers want to highlight the importance of this showcase for entrepreneurs in the region.

Likewise, on the occasion, the Rector of the ULS was informed about the work program designed to hold the 2003th International Congress of Entrepreneurs, an event that has been taking place since 2, attracting more than XNUMX thousand attendees in its history and counting with the participation of the most prominent entrepreneurs from Chile and the world.

Also present at the meeting were the dean of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Mg. Jorge Fernández, the director of the School of Commercial Engineering, Mg. Erico Wulf, the ULS academic, Vicente Tapia, the general coordinator of the X Congress of Entrepreneurs, Javier C. Medanić, the general deputy coordinator of the Congress, Álvaro Huerta, the general coordinator of the and the general deputy coordinator of the Fair, Alejandra Sánchez