The activity was carried out by the ULS Inclusion and Disability project team at the Huachalalume Intercultural School.

With the aim of providing information about autism spectrum disorder and delivering pedagogical and behavioral strategies for the care of children with this condition, the Inclusion and Disability project team of the University of La Serena held a talk at the Intercultural School of Huachalalume, which had the participation of the teaching staff of the educational establishment along with the Coordinator of rural schools of the Puerto Cordillera Local Public Education Service, Ana Gallardo.

During the activity, both the national and international legal framework on the treatment of people with disabilities was addressed. In addition, the neurocognitive profile of people with this disorder and strategies regarding crisis management of students at school were contextualized. Pedagogical strategies for the classroom were also delivered in relation to students with this condition.

In this way, the University provided support to the educational community of the Huachalalume establishment, generating links for future training with the Local Public Education Service, thus supporting public education in the commune.

Disseminating four research works related to the field of accounting and related disciplines, developed by academics attached to partner universities of the Permanent Academic Accounting Research Conference (CAPIC), was the main objective of the 2019 edition of the Research Dissemination Seminar Accountant.

The meeting was held on September 6 in the Conference Room of the Enrique Molina Garmendia Campus of the University of La Serena and had a massive presence of university authorities, academics, students and special guests from the area, who participated in the seminar organized by the Permanent Academic Accounting Research Conference (CAPIC), in conjunction with the Department of Economics and Business Sciences and the School of Auditing of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences of the ULS.

The meeting was attended by the Dean of the FACSE ULS and president of the Association of Senior Managers of the Faculties of Administration, Business or Business (ASFAE), Dr. Luperfina Rojas Escobar, who thanked her for the honor of attending a seminar of this magnitude at the University of La Serena. Likewise, the Director of the Audit School and general secretary of CAPIC, Mg. Patricia Cortés Iturrieta valued the diversity and scope of the topics of the presentations and highlighted the active presence of the Audit students at the meeting.

The seminar had four presentations that allowed us to learn about the current panorama in the accounting area and thus encourage reflection for the development of research that ensures process improvement. First, the academic from the ULS Department of Economics and Business Sciences, Romina Galleguillos Jaime, presented with the presentation “Risk management and control procedures based on processes to develop an internal audit plan in state public universities.”

The day continued with the presentation: "The complex framework of International Financial Reporting Standards", given by the director of the Center for Accounting and Information Transparency (CTI), an academic from the Department of Management Control and Information Systems at the Faculty of Economics and Business from the University of Chile and president of CAPIC Mg. Luis Alberto Jara Sarrúa. The third presentation was given by Fernando Morales Parada, academic from the Department of Administration and Auditing of the Faculty of Business Sciences of the University of Bío-Bío, with the topic "Lines, resources and guidelines for accounting research."

The cycle of presentations closed with the "Conceptual Framework for Financial Information and changes in the Income Statement", by Dr. Berta Silva Palavecinos, president of the CAPIC Technical Committee and professor at the School of Commerce of the Pontifical Catholic University from Valparaiso.

The seminar ended with the certification of the speakers and the gratitude of those present who, through active participation, created a space for reflection and resolution of queries in the accounting area, which promotes the main objective of CAPIC in favor of research. accountant.

Written by Paula Godoy, ULS journalist

Publicizing the progress and results of the research on Law 21.120 on gender identity was the main objective of the participation of the Law student at the University of La Serena in the 1st Private Law Student Congress that was held. conducted at the University of Concepción.

The student meeting was held at the Chillán Campus of the University of Concepción, in which various students and academics presented and presented different research on Private Law.

In this way, and representing the University of La Serena, the undergraduate student Sebastián Catalán, gave the presentation "Law 21.120, which recognizes and gives protection to the Right to Gender Identity. Critical comments before its entry into force ", which consisted of a deep analysis of various aspects of the Law.

For the Coordinator of the Law degree, Mg. Christian Merino, the student's participation involved “making known to the community the results that undergraduate legal research yields in the Memory Seminar subject of the 5th year of our degree.”

The student Sebastián Catalán highlighted and valued the support received by the staff: “I especially appreciate the support of the Law major and the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences of the University of La Serena, because without their support this would not have been possible, too. I thank the faculty of the program for their contributions to be able to present my presentation in the best possible way.”

The link and participation in conferences and meetings is a fundamental part of the real interaction and exchange of knowledge in which students demonstrate that the tools acquired in their home of study have real potential for discussion and reflection in different scenarios, which which builds them as future integral professionals.

Written by Paula Godoy, ULS journalist

As part of Environmental Awareness Week, the CEC of Environmental Civil Engineering and AFULS organized a series of talks on sustainability by different experts in caring for the environment and reusing resources.

Delivering a message of awareness about caring for the environment to the university community is the main objective of Environmental Awareness Week, an event organized by the Student Center of the Environmental Civil Engineering career in conjunction with the Association of Officials of the University of La Serena, with the support of the Faculty of Engineering and Rotaract Club La Serena Oriente.

One of the ways in which we have sought to deliver this message is through a series of talks on sustainability, open to the public and given by experts in matters of environmental care and the reuse of resources for efficient use.

The first of these days of talks took place on September 9 in the Multipurpose Room of the Technology Center of the Faculty of Engineering of the Ignacio Domeyko Campus, an occasion on which the president of the CEC, Enrique González, explained that “the idea is to be able to deliver a message of awareness about caring for the environment and within the programmed activities, we have created educational spaces where people can learn what the applied circular economy is like and how to bring it to their daily lives.”

For her part, the president of AFULS, Karina Núñez, indicated: “for us as officials it is important to be able to collaborate with entities that encourage care for the environment, which is why we have collaborated with Environmental Awareness Week and we hope to be able to generate and contribute with new instances of this type.”

The presentations were given by Cristián Lincoqueo, manager of LKKW Spa; Alejandro Romero, zonal deputy manager of Aguas del Valle, and Cristian Baquedano, executive of Innovation and Competitiveness Water Resources Axis at the Regional Corporation for Productive Development. 

A second day of talks will take place this Thursday, September 12, along with other initiatives that seek to raise awareness in the university community about caring for the environment.

Written by Tomás Rodríguez, DirCom

An expert in the area and creator of multiple studies, he spoke at the University of La Serena before a large number of social leaders about this real option for areas affected by the lack of water resources.

Nanofiltration is emerging as a viable option to alleviate and confront the drought that affects different areas of the Coquimbo Region. This was announced by Dr. Engineer, from the University of Concepción, Rodrigo Bórquez, who spoke to more than 300 people who attended the Seminar “Water and Development: a challenge for local actors”, organized by the University of La Serena and the Association of Rural Municipalities of Norte Chico.

According to what was stated by the expert, this technique that is used in the purification of water, not just drinking water, seeks the elimination of organic substances, which promotes the reuse of the resource and provides solutions to those who use water in different productive activities. , so thinking about this intervention in times of drought would be the solution for thousands of people who today, in the Coquimbo Region, describe the situation as catastrophic and a critical tragedy.

The academic, who has studied the recovery of components, desalination of seawater and brackish water, provided details of the semipermeable membrane technology, as well as the options that small ranchers and farmers have, to associate and be able to carry out the installation of pumps that generate this type of solution, which would give hope to those who today wait for help from the State, through the different organizations that deal with what has been classified as the worst drought in Chile in many years. .

The academic pointed out that the first unit that was built to desalinate water was built in 2012 and was used in Llico, and then they moved to Lake Vichuquén, to put the osmosis technique into practice. Then it was the turn of the commune of Arauco and thus sectors have joined, which shows that it is possible to face an adverse situation with respect to water and with the support of the State.

How to access these pumps? According to the expert, the best way is to apply for a project directly to SUBDERE, supported by the municipality to which the affected sector belongs, applying through the neighborhood improvement area.

“The best thing they could do is for the municipalities where the affected communities are to present it as a viable project through the SECPLAC and rely on the studies we have carried out. We are willing to help in this matter and we have the experience, from the academy we have carried out applied research and it has given results,” said Dr. Bórquez, who opened himself to the full possibility of being able to help with the technology that he himself adapted to the use of water and its reuse.

The desalination of brackish water - not just sea water - is an option to supply sectors with water for irrigation; On a large scale it is a process of high monetary costs, however, the option that Dr. Bórquez provides is a solution that could supply an entire group of families, for undoubtedly lower figures, without reaching the need to transport animals to saving them from starvation, as is being done in the region, where the San Juan mountain range, Argentina, has been the momentary solution.

Today the community is seriously concerned and the Government has established extremely urgent measures to alleviate the situation. According to figures provided by INDAP, the mass of livestock losses exceeds 50%, therefore, using technologies to benefit those directly affected is hope for those who see how the internal variability of the climate and the impact human impact on climate change has wreaked havoc on what was once a fertile valley.

The presentation of the researcher and chemical engineer took place in the context of discussion of different panels where social leaders, experts from PROMMRA ULS, CEAZA and CAZALAC, Senator Adriana Muñoz, the Seremi of Mining, Roberto Vega, and the mayor of Combarbalá participated. Pedro Castillo, among other guests who participated in the Seminar, held at the University of La Serena.

A space for reflection on water scarcity

Regarding the development of this Seminar, the Vice-Rector for Research and Postgraduate Studies of the ULS, Dr. Eduardo Notte, highlighted: “for us it is practically a civic and social duty to hold these types of conversations in our university due to the role we play in academia and research. It is fundamental for the contribution and development of public policies based on scientific studies, in the generation and delivery of knowledge as an educational partner, and in this case as a partner in technical and scientific diagnosis.”

For his part, from the co-organization of the Association of Rural Municipalities of Norte Chico, the mayor of Combarbalá, Pedro Castillo, emphasized that “the objective of this seminar was to propose a reflection, as the vice-rector said, regarding the progress that "The studies and academia have generated regarding water in the Coquimbo Region, we speak with a vision of the future regarding drinking water, water in multiple scenarios and in situations of conflict, such as the discussion of profound changes to the water code." .

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Written by Patricia Castro (DirCom) and Jenifer Araya (DIVEULS)

The fifth version of the International Seminar “Expanding Opportunities” featured speakers from England and Uruguay and workshops by prominent national academics.

Generating instances that allow teachers and managers to learn new ways of teaching English was the main objective of the International Seminar “Expanding Opportunities”, an activity organized by the Oportunidad Educational Foundation and the University of La Serena, through the Pedagogy program. in English, and which was carried out on the state campus.

The activity included presentations by Susan Hillyard, founder and director of the SHELTA English academy, and Gabriel Díaz, director of the Ludus Center for innovation and pedagogical experimentation at the Catholic University of Uruguay, who addressed new forms and the importance of teaching English to students from an early age.

For the Dean (s) of the Faculty of Humanities of the ULS, Carlos Ramos, it is important that these activities are carried out, focused on improving the teaching practices of professors. “The English language has been the common language worldwide for decades; That is why learning this language is a fundamental necessity to face the challenges of the XNUMXst century. “This seminar constitutes a valuable and first-class experience so that teachers can analyze the best practices for teaching English in the classroom,” he said.

For her part, the president of the Oportunidad Educational Foundation, Claudia Peirano, indicated that, as a foundation, it is relevant to generate these spaces to contribute to improving teaching practices. “It is very important to be able to work with other academics and build collaboratively, and we feel that this is a space that contributes to that. Contributing from a part to children's learning is vital, but we know that this must be reinforced with greater spaces for pedagogical reflection in English, so creating spaces where this happens is essential for us,” she indicated.

Along with the talks by international experts, teachers presented to their peers experiences that have allowed them to teach English to children in various contexts, in addition to holding workshops on the importance of the work of management teams for the development of English in schools.

Written by Tomás Rodríguez, DirCom

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