Meeting of Directors and Counselors 2014 was held with great convocation

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The participating teachers and professionals valued the completion of this activity in which details of the processes of curricular renewal and accreditation of the house of studies and the 2015 Admission were delivered. 

About 80 representatives of educational establishments from La Serena, Coquimbo, Tongoy, Ovalle, Andacollo, Vicuña, Paihuano, Punitaqui and Vallenar, convened the traditional "Meeting of Directors and Counselors 2014" of the University of La Serena.

The activity, organized by the ULS Protocol and Communications Department, included presentations by the head of the Teaching Improvement Unit, Dr. Pamela Labra, the coordinator of the Accreditation Office, Ing. Alejandro Cruzat, and the head of Admission and Enrollment, Eduardo Rojo, who shared with the educators important background information about the curricular renewal of the corporation's undergraduate programs, the institutional and career accreditation processes, and the 2015 Admission process and the Selection Test university, respectively. 

The general secretary of the house of higher studies, Mg. Sergio Zepeda, representing the Rector, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés, thanked the presence of directors and counselors from the various schools and high schools in the region and other parts of the country, indicating that this instance seeks to support the work they do with teaching students media, close to taking a transcendental step for their future. Similarly, the authority stressed that it is relevant to strengthen this link, "because for the University of La Serena, it is essential that the community perceive it for what it is, a public institution with open doors, committed to excellent education and the regional development”.

meeting 2For her part, the coordinator of the Directorate of Protocol and Communications Mg. Karina Damke, pointed out that "within the framework of organizing this meeting, we are looking for a way to show the directors and counselors the evolution that our University has had in recent years, both in terms of teaching and infrastructure, and in this sense I believe that we achieved it, because those who participated in this activity managed to know that we have a renewed university, which is oriented towards the training of professionals of excellence”. The coordinator added that this activity allows the institution to continue linking with municipal, subsidized and private establishments, being one of the activities of the promotion program that the ULS implements each year within the framework of the dissemination of its institutional work and its academic offer. . 

In this sense, the directors, counselors, psychologists and heads of the participating UTPs valued the meeting, the topics covered in this version and the possibility they had to ask questions about the topics covered. “I really liked visiting the University of La Serena again. The talks have been more than fabulous, I liked the topics, the speakers were very clear. Once again one is better informed, since our educational reality and our students need this information and we, in turn, will try to deliver it as faithfully as possible," said Iván Anticevic, coordinator of the Technical Pedagogical Unit of the Estela Ávila Molina High School. of Ovalle.

For his part, David Valdebenito, academic director of the Amazing Grace School in La Serena, highlighted the information provided by the exhibitors, which denotes the growth of the house of studies. "The courses that are being taught are becoming more solid, I hope that our college students can apply to this highly renowned University," he said.

meeting 3While Professor Jazmín Olivares, from the Francisco Palau de La Serena School, thanked “the possibility offered as an establishment. "The day seemed very good to me, very close, from the deal and also all the material that they have given us," she mentioned. 

It should be noted that those attending this meeting received 2015 promotional material from the U. de La Serena and were also able to learn about the work and activities carried out by the Extension Department and the Graduate Monitoring and Institutional Studies offices (Directorate of Institutional and Planning Studies) of the state campus. Two scholarships were also raffled to participate in the courses offered by the ULS Training Office.

The activity, developed in the Pentagon Room, was attended by university authorities, directors, heads of units and professionals from the U. de La Serena.