The young people learned about the academic offering, the benefits, the services and the various programs and units that the house of higher education has.

For two days, 4 thousand high school students from various educational establishments in the Coquimbo Region visited the University of La Serena to participate in the EXPO ULS 2018, the traditional vocational fair of the state campus.

On both days, the young people and teachers who came to the Ignacio Domeyko Campus had the opportunity to learn about the academic offering, the benefits, the services and the various programs and units that the house of higher education has, interacting with students, academics and professionals from the institution in charge of the stands, who provided clear and relevant information, exhibited equipment and teaching materials from their respective undergraduate programs and responded to students' queries.

In addition to the 40 programs assigned to the faculties of Sciences, Social and Economic Sciences, Humanities and Engineering, the Department of Student Welfare, Dept., was present at this fair. of Health, Dept. of Physical Education and Sports, Dept. of Extracurricular Activities (dependent on the General Directorate of Student Affairs), Admission and Enrollment, Directorate of Liaison with the Environment and Extension, Teaching Improvement Unit, International Relations, Graduate Monitoring Office, Learn ULS - PACE ULS, Digital Campus, Mentoring, I want to be an Education Professional (from UGIP) and Student Federation.

The students present also participated in various talks from the undergraduate programs and institutional units, and enjoyed the musical, artistic and sports presentations of the university groups.

“Hopefully many of our visitors can soon become part of our university community. We also have the assurance that this is an excellent option that will benefit them personally and family and that, after a few years, will contribute to local and national development,” stated the Rector(s) of the ULS, Dr. Jorge Catalán. .

The students who visited EXPO ULS 2018 highlighted the implementation of this promotional activity. This is the case of Francisca Santander, from Colegio Gerónimo Rendic, who indicated that the fair "was good, they explained it well and gave me an introduction to the career that interests me."

Opinion shared by Yulliza Bórquez, a student at the Francis School, who said that the ULS EXPO "seemed very good to me, they treated me well at all the stands and informed me of everything I wanted."

While Constanza Oróstegui, from the Albert Einstein College, highlighted that the fair "has a lot of people who explain things well and that helps those of us who have not yet decided what to study."

The successful ULS vocational fair was organized by the Department of Corporate Communications, with the important collaboration of the macro-units and units of the university.

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