The winning institution was the University of Chile in a meeting where the best tambourine, best instrumental, best soloist, parade, among others, were also awarded.

With songs, dances, poems and skills, the closing day of the “Second National University Tunas Contest” was held in the Aula Magna, organized by the University of La Serena (ULS).

The winning institution of the contest was the University of Chile, which was awarded first place among the participants, highlighting its tradition in this discipline and its 19-year history.

The meeting, which brought together six groups, had several stages, highlighting the parade and the round that took place in the Plaza de Armas of La Serena, a place where more than one hundred people from different Houses of Studies in the country gathered, among them: University of Valparaíso, Federico Santa María Technical University, Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, University of Chile, University of Antofagasta and the host University of La Serena.

During the closing ceremony, the groups had the opportunity to perform on the Aula Magna stage, demonstrating all their quality in singing, tambourine, soloists, and this year, in an unprecedented way, an instrumental theme, where the musicians interpreted their own songs and of highly recognized national singers such as Víctor Jara and Violeta Parra.

The award for the best tambourine, soloist and flag; it also stayed at the University of Chile, while second place went to the University of Antofagasta, which also won the prizes for the best parade and round. The oldest tuno with 83 years of age appeared at this university.

Meanwhile, third place was obtained by the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, which also achieved the best instrumental presentation.

For the organizers of the event, this meeting demonstrates that students and those who belong to the Tuna District (ULS) can manage to organize important events through self-management, since the activity was framed in the support given by the ULS, through a project of Institutional Development, in the line of student entrepreneurship, which also considered the prior carrying out of musical presentations in different highly vulnerable sectors of the Coquimbo Region, thus bringing culture closer to the community in general.

Jurors at the contest were the councilor of the Illustrious Municipality of La Serena, Pablo Yáñez, the journalist from Mi Radio, Andrés Moraga, the representative of the Tuna Santiaguina Chamuca, Iván Vega Ramírez, a member of the Tuna Cuarentuna of La Serena, Hernán Pérez, and the founder of the Tuna District of the University of La Serena, Rony Pérez, who served as president of the jury.

For the founder of la Tuna, this type of space further consolidates the path that the students and alumni that make up the group have traveled "I am tremendously proud of what we have achieved in these almost 20 years as Tuna and it is a source of satisfaction to see that everything turned out very well and that the public and the community in general enjoyed it. We want this circuit to continue growing and maintain it over time,” said Pérez.

For the Tuna Distrito of the ULS, its approach to the community is fundamental and through this meeting it sought to strengthen the aspects of social commitment of the institution, generating a cooperative link with other houses of study committed to culture and entertainment.

Source: Directorate of Institutional Studies and Planning.

From July 18 to August 25 is the term to carry out the complete application process.

The General Directorate of Student Affairs (DGAE) informs ULS students that the application process for internal scholarships from the Department of Student Welfare has begun.

All students who wish to apply for benefits for the Second Semester must complete the form available on the Phoenix student platform, gather the supporting socioeconomic documentation, reserve an appointment time in the online agenda and submit the form plus the supporting documents to the social worker. of each campus within the designated period.

Students can apply for scholarships to support money for lunch, mobilization, photocopies and materials, residence and money (free disposal), and food scholarships (breakfast, lunch and eleven meals).

The allocation of each benefit is subject to compliance with the general and specific application requirements and the budgetary availability of each year.

Any questions should be directed to the social worker of the university campuses or write to the Student Welfare Department email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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The activity is part of the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Tuna District of the University of La Serena.

This weekend the Second National Contest of University and District Tunas will be held, an event that will bring together about one hundred tunes that make up eight groups, which will be presented this Friday 21 at 18:30 p.m. in the Plaza de Armas of La Serena and on Saturday the 22nd at 19:00 p.m. in the Aula Magna of the University of La Serena. Admission to both presentations will be free.

During the day on Friday, the parade and round of the contest will take place in the Plaza de Armas, which will start in front of the Illustrious Municipality of La Serena and will consider a tour of Prat, Matta, Cordovez and Balmaceda streets, ending in front of the Intendancy where a serenade will be held.

While for Saturday the Night of Tunas is contemplated in the Aula Magna of the U. de La Serena (Benavente 980), where the best Tuna, the best Pandero, the best Instrumental and the best Soloist, among other prizes, will be awarded.

The Coordinator of the Department of Extracurricular Activities of the ULS, Mauricio Castillo, expressed that "it is important to highlight the self-management of the members of the Tuna de Distrito, which allows them to develop beyond the academic field. The student who directs the tuna is a student in the area of ​​administration, who is demonstrating the abilities that he acquired in his training process and developing in this area. It should be noted that last year they won first places in different categories and we hope that this year at home they will demonstrate their scrolls, in addition to generating an instance that allows them to share with students from other universities belonging to the tunas that visit us in the contest " .

This contest, which is part of the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Tuna District and the activities of the National Circuit of Universities and District Tunas (CNTUD), is carried out thanks to the support of the University of La Serena and the I. Municipality of La Serena.

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The show included singing, dancing, batucadas, theater, and an exhibition of paintings, among others.

The Department of Extracurricular Activities, dependent on the General Directorate of Student Affairs of the University of La Serena, organized the artistic exhibition of the workshops that ended this first semester.

The show began with the theater students and continued with functional guitar, dance and singing. In the intermission the exhibition of painting in acrylic and xylography was carried out. Later it was the turn of the second song and dance group, ending with the rhythm of the batucadas and Streetdance.

Nearly a hundred people gathered at the Isabel Bongard Campus Amphitheater, where they were able to observe the work done throughout the semester by the students who developed and perfected their skills to be able to perform on stage.

Mauricio Castillo Vergara, Coordinator of the Department, commented that “the artistic exhibition has been taking place for several years. It began with the singing workshop, however, over time, other workshops have been added, which led to organizing the show so that all the workshops have their spaces and can present their work. This has made it more enjoyable for the public and they get a good impression of the show. This year we added acrylic painting and xylography workshops, which allowed us to hold a coffee break in between to share and take opinions from the students and attendees”.

It should be noted that the workshops seek the comprehensive development of the student, beyond professional academic development, incorporating so-called "soft" skills such as leadership, teamwork, creativity, professional development, among others. The offer for the second semester is already being prepared and the DGAE invites all students to access through the platform to register for all the workshops that will be held.

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The ULS judoka participated in the 81 kilogram category.

The Mechanical Execution Engineering student, Matías Veliz Gómez, had a great performance in the National Selective University Judo Championship, after winning a bronze medal in the tournament held in Santiago.

The ULS judoka participated in the 81 kilograms category, managing to take third place.

The championship was qualifying for the World University Championship of the specialty to be held in Taipei, China.

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The activity allowed the students of the Mentoring Program to pose a series of questions to the professionals of the "DGAE Saludable" program.

"Smart Study, Healthy Study" was called the first Conversation organized by the "Healthy DGAE" program of the General Directorate of Student Affairs of the ULS, carried out in conjunction with the Mentoring Program of the Faculty of Engineering and the Library System of the House of Studies.

The activity consisted of a discussion about studying and eating, a contingency issue since the students are in the closing stage of the semester and if it is not compatible with a healthy lifestyle, this can contribute to poor performance in a test or final exam.

Creating a set in the Irma Salas Central Library, the activity was developed in which the students of the Mentoring Program asked questions to the three professionals of the program, who answered and analyzed the practices of "Smart Study, Healthy Study". A nutritionist, a physical education teacher and a psychologist interacted with the attendees and explained from their perspectives the best way to study and lead a healthy lifestyle to the students and officials who came.

This is the second event organized by the DGAE Saludable program. The launching activity of the program was the “Move for your health” fair that took place in the University Park on May 25.

The activity was also broadcast for the first time through Facebook Live, so that students can have access to the information no matter where they are.

Source: DGAE Diffusion