The activity will take place this Thursday, December 12, from 8:30 a.m. in the Pentagon Room on the Andrés Bello Campus of the University of La Serena.

With the aim of publicizing the initiatives and opportunities that are developed around Data Science and Big Data in the different units of the University of La Serena, this Thursday, December 12, the first internal work day will be held in the Pentagon Room. and collaboration of Data Science and Big Data.

In this regard, the Rector of the ULS, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés, valued the holding of this first day and the collaborative work between the different units of the University, “which occurs in a context of institutional consolidation in terms of technological development and transformation digital, which has been recognized nationally and internationally.”

Likewise, he highlighted the importance of this initiative that "consolidates the University, providing the possibility of social development and improvement in the quality of life of citizens that can be achieved through these cutting-edge techniques, placing us in the social context that today demands the country. As concrete examples are the Innovation Funds for Competitiveness of the Coquimbo region, associated with vehicular traffic or waiting times at the Civil Registry.”

For his part, the Vice-Rector for Research and Postgraduate Studies, Dr. Eduardo Notte, pointed out that “the ULS develops a series of research that generates significant volumes of data, which is why specialists from different areas have specialized in Data Science and Big Data. In this context, the VIPULS together with different units of the ULS have decided to organize the first internal day of work and collaboration on these topics.”

The Director of Research and Development, Dr. Sergio Torres, explained that “the volume of data produced by scientific research has increased considerably, and will continue to increase (…) In this way, this day is important because it will allow us, first of all, to define and homogenize concepts in new areas of knowledge. At the same time, it will allow us to learn about the capabilities that we have in the institution for the development of Data Science and Big Data, and mainly, this will be an excellent opportunity to socialize the different initiatives that are being developed in Data Science and Big Data. within our institution, in a topic that is essentially multidisciplinary.” 

The activity called “Data Science and Big Data: A look at the present with a focus on the future” is organized by the Vice-Rector for Research and Postgraduate Studies of this university in collaboration with the Research and Development Directorate, Data Science group and the Strategic Development and Quality Department, within the framework of the Mineduc BigData ULS1895 Project.

High impact data management

In recent years, information and data storage has increasingly become an area that assumes increasing complexity. Data analysis, its volume and constant growth make it necessary for institutions to be at the forefront in terms of research and work in the area.

“In the era of knowledge, the need to deal with large volumes of data has become a constant, preventing conventional methods for processing from being adequate for its management, thus emerging the name 'Big Data' for this new context of knowledge. . This is how adding value to said data through the combination of statistical analysis, computational methods and information visualization has emerged as a science, 'Data Science'," said the ULS Vice-Rector for Research and Postgraduate Studies.

Finally, the Vice Chancellor extended the invitation to the university community related to the area to participate in this meeting of "collaboration on a high-impact topic such as Data Science and Big Data."

Check details of this day in http://datascience.userena.digital/.

The conferences were held between November 27 and 29 at the Faculty of Educational, Human and Technological Sciences of the National University of Chimborazo (UNACH) in Ecuador.

“Contemporary Education, Educational Quality and Good Living” was the central axis of the V International Congress held in Riobamba (Ecuador), a space for scientific debate that brought together academics and researchers from different countries to reflect on the training of teachers worldwide. .

“The purpose of the event is to generate a space for exchange between students, teachers, managers and other educational and organizational agents, who investigate and actively participate in the generation of more human spaces for life, from the fields of education and pedagogy, educational direction, management and policies, among other thematic axes at the various levels and areas of in-person and virtual training,” said Dr. Ángela Urguizo, professor at UNACH and president of the Congress Organizing Committee.

The event included different activities, such as keynote lectures given by researchers from Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Mexico; national and local presentations; and workshops with teachers and students, both from the university and from invited institutions.

In this context, Dr. Rodrigo Ruay, researcher at the Integrated Management of Pedagogies Unit (UGIP) and member of the ULS Multidisciplinary Institute, participated with the master conference “Challenges of curricular innovation in teacher training”, in the framework of the celebration of the 50 years of the Faculty of Education of the UNACH.

In the conference, Dr. Ruay emphasized the relevance of curricular renewal for the training of XNUMXst century school teachers, making reference to the processes of improving the curricula of pedagogy careers in Chilean universities and in particular of the University of La Serena, as a regional public institution.

“I had to share the challenges that as the University of La Serena we have addressed in the renewal of the curricula of the eleven pedagogy programs. The contribution I brought on how to look at teacher training for the XNUMXst century school today was highly valued, where we have a teacher who must - on the one hand - know how to investigate, reflect on his own practice and also be knowledgeable about the contexts sociocultural aspects of where their school is located,” explained Dr. Ruay.

Likewise, the professional participated as a criminal expert in a round table, together with academics from Colombia and Ecuador with the theme "Evaluation, learning and understanding."

On the other hand, Professor Elvis Campos presented the applied pedagogical research project “Use of a virtual platform for autonomous learning in the subject of English: a case study”, which focuses on the YouTube platform as a tool for autonomous learning in students. (See more about the project: http://bit.ly/2p5xXFB)

VIII International Symposium 2019

In addition to these activities, on November 21 and 22, the VIII International Symposium “Appropriation, generation and edifying use of knowledge” was held at the University of Israel (Ecuador), in which Dr. Rodrigo Ruay participated as a as a keynote speaker with the presentation titled “Educational innovation and evaluation of learning in diverse contexts.”

In this conference, Dr. Ruay addressed the challenges that universities in Latin America are experiencing, in the field of curricular innovation, the training and updating of teacher trainers, didactics and the evaluation of learning, as key components for the improvement of training processes in higher education institutions.

“Promoting the autonomy and responsibility of the student towards their own learning process is a challenge for the teacher, who must be based on a new style and treatment in their professional praxis based on trust and collaboration,” stated the researcher.

In this way, these experiences contributed to strengthening views regarding the processes of change in teacher training that higher education institutions currently entail.

Written by Daniela Ledezma, UGIP

OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE RECTORY N°12

La Serena, December 04, 2019.

Dear ULS Community:

Continuing with the policy of keeping you informed in relation to aspects associated with the contingency and institutional work, I would like to point out the following:

1. As the University of La Serena we continue to support social demands aimed at achieving greater social equity in our country and protection of human rights. In this sense, I appreciate the interest of our community in participating in the different activities that have been organized in recent weeks and that reflect a committed university community that wants to contribute to the construction of a more just and supportive country for all (as ).

It is in this same spirit that total respect for student strikes and limited work activities must be understood, tending to generate constructive and valuable three-state approaches, which reflect the hallmark of our institution.

In this same context, I would like to highlight the work of the lawyer Mrs. Elizabeth Escobar Toro and her team, to whom I have requested continue with support in the face of possible violations of Human Rights to members of the ULS community.

2. At the level of the demands of officials and academics, it is important that they know that the Triestamental Commission of the Academic Council -made up of the Association of AF Academics, the Association of AF Officials and the Student Federation- is working on the construction of a first approximation of the 2020 Budget.

This authority, like the university community, hopes and trusts that the 2020 budget includes all the requirements, both union and academic, in a realistic manner, as has been done in previous years, when the Triestamental Commission has presented an initial proposal of the Budget to be analyzed by the Academic Council, and then submitted to the approval of the Board of Directors.

3. Having officially received by the CUECH the CONFECH Proposal for the Closing of the Second Semester 2019, which should be discussed by said body on December 07 in Valparaíso, we share some contents of it, which mainly raises the following:

• Given the situation, the students point out that neither the rectories, nor the teachers, nor the workers, nor the student federations, through their representatives, can ensure the physical and mental integrity of the members of their university communities and that, because they are of an atypical situation out of control of civil society, this prevents a normal closing of the second semester, which generates negative consequences for the houses of study and the groups that comprise them.

• Likewise, they point out that, considering the implications that attending the different departments of the universities would have for everyone to comply with an academic calendar that has inevitably been interrupted, today the complete will of all levels is required to find a solution and a way out that does not prevent the completion of studies, proposing an action plan for the end of the semester.

• Confech adds that university students must define semester closing strategies that ensure their permanence, especially for those families who do not have the resources or opportunities to sustain their studies. They propose solutions that must be discussed in student plenary sessions at the national level. The syntheses of these discussions will be collected on Saturday, December 7 in the city of Valparaíso, in the national CONFECH plenary session, in order to decide, together, the best path that the students believe is the one we should follow.

Highlighted the above, I attach the CONFECH DISCUSSION DOCUMENT dated November 28, 2019 for your information.

Finally, comment that, in an upcoming session of the Expanded Academic Affairs Committee - which considers Deans, Directors, Associations of Academics and AF Officials and also the Student Federation - these issues will be addressed based on what is proposed. the student body.

Due to the above and appealing to the prevailing situation, support, understanding and a sense of solidarity are required from each of the levels of our house of studies, to jointly face a possible closing of the semester, considering the multiple factors that They must be kept in mind when making decisions as important as this one.

He greets you with attention,

Dr. Nibaldo Aviles Pizarro

Rector

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This meeting was held after the development of 3 training workshops in educational establishments of the education service by the Pedagogy in Differential Education career and the Inclusion Project of the school.

With the aim of generating a comprehensive support plan for the students of the University of La Serena, within a framework of inclusion and universal accessibility, representatives of the Pedagogy in Differential Education career and the ULS 1799 Inclusion Project held a meeting with professionals of the Puerto Cordillera Local Public Education Service (Andacollo - Coquimbo), during the day of November 29, in order to carry out collaborative work.

This meeting was held thanks to workshops previously held by the Pedagogy in Differential Education program and the ULS Inclusion Project in different educational establishments of the educational service.

During the meeting, a request was made for internship and research places for the different careers at the University. In addition, representatives of the University offered the Local Education Service the development of training on various related topics.

The academic of the Department participated in the meeting. of Education and the Pedagogy career in Differential Education, Dr. Georgina García Escala, the ULS 1799 Project support professional, Alejandra Galleguillos Carrasco, and representatives of the SLEP Puerto Cordillera.

The University Selection Tests will be taken on January 6 and 7, 2020 and their results will be published on Tuesday, January 28. From that day until January 31, there will be the application stage, while registration will take place during the first half of March 2020.

After the modifications to the delivery date of the University Selection Tests (PSU), due to the current social and political situation in the country, the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) confirmed the new calendar of the 2020 Admission Process .

The dates were defined jointly by the CRUCH, the Ministry of Education and the Department of Evaluation, Measurement and Educational Registration (DEMRE) of the University of Chile, so that the students can take the tests in a context of greater tranquility. and have the possibility of traveling to the surrender locations chosen by them without difficulties.

Likewise, this new programming adjusts the application, selection and enrollment stages with the requirements of the universities, reconciling the deadlines of their academic calendars with the security and confidence with which the results of the admission process must be reviewed and delivered.

As announced during November, on Monday, January 6, the PSU of Language and Communication will be taken, at 9.00:14 a.m., and the optional Science test, from 30:7 p.m. On Tuesday, January 09, it will be the turn of the PSU Mathematics (00:14 a.m.) and the optional test of History, Geography and Social Sciences (30:XNUMX p.m.).

Subsequently, on Tuesday, January 28, at 08.00:XNUMX a.m., the results of the PSUs will be published on the Applicant Portal (https://psu.demre.cl/). That same day, Tuesday, January 28, at 09.00:41 a.m., the application stage for the courses offered by the 18.00 universities that make up the Single Admission System (SUA) will begin. This process will last until 31:XNUMX p.m. on Friday, January XNUMX.

The results of applications and student selection will be known on March 2, on the Applicant Portal and on the websites of the institutions attached to the SUA. Meanwhile, the first stage of registration will take place from March 3 to 5 and the second will take place between March 6 and 12; while the withdrawal period will extend between March 3 and 12, 2020.

Source: CRUCH

The dialogue took place in the premises of the Chemistry Department of the university and had a large gathering, which brought together researchers, academics and postgraduate students from the ULS and other higher education institutions in the Coquimbo Region.

With the purpose of establishing a conversation and obtaining conclusions that are relevant to the social outbreak that Chile is experiencing, the Vice-Rector's Office for Research and Postgraduate Studies of the University of La Serena held the scientific town hall: What is the role of science in the new Chile?, which brought together researchers, academics and postgraduate students from the university, but also opened the doors to the community linked to science and research.

During the activity, where the Vice-Rector for Research and Postgraduate Studies, Dr. Eduardo Notte, the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, Dr. Amelia Ramírez, the Director of Postgraduate and Postgraduate Studies, Dr. Cristian Ibáñez, and the Director of Research and Postgraduate Studies, were present. Development, Dr. Sergio Torres, the presentation was given by the lawyer Víctor Abarca, related to the Constitution, its scope and modifications, which gave rise to the conversation that turned into work tables, where each group discussed the role of science in the community.

"The idea of ​​this town hall is to be able to generate a space for conversation about how the new institutional framework can be linked to the development of research in the country, evaluating the changes that could be carried out and how the current situation could improve," said the Vice Chancellor of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Dr. Eduardo Notte, who also thanked the meeting for its willingness and great attendance.

The work tables, where those present discussed the role and importance of generating research around science, were reflected in ideas that propose science as a right that is guaranteed in the new Constitution, considering that the country advances thanks to the research contributed by thousands of academics from different places.

For the PhD student in Food and Bioprocess Engineering, Diana Leiva, “this space was very necessary, especially the work tables with people from all areas of science, from students to professors. This is a conversation where we must begin to consider why it is necessary to do science and how to jump over the fences of inequalities that are present today in this social outbreak.”

“This meeting seems like an excellent initiative to me and it is time to talk, we needed a space where researchers can give their opinion on our work and we appreciate that the ULS has organized this expanded town hall, where they make us part of a necessary conversation. The idea is to contribute from our perspectives to the new institutionality and we are convinced that we have an important role in this new stage that Chile will begin,” said the Dr. in Biomedical Sciences and academic at the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad Católica del Norte, Vasthi. Lopez.

Finally, after sharing the questions that were raised in the different groups, there was talk of continuing with these instances, since they contribute to understanding and strengthen the activity surrounding the research.

Written by Patricia Castro, DirCom