A large number of students went to the front of the Central Library to take the free test.

At the University of La Serena, the campaign for the application of the rapid HIV detection test began, framed in the commemoration of World AIDS Day and promoted by the Seremi de Salud in the universities of the Coquimbo Region, with the collaboration of the houses of studies and their student federations.

A large number of students came to the front of the “Irma Salas” Central Library to take the free test, an occasion on which an agreement was also signed between the ULS, the Student Federation and the Seremi de Salud for the promotion of safe sex and the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and STIs in the university community. This agreement was signed by the Rector(s) of the University of La Serena, Dr. Jorge Catalán, the Seremi de Salud, Alejandro García, and the president of the FEULS, Jorge Castillo.

“This is a very valuable initiative for us, so that our young people become aware of the issue, take the appropriate prevention measures and come to consult early if they need it. In Chile there has been a sustained increase in the prevalence and incidence of people with HIV/AIDS, mainly in young people between the ages of 20 and 29, and it is precisely this age group that we have every day at our University; therefore, the preventive measures already carried out must be reinforced, to achieve greater coverage among young people”, said Dr. Jorge Catalán, about this prevention campaign, along with highlighting the high participation of students during the day.  

The Seremi de Salud, Alejandro García, meanwhile, expressed that as a Government, through the Ministry of Health, the HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections campaign is being promoted at the national level, "and this is a very important job that we have to do in the target population, which are people between the ages of 20 and 29, where the prevalence of HIV has increased, at least in our region, by more than one hundred percent; therefore, the activities with the universities are very important to work together”.

For his part, the president of the FEULS, Jorge Castillo, appreciated the development of this campaign at the university level, stating that "the idea is that people become aware of taking the exam and, in case of detection, follow the corresponding treatments ”.

The launch campaign was attended by students, managers and officials from the state campus, who were also able to tour the various information stands arranged by the Seremi de Salud and the DGAE.

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Santander Universities Chile has launched the first edition of IDEAS X, an initiative that seeks to train, accelerate and reward up to 60 business ideas with the aim of promoting an entrepreneurial culture among students.

Banco Santander Chile, through Santander Universities, has launched Ideas X, the new entrepreneurship award for undergraduate university students that will become part of the global offer of entrepreneurial initiatives promoted by Santander throughout the world through Santander X.

The call will remain open until December 18 at www.santanderx.com.    

The director of Santander Universities Chile, Rodrigo Machuca, highlighted that this initiative "promotes entrepreneurship among young university students and forms part of one of the strategic lines of action of Santander Universities, which has more than 50 collaboration agreements with public universities and Chilean private institutions and supports more than 200 universities around the world”.

The 60 best projects, with a team of between 2 and 4 people, will participate in an online training process through digital capsules that will address issues of Needfinding, Definition and Focus of proposals. Subsequently, the 40 best ideas will go to a second stage of pre-incubation, whose protagonists will participate in a 10-day face-to-face training process in which they will study how to turn the ideas into functional prototypes, with a clear business model and a valid strategy for bring the product to market.

Those who successfully pass this phase will participate in a one-day bootcamp together with expert mentors where entrepreneurs will receive feedback and advice on their project.

Subsequently, and after the evaluation of a 5-minute pitch, the 20 best will receive an initial capital of 1 million pesos each to improve their prototype and will be accelerated with a 2-month process accompanied by an expert.

Another evaluation committee will select 10 entrepreneurial projects that will obtain a prize of up to 5 million pesos to work on their project, in addition to participating in a monitoring and accompaniment program by Santander for the following 6 months.

Source: Santander Universities Chile

The group belonging to the Department of Extracurricular Activities received an award in the Best Layer category.

Groups from Tunas de Copiapó to Puerto Montt met in Concepción to celebrate the second meeting of this type of musical brotherhood, all this as part of the 468 years of that commune and the 29th anniversary of the San Sebastián University, Concepción headquarters. The event brought together more than 150 young people who brought joy and filled the city with their rhythms.

La Tuna San Bartolomé represented the University of La Serena with the quality that characterizes it, winning first prize in the Best Layer category.

The student and member of the tuna, Wilson Soto, commented that “it was an enriching experience since this time most of the members who attended were the newest members of the group. On this occasion I had the pleasure, due to my seniority, of being in charge of the prickly pear. which represented a great challenge that we were able to achieve. Thanks to everyone's work, we maintained the tradition of more than 28 years representing our University with joy and enthusiasm."

Source: DGAE Diffusion

The term ends on November 23, 2018 and covers 520 hours of practice or three months of duration of the process.

The Graduate Monitoring Office, belonging to the ULS Institutional Studies and Planning Department, has started the process of calling students with a graduate profile to apply for the Santander Scholarship, which consists of awarding 5 scholarships to those students who carry out their professional practice in organizations, delivering an amount corresponding to US$ 1000.

Those students interested in applying must do so through www.becas-santander.com and bring the required documents to the Graduate Monitoring Office in a folder for committee evaluation.

The documents must be directed to Office 5 of the Humanities pavilion located on Campus Andrés Bello or in the Central Library (second floor).

Requested documents:

• WEB registration (www.becas-santander.com)
• Photocopy of Identity Card for both parties
• Regular Student Certificate
• Grades card
• Curriculum vitae
• Motivation letter for obtaining a scholarship
• Application Form
• Commitment letter from the internship company

If you have any questions or queries, contact the Alumni Monitoring Office at 051 2334667 or 0512204436.

The registration platform is now open and those interested in participating can register at www.egresados.userena.cl.  

On Monday, December 10, the ball will begin to roll at the Andrés Bello Campus of the University of La Serena, when the fourth version of the "ULS Graduates Cup" begins, a Soccer Championship that will bring together campuses made up of undergraduate and postgraduate students, graduates and graduates of the house of higher studies.

The purpose of this activity is to maintain the link with the students and graduates of the U. de La Serena, as well as for the participants to reaffirm their contact networks, around sport and healthy competition.

After the successful experiences of previous years, the Alumni Follow-up Office, belonging to the Institutional Studies and Planning Directorate, organizer of the event, once again calls on all foot ball lovers to meet on the grass courts of the institution.

The tournament year after year captures great interest in the community of ULS students and graduates, who are preparing to face the competition in the best way, valuing the instance not only from the sporting point of view, since it is an opportunity to meet up with former colleagues and acquaintances. of the institution.

Teams that wish to be part of this event can enter www.egresados.userena.cl and register their participation or call the organizer of the event, Viviana Vásquez, at phone number 51-2-204436 or write to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

opening day

On December 10, at 18:30 p.m., the draw will be held to form groups A and B, which will give life to the first stage of the tournament. Later the first four duels will be played. The matches will have 2 periods of 25 minutes each, with a 5-minute break.

All details are available on the website http://egresados.userena.cl/.

The communication campaign is part of a work that is carried out continuously through different media.

With the presence of university authorities and regional health representatives, the campaign for the prevention of HIV - AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) led by the Department of Student Health, belonging to the General Directorate of Student Affairs of the University, was presented. from La Serena.

In Chile, the highest prevalence of people with HIV/AIDS is concentrated between the ages of 20 and 29, constituting 40,4% of the total confirmed cases (ISP, 2016). This age group corresponds to university students, so the preventive measures already carried out must be reinforced to achieve greater coverage among them, in addition to implementing strategies with greater permanence in the spaces they visit daily to establish a preventive environment.

It is for this reason that the campaign aims to address HIV from prevention, designing 2 important strategies. The first is related to achieving communication of information through different social media: videos, posters, flyers and tray covers in University casinos, which can sensitize the community on the issue of HIV/AIDS in order to raise awareness. about the importance of prevention. A second strategy is related to generating instances of preventive workshops with ULS students, generating an open dialogue to promote communication among all the actors in the educational community.

The Coordinator of the Department of Health, Dr. Sandra Sacre Mahnert, commented that "the launch of this HIV-AIDS prevention campaign is a valuable initiative for us, so that our young people become aware of the issue, take the prevention measures that appropriate and come to consult early if needed.

Source: DGAE Diffusion