Polish delegation visits the ULS to establish joint work around the figure of Ignacio Domeyko

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Authorities from Poland and the state campus expressed their interest in developing collaborative actions.

Within the framework of the celebration of the centenary of bilateral relations between Chile and Poland, a delegation from said country, accompanied by deputy Sergio Gahona, visited the University of La Serena in order to strengthen ties and establish joint work to highlight the legacy by Ignacio Domeyko, as part of the humanist scientific development of the Coquimbo Region.

polish visit2The delegation that met with the university authorities was made up of the deputy of the Polish Congress and president of the Poland - Chile parliamentary group, Bartosz Kownacki; Ambassador Przemyslaw Hauser, high diplomat of the Order of Malta, president and co-founder of the Institute for Economic Development Europe - Latin America (Ideeal), owner of TBA television production company and author of films such as “Testimonio” (about the life of John Paul II ), “Apartament and “The Treasures of the Vatican”; Elzbieta Hauser, member of the Ideal Institute; the president of Polska Fundacja Narodowa (Polish National Foundation), Filip Rdesinski; the director of the Polish National Foundation, Ania Jankowska; the director of the TVN Poland television agency and former BBC London journalist, Maciej Czajkowski; the president of the Ignacio Domeyko Foundation, Marcin Schmidt, founder and vice president of the Ideal Institute; the general manager of Sierra Gorda SCM, Miloslaw Kidon, among other representatives of the European country.

polish visit3During the meeting, the members of the Polish delegation expressed how important it would be for the University to be part of the celebration activities, mainly because it is a house of higher education closely connected to the legacy of the wise Ignacio Domeyko.

“It is a great honor to visit the University of La Serena, we were looking forward to this meeting and to be in the region that welcomed Ignacio Domeyko (…) We hope to be able to carry out a cooperation project with the University,” said Ambassador Przemyslaw Hauser.

The Academic Vice Rector of the ULS, Dr. Jorge Catalán, representing the Rector, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés, valued the visit of the representatives of Poland and specified that Ignacio Domeyko is a figure permanently present in the region and in this University. In this sense, he stressed that it is important to keep in mind his contribution “to science, to our country and to our institution, and consequently also to maintain and increase the close ties that unite us with Poland” in order to establish and develop collaborative work. .

polish visit4While deputy Sergio Gahona, who chairs the Chile-Poland interparliamentary group, highlighted the possibility that the state university of the Coquimbo Region can continue to link with the European country and promote joint projects, also considering the important connection it has with so distinguished Polish-Chilean scientist, who initiated professional mining education in our country.