The activity contributes to the participation of academics and the training of FIULS students, who in these instances obtain tools and knowledge that allow them to have an international and global view of mining.
The Coordinator of the Civil Mining Engineering Course at the University of La Serena, Mg. José Muñoz participated in the 2021 Academic Week of the Mining Engineering career of the Higher Technological Institute of Santiago Papasquiaro in Mexico, with the theme "Considerations for approaching an Underground Mining project." The activity was attended by more than 100 students, academics and professionals in the mining area internationally.
The Coordinator of the Civil Mining Engineering Career, in relation to the course taught, stated that “the idea of this course was to make known the basic concepts of mining, emphasizing that many times there are paradigms that we must take into account when starting. "A project, for example, we must have the background defined, such as access to underground ramps or also if it is a spike on a slope, we must ground these characteristics in reality by identifying and overturning paradigms."
Ninoska Piñones, Head of the Mining Laboratory of the ULS Mining Engineering Department, who witnessed the course, noted that “it was very interesting, since the academic has vast professional experience in mining projects with underground and open pit exploitation; and in the instance the positioning of mining as a business stands out, assuming that we are the engineers who must manage it and carry out the procedures for the business to work.”
The Mg. José Muñoz indicated that “the strategic alliance we have with the Higher Technological Institute of Santiago Papasquiaro in Mexico is thanks to the fact that a student came on exchange and was very happy with the classes we teach at our University and for this reason a few years ago I "They invited Mexico to hold a talk on mining issues for both professionals and professors at the Institute."
The participation of academics and students from the University of La Serena in these international instances contributes to obtaining knowledge about how mining is developed in other countries, the technologies and the use of exploitation methods.
Written by María José Barraza, FIULS 2030 Project.