These meetings will be held with rapporteurs from Chile and Japan.

A new encounter with Japanese Culture will be offered by the University of La Serena with the ULS 2021 Japanese Cultural Days that will take place this Thursday, August 12, Friday, August 13, and Saturday, August 14, which will be broadcast on the YouTube channel Linking with the ULS Media.

These initiatives are part of the Project “Strengthening the Undergraduate, Research, Postgraduate, Capacity for Institutional Analysis and Linkage with the ULS Environment”, are grouped under the title “Dialogues Under the Cherry Tree” and include the participation of panelists connected from Chile and from Japan, so the schedule fluctuates between 19:00 p.m. and 20:00 p.m. in Chile.

The first activity is titled “Zen Aesthetics and Japanese Culture”, it will take place on Thursday, August 12 at 20:00 p.m. where they will participate: Jael Apablaza, Mg. in East Asian Studies, graduate in art, specialist in Japanese art; Jun Kuroda, Koto performer and founder of Kyomaru (Japanese crafts); Isabel Cabaña, MA and PhD © in International Relations, Ritsumeikan University; The panel will be moderated by Fernando Tapia, in charge of Cultural Management of the Directorate of Linkage with the Environment and ULS Extension (DIVEULS).

The second activity will be “Terror and Eroticism in Japanese Cinema”, on Friday, August 13 at 19:00 p.m. and will feature the panelists: Jael Apablaza, Mg. in East Asian Studies, graduate in art, specialist in Japanese art; Javiera Vega, editor of Japanese literature (Ediciones Zero/Noctámbula); Andrea Ladino, translator, fan of Japanese literature; and moderated by Fernando Tapia, in charge of DIVEULS Cultural Management.

The third and last activity of the cycle is titled "Corporality, Movement and Butoh", on Saturday, August 14, at 19:00 p.m., with the guests: María Belén Espinosa, director Requiem Belén Butoh; Jael Apablaza, Mg. in East Asian Studies, graduate in art, specialist in Japanese art; and the moderation of Fernando Tapia, in charge of DIVEULS Cultural Management.

These activities continue the link that the University of La Serena has maintained for years with Japanese Culture and with the commitment to bring the culture of the country of Japan closer to the Coquimbo Region.

The sessions will be broadcast live on the YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWSqqWo-1fC96PHrQo0UUug and will subsequently remain in public format for future reproductions.

The meeting will take place virtually on Friday, November 12 and registration to participate is now open.

With the aim of generating a space for exchange and discussion between researchers, teachers, students and research groups that work on topics linked to language and cognition in times of crisis, the departments of Arts and Letters, Education and Psychology of the Faculty of Humanities of the University of La Serena, will hold the III Meeting on Advances in Research in Cognition and Language in Times of Crisis, next Friday, November 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 18:00 p.m., via Zoom.

The modalities of participation for this third version of the meeting will be through conferences, presentations or as a listener, while the thematic areas that have been defined for this meeting are: Written production in times of crisis, Written compression in times of crisis, Production oral in times of crisis, Oral comprehension in times of crisis, Acquisition of the mother tongue in times of crisis and Multimodality in times of crisis.

Along with this, there will be the participation of the speakers: Dr. Erlantz Velasco, from the University of Deusto, Spain; Dr. Pablo Castro, from the University of La Serena, and Dr. Mercedes Muñetón together with Dr. Claudia Vásquez, from the University of Antioquia, Colombia.

The submission of summaries of presentation proposals to participate in this meeting will be until Friday, September 3. These must contain the informative title, the names of the authors, the institutional affiliations and the respective emails, with a maximum length of 300 words. This document must be sent to the email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and the results delivery date will be from Thursday, September 30.

In the case of those interested in participating as listeners, they must write to the email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. indicating your full name, degree, institution, role in your institution, country and email. This event will be free of charge for both exhibitors and listeners.

Written by Tomás Rodríguez, DirCom

From August 09 to 20 is the deadline to complete the complete application process.

The University of La Serena, through the General Directorate of Student Affairs (DGAE), informs its students that this Monday, August 09, the application process for internal scholarships from the Department of Student Welfare begins, which will last until August 20. same month.

Due to the contingency, the process will be carried out only online through the Phoenix platform. The application form and uploading of documentation on the Phoenix platform will be available starting this Monday at 09:00 hrs.

For the second semester of 2021, applicants for internal benefits must complete the form available on the Phoenix platform, gather the socioeconomic documentation that will be requested in each case and, finally, upload the documents to the platform.

Students can apply for the following scholarships:

MONEY SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP

SCHOLARSHIP TO SUPPORT PHOTOCOPIES AND MATERIALS

LUNCH MONEY SCHOLARSHIP

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

Here you can download the details with the necessary documents to:

Socioeconomic evaluation

Application Requirements

If you have any questions, remember to schedule an appointment with the social worker of your career through the Phoenix platform. You can also consult your social worker or the Student Welfare Department via institutional email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Source: DGAE

This work also brings together among its authors Academics and graduates of the ULS School of Psychology.

The Faculty of Humanities shares with the community the publication of the Article “Generating Subjective Theories After a Disaster: The Role of Personality”, in the Colombian Journal of Psychology (scopus Q2). 

This article, carried out in the context of a DIDULS project to strengthen teaching, is based on a study with victims of the Baquedano sector, as a result of the tsunami that devastated Coquimbo on September 16, 2015.

In its summary, the document points out that the role of people's beliefs in their perception of disasters has been little studied.

That is why the authors analyzed how people who experienced an earthquake and a subsequent tsunami use subjective theories (ST) to explain their traumatic experience.

This study aimed to interpret the explanations developed by a group of people about the earthquake and tsunami that occurred in Chile in 2015. Thirteen episodic interviews were conducted as part of a qualitative case study. Participants' theories were grouped into four categories: the impact of personality on one's reaction to difficulties; the existence of a link between personality and coping styles; the limited influence of personality on the way of coping with difficulties; and changes in personality after experiencing difficulties. These findings are discussed by analyzing whether participants' explanations could foster personal growth and psychological well-being after the disaster.

This work brings together among its authors Academics and graduates of the ULS School of Psychology, as well as postgraduate students from the university.

Magazine article: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/psicologia/article/view/79061

Written by Claudia Farías, Faculty of Humanities.

The event, which aims to share experiences of the participating universities on university-business links, was well attended and had the participation of the Lima Sur National Technological University of Peru, the Universidad del Valle de Atemajac of Mexico, the Universidad of La Serena and the Arturo Prat University.

“The role of the Faculty of Social, Business and Legal Sciences of the University of in the academy-business relationship in the territorial context of the northern macrozone of Chile”, was the topic presented by the Dean of the FACSEJ, Dr. Luperfina Rojas Escobar, within the framework of the Latin American University-Business Cycle, whose central theme this year was “Success stories of linkage for business development.”

Regarding the exhibition, the Dean of the FACSEJ, Dr. Luperfina Rojas Escobar, told general aspects of the Faculty, its organization and place within the University. She also spoke about the departments and careers attached to the Faculty and how it has worked on the topic of entrepreneurship and innovation since its creation in 2000 together with the support of the students. Another important aspect that she highlighted were the Faculty's initiatives to support entrepreneurship and innovation and the important links that she has managed to establish.

The event, which aims to be able to share experiences of the participating universities on university-business links, was well attended and included with the participation of the Lima Sur National Technological University of Peru, the Atemajac Valley University of Mexico, the University of La Serena and the Arturo Prat University.

He also emphasized the ULS Environment Linkage model and, according to their training areas, pointed out the technical assistance activities carried out by students of the Commercial Engineering, Administration Engineering, Auditing and Journalism careers in the areas of marketing, business, accounting and communication plans to regional companies as well as the outstanding contribution made by the Law degree with its Legal Clinic that focuses on working with entrepreneurs in the Coquimbo Region.

In addition, he highlighted the Corfo Mentor Network Project, a platform that brings together more than 100 mentors and connects them with entrepreneurs who seek to contribute through mentoring. It should be noted that this project has allowed us to contribute to the development of companies in the Coquimbo and Atacama region for 4 years, and the Faculty has been awarded again for 3 more years. This has led to agreements and strategic alliances with the University of Atacama and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. The Corfo project, Transform Your MiPE, is currently being implemented, which focuses on the training and economic reactivation of 50 companies affected by COVID-19 in the provinces of Elqui, Limarí and Choapa. In this way, the Faculty contributes to the regional and sustainable development of the territory.

Finally, the Dean of the FACSEJ, Dr. Luperfina Rojas Escobar, thanked the invitation to this important international event, where she had the opportunity to tell about the achievements, projects and agreements that the Faculty has had in terms of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Written by Consuelo Peña Gamboa, FACSEJ

The event was organized by the Integrated Management Unit of Pedagogies (UGIP), with the purpose of highlighting the experiences acquired by graduated students, supervising teachers and tutors in the development of their Professional Practice.

The country is a year and a half after the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with it the implementation of the various measures implemented to overcome the health crisis in the daily routines of all people. On the one hand, educational establishments had to adapt, and on the other, teachers were trained in new technologies to be able to successfully face the new educational scenario.

Under this context, the UGIP held the II Seminar on Professional Practice of ULS Pedagogies, in which graduated students, tutor teachers and supervising teachers presented the different experiences obtained during the first semester of 2021.

“In the last 2 semesters, 466 internships have been carried out in a professional context, in all the communes of the Coquimbo Region and other regions of the country, and 100 of them in rural areas. Furthermore, we have 12 collaboration agreements with municipalities and regional educational systems. This shows us that the practices require all of our attention and respect from the actors involved in the process, professionals from the educational system who contribute to the professional development of future teachers, and all the professionals who participate in the initial ULS training” he noted. Dr. Sandra Álvarez, director of the UGIP.

On this occasion, Ped's races. in English, Ped. in Basic General Education (La Serena and Ovalle), Ped. in Spanish and Philosophy, and Ped. in Chemistry and Cs. Naturally, they were in charge of reflecting on the results achieved in carrying out professional practices in a remote context.

This is the case of the supervising teacher, Nidia Slomp; the tutor teacher, Yeimy Vargas; and the graduated student Romina Campusano (Ped. in English), presented the “Development of writing skills in English in a remote environment”, an experience focused on the writing activity “task based learning” and that It was carried out at the Antonio Varas School, Vicuña.

For his part, the supervising teacher, Ruperto Pizarro; the tutor professor, Emanuel Rivera; and the graduated student, Valentina Ávila (Ped. in Basic General Education), presented the experience “Humanization of teaching: mathematics in a remote context” carried out at the Edmundo Vidal Cardenas Vidal School, Vicuña.

Likewise, the graduated student, Camila Urizar (Ped. in Spanish and Philosophy) shared her experience of “How to carry out writing processes in virtual environments?” carried out in a private school in La Serena.

On the other hand, the tutor teacher of the Joaquín Vicuña Larraín School, Celia Arqueros (Ped. in English) presented “Teaching in a pandemic: a new look at the work of the guide teacher”, who referred to the change in the role of the guide teacher in the practices professionals in the context of a pandemic.

In addition, the graduated student, Katherine Rojas (Ped. in Chemistry and Natural Sciences), shared her Professional Practice experience carried out at the Amalia Errázuriz School in Ovalle.

Likewise, the graduating student, Kahory Aguirre (Ped. in Basic General Education) presented her experience at the Santa María de Ovalle School, revealing the weaknesses and strengths found in carrying out her professional practice. Finally, the graduated student, María Teresa Lobos, who carried out her experience in the same educational establishment, spoke about what she learned and applied in said Practice Center.

It should be noted that on this occasion the director of the Pichasca School, Alan Ramírez, who serves as Technical Advisor to the Education Commission of the Association of Rural Municipalities of Norte Chico, participated and provided feedback on each presentation.

Those interested can review the complete Seminar at https://youtu.be/MbLEmLcyt6Y

Written by Daniela Ledezma, UGIP