This renovation of university spaces responds to the Quality of Life Program promoted by the Rector, Dr. Luperfina Rojas, which aims to provide a more human, empathetic and close seal to the task carried out every day by the people who work and live in the university. Institution.

An important investment aimed at improving the quality of life of its community has been made by the University of La Serena in recent years, through the construction and renovation of different institutional infrastructure relevant to the daily lives of people, and whose total value reaches the sum of $2.870.515.928, an investment that responds to the Quality of Life Program promoted by the Rector, Dr. Luperfina Rojas, which seeks to give a more human, empathetic and close seal to the task that officials perform every day.

Within the renovated infrastructure, spaces such as the Andrés Bello Campus casino, the remodeling of the Interdisciplinary Space for Teaching, the accessible route of the Limarí Campus and the remodeling of academic spaces, among others, stand out, in addition to works that are in the process of construction as well as soon to be built, which include the remodeling of the Services Directorate, the installation of physical spaces for officials and the provision of a psychiatric consultation.  

This important investment translates into the construction or remodeling of spaces of about 4.357,58 m/2 and seeks to improve the conditions in which officials work, but also to provide spaces that contribute to the physical and mental care of people.

An example of this is the construction of the new accessibility route for the Limarí Campus, located in the city of Ovalle. In this regard, María Isabel Galleguillos, an official at the Limarí Campus, comments that the renovations that have been applied to the campus have been very important, since they have improved the accesses and existing spaces, indicating that “for the campus this has been very important, since it is a preview. Although today we do not have officials or students who need the use of these accessibility routes, this progress is important, since access has been improved, spaces have been paved and the condition of the sidewalks has been improved, which is very important for us,” he said.

He also added that “it is very important that the university makes these improvements, since we cannot deny the possibility of someone who needs these accesses visiting our campus and for us as officials it is very pleasant to see these investments that greatly improve our work space".

Another example of these investments is the casino on the Andrés Bello Campus, which was expanded and remodeled for the use of students and officials. Kevin Peralta, student of Pedagogy in History and Geography, highlighted the contribution that the renovation of this space has meant for the community of the Andrés Bello Campus, indicating that ''it was an innovative change, which has allowed the logistics of the place to be better streamlined, and save more time for the delivery of consumption for students, and also for officials.”

Regarding the improvements that the university has implemented in recent years, Vladimir Rodríguez, a ULS specialized assistant, believes that it is important for the university to focus on investing in spaces to improve the quality of life of officials because “we spend much of the time day here and it is very appreciated that the university is thinking about its workers, improving our work spaces and seeking to improve our quality of life during our working hours.” 

On the other hand, Ingrid Balbontín, secretary of the School of Design, positively values ​​the investment that the university has made to support and improve the quality of life of its community, indicating that “I think it is very good that the university allocates resources to implement improvements that are for the benefit of officials. In my case, I have to use a cane because I have a health condition that affects my spine. I have had support from the Joint Committee, the Faculty and the program that have made efforts to facilitate my access to the campus and implement the conditions to carry out my work, however, more improvements are always required such as access ramps and accessible roads, not "only for the officials, but also for the large number of students who enter the institution and who have some special needs and it is important that the university is specifying and implementing them."