The activity presented the results of the consultancy carried out by the British company CAMNEXUS, on the work carried out by the university in innovation processes and technological transfer in science.

Feedback and self-evaluate the work carried out by the University of La Serena in the area of ​​the development of innovation processes and technology transfer, along with delivering the progress of the “Science and Innovation 2030” project, were the objectives of the last workshop “Science and innovation for 2030” held in La Serena after a year of participation in the Consortium that integrates the ULS together with the University of Valparaíso and the Federico Santa María Technical University.

During the workshop, academics and authorities from the university learned about the results of the report prepared by the consulting firm CAMNEXUS (a United Kingdom company, which was hired with the objective of supporting the Consortium throughout the construction of its Plan). Strategic) on the development of the work plan, where they also generated a proposed action plan against said results.

Regarding the holding of this workshop, the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, Dr. Amelia Ramírez, referred to what was presented during the day and the work done in the Consortium. “Of the workshops we have done, this one shows us an external vision of how the self-assessment made compares with the external world and, based on these differences, take suggestions to see how to improve. And this workshop is to respond to these differences. From a project management point of view, it has been a very good interaction and, in terms of working in a consortium, we see that we can achieve things together,” she said.

For her part, the Director of CAMNEXUS, Dr. Jessica Ocampos, commented on the results presented during the day and the way in which the University should take the results of the report carried out during the year. “That is a vision that the University itself must set, I provide recommendations and it is the institution that must make its own discovery, since it depends on the characteristics of the university. From the point of view of the actions and work that we have developed as a Consortium team, it has been very good and they have been quite open to all feedback and questions, which is valuable, because changes are already beginning to be made. just by participating in this reflective process,” he stated.

This activity closes the workshops to be held at the University of La Serena, ending the work in consortium between the 3 universities on February 7.

Written by Tomás Rodríguez, DirCom