The event organized by the Science and Technology Dissemination and Dissemination Team seeks to encourage new generations to ask questions, answers and increase their understanding of the phenomena of their daily lives, with a scientific approach.

The University of La Serena stands out for having public access to science and technology at the center of its mission. In this sense, the institution developed a series of guided tours for students from La Serena and Coquimbo, in order to bring the enjoyment and understanding of these topics closer.

For this, different initiatives were established in the Botany, Physiozoology and Microscopy laboratories, in the Department of Biology; Hydraulics in the Department of Civil Works Engineering; Educational Robotics in the Department of Mathematics; and Virtual Reality, application of the ULS Digital Campus, which simulates the skies of the Coquimbo Region.

These instances in which students visit different equipped spaces of the University, have the purpose of disseminating science and exciting new generations to ask questions, seek answers and increase understanding of the phenomena of their daily lives, with a scientific approach.

This was stated by Alejandra Leyton, coordinator of the Science and Technology Dissemination and Dissemination Team of the University of La Serena. "For the institution it is important to open its doors to the community and share the knowledge that is generated there. These interactive visits allow both things, through the initiatives presented to the students and professors who have visited us. We intend to carry out more activities like this, adding new academic units that allow us to expand the range of disciplines.

Benjamín Cuello, a student at the Horizontes School in Coquimbo, participated in the educational robotics initiative and highlighted how interesting and innovative it was for him and his course. “I was really struck by how to program robots and how wonderful the University is. It's the first time I've come and it's a place where you learn a lot and the robots we play today are fantastic.”

Rafael Tirado, teacher at the ULS Department of Mathematics, explained that the objective is to generate this type of innovative initiatives in the classroom. “Nowadays we can add different types of sensors to computers and carry out laboratory experiences, which are a bit difficult to carry out in schools because they are high cost. On the other hand, with these tools they can implement them in physics or biology, for example, and allow students to understand formulas in a better, more concrete way.”

In this way, the University of La Serena continues to work on sharing knowledge with the community in response to the institutional seal.

Written by Sergio Muñoz, Science and Technology Dissemination and Dissemination Team