• The Center was founded at Universidad de Santiago de Chile to develop the knowledge of the Portuguese language across the Chilean universities. It is the 40^th center in the world built and supported by the Portuguese State.

With the presence of important authorities of the Portuguese Government and Universidad de Santiago de Chile, the new Camões Centre for Studies in Portuguese Language was opened in Chile. It is the 40^thcenter in the world built and supported by the renowned language and cooperation Camões Institute.

The Center, which facilities are located across from the Foro Griego at Universidad de Santiago, will be a resource and logistics center for the development of culture teaching and research programs, to provide Portuguese language courses, and as place for literary and cultural dissemination. The Center includes a library, a multipurpose room and an administrative office.

Dr Vera Faiais Fonseca, Director of the Center and Cultural Attaché of the Portuguese Embassy, says that opening this new space “is very special to me, because I have had the experience of being a lecturer, but I had never had the opportunity of opening a center; it is especially symbolic for me. Of all the universities that we work with, Universidad de Santiago is, undoubtedly, the most important one, as it is the only one that offers a Bachelor’s degree in Portuguese.”

Consolidation of an academic project

The protocol for the creation of the Center was signed on June 08^th, 2015, by the President of Universidad de Santiago, Dr Juan Manuel Zolezzi; the Pro President at that time, Dr Pedro Palominos; and the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Dr Marcelo Mella. According to the Portuguese Ambassador, António Luís Cotrim, opening this new center in the campus of Universidad de Santiago contributes to consolidating the relationship between Chile and Portugal.

For the Head of the Department of Linguistics and Literature, Dr Roxana Orrego, this Center means “a major achievement, because it is going to contribute to disseminate the Portuguese culture and language in the university, but it will also help to establish links with the community outside the university. This is the result of joint efforts by the university’s central government, the Chilean Government, the Portuguese Government and other bodies of the university.”

According to the Academic Vice President of Universidad de Santiago, Dr Patricia Pallavicini, this new academic project will become a means of “strengthening our internationalization and the idea that we are part of an increasingly globalized world. Having this Center here gives us the possibility of creating, proposing and developing a new way of training and a broader network for our students.”

Likewise, the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities expressed his joy at the creation of this new space, saying that it will allow to expand the cultural collaboration to a multidimensional one, considering that both countries have similar conditions.

Renowned Portuguese writer launches new book

In the context of the opening of the Center, the Camões Institute, the Embassy of Portugal in Chile and Universidad de Santiago de Chile, invited the renowned Portuguese writer Jose Luis Peixoto -recipient of five international literature prizes- who presented his new novel, Galveias, published by Random House.

The novelist and poet said that the invitation was very gratifying, highlighting the important public role of Universidad de Santiago and its contemporary thinking.

Translated by Marcela Contreras

• With a space of 2,755 m², the five-floored building will be home to the Center for the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, the Aquaculture Biotechnology Center and the Soft Matter Center. The cost of the building construction amounted to about CLP 5,000 million.

In a context in which Chile only invests 0.39 of its GDP in research, the President of Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Dr Juan Manuel Zolezzi, highlighted the importance of this new space that will contribute to research and development in the country.

“This is one of the state-of-the arts buildings in Chile with regard to university research and it is an incentive for new researchers to continue innovating in key areas for the development of Chile,” he said. He added that Universidad de Santiago de Chile is a leader in technology transfer.

Senator Guido Girardi, who heads the Challenges for the Future. Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of the Upper House, valued the work done by public universities.

“These universities take charge of basic sciences on their own. Particularly, Universidad de Santiago has had the wisdom to connect basic sciences to the problems of the country and to generate innovation to solve these problems,” he said.

A few months ago, Dr Girardi visited the Center for the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Cedenna, in Spanish) where he met with professionals in this significant research field. After the opening ceremony he congratulated the university on the new facilities.

The centers

Representatives of the centers that will occupy the new facilities expressed their satisfaction with the architectural configuration of the building that facilitates research development.

Dr Francisco Melo, Head of the Soft Matter Center that gathers together scientists in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Engineering, said that the new space will offer endless opportunities for a better science development and for positioning the university at an international level.

For her part, Dr Dora Altbir, Head of the Cedenna, said that the possibility of bringing together scientists from different fields will allow a more active collaboration than the one that the university has now.

Eugenio Spencer Ossa, Head of the Aquaculture Biotechnology Center (CBA, in Spanish) said that the new building will allow to further scientific research and contribute to improve domestic industrial production, like salmon farming.

Architecture

The Rector Eduardo Morales Santos Research Building, with a total surface of 2,755.15 m², is located in the central campus of the university. Its design is a geometric reinterpretation of the heritage buildings of the institution designed by the architects Héctor Valdés, Fernando Castillo Velasco, Carlos García Huidobro and Carlos Bresciani and built between 1957 and 1967. The building’s name is a tribute to the first democratically-elected university president after the dictatorship.

Translated by Marcela Contreras

• The equipment was acquired with funds awarded to the Department of Chemical Engineering of Universidad de Santiago, in the context of the project “ Teacher Education and Training in Solar Thermal Energy” sponsored by the Ministry of Energy, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), plus the active collaboration of ProCobre.
• “It is a special occasion for the University, because we are receiving cutting-edge technology related to a sensitive issue for our society: energy saving,” Francisco Cubillos, the Director of the Department of Chemical Engineering said, adding that the implementation of this lab will contribute to both teaching and research.”

 
Our University has new equipment available to study and develop renewable energies, as the Solar Thermal Laboratory was inaugurated at the Department of Chemical Engineering, on October 16th. This laboratory has cutting-technology that will strengthen teaching activities and research on this field.

The opening ceremony was attended by Juan Manuel Zolezzi, President of Universidad de Santiago; Francisco Cubillos, Director of the Department of Chemical Engineering; Paloma Toranzos, representative of the United Nations Development Program; Andrés Véliz, coordinator of the Renewable Energy Program of the Ministry of Energy, and, on behalf of the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Cristián Vargas, Vice-Dean for Research and Development.

The laboratory was set up at the campus, in an open place with enough exposure to sunlight and it includes two solar thermal panels that receive the solar radiation. Then, by means of a copper heat collection system, the water is heated and stored in a tank nearby, which heating capacity is complemented by the use of water heaters according to what is needed.

“It is a special occasion for Universidad de Santiago, because we are receiving equipment with cutting-edge technology related to a very sensitive issue for our society: energy saving. The system can operate in eight different ways, what provides a solar thermal lab that will allow us to have teaching activities and conduct studies in this field. This advance will position us as a leading academic unit in the implementation of this technology,” director Cubillos said.”

Part of a larger project

The new equipment is part of the “Teacher Education and Training in Solar Thermal Energy” project awarded to the Department of Chemical Engineering and sponsored by the Solar Program of the Ministry of Energy; the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), plus the active collaboration of ProCobre.

The initiative also includes free workshops to disseminate information on how society can use this type of energy and, in the future, the incorporation of relevant knowledge about solar thermal energy in the curricula of the programs given by the Department. Today, one of the two 50-hour workshops is being held to train professionals, technicians, students and people who work as plumbers and electricians. There were more than 150 applicants for only 21 places available, “what shows a high interest in this field,” Cubillos added.

Paloma Toranzos, representative of the UNDP, said that one of the commands that the UN gives to the programs is precisely to give support to the country so that it reaches sustainable development with regards to initiatives like renewable energies. “In the context of the project, installing this new system has been a major success; let’s hope it has a significant impact on the university community,” she added.

Andrés Véliz, coordinator of the Renewable Energy Program of the Ministry of Energy, said that the project was awarded funds because it exceeded the initial expectations. “We first thought about a training course, but we were pleasantly surprised that the knowledge gathered on this issue will be included in the programs’ curricula, and even more, there is research on this field,” he said.

ProCobre’s consultant Sergio Molleda explained that this type of technology also impacts the country image and the economy of mining industry, as “the parts of these solar collectors, like plates, piping and heat collection systems are made of copper,” what expands the uses of this mineral and its world exporting potential. “We think that developing these projects at Universidad de Santiago is essential, because they promote the use of this type of energies in the future in different productive sectors,” he said.


Translated by Marcela Contreras

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• The Center was founded at Universidad de Santiago de Chile to develop the knowledge of the Portuguese language across the Chilean universities. It is the 40^th center in the world built and supported by the Portuguese State.

With the presence of important authorities of the Portuguese Government and Universidad de Santiago de Chile, the new Camões Centre for Studies in Portuguese Language was opened in Chile. It is the 40^thcenter in the world built and supported by the renowned language and cooperation Camões Institute.

The Center, which facilities are located across from the Foro Griego at Universidad de Santiago, will be a resource and logistics center for the development of culture teaching and research programs, to provide Portuguese language courses, and as place for literary and cultural dissemination. The Center includes a library, a multipurpose room and an administrative office.

Dr Vera Faiais Fonseca, Director of the Center and Cultural Attaché of the Portuguese Embassy, says that opening this new space “is very special to me, because I have had the experience of being a lecturer, but I had never had the opportunity of opening a center; it is especially symbolic for me. Of all the universities that we work with, Universidad de Santiago is, undoubtedly, the most important one, as it is the only one that offers a Bachelor’s degree in Portuguese.”

Consolidation of an academic project

The protocol for the creation of the Center was signed on June 08^th, 2015, by the President of Universidad de Santiago, Dr Juan Manuel Zolezzi; the Pro President at that time, Dr Pedro Palominos; and the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Dr Marcelo Mella. According to the Portuguese Ambassador, António Luís Cotrim, opening this new center in the campus of Universidad de Santiago contributes to consolidating the relationship between Chile and Portugal.

For the Head of the Department of Linguistics and Literature, Dr Roxana Orrego, this Center means “a major achievement, because it is going to contribute to disseminate the Portuguese culture and language in the university, but it will also help to establish links with the community outside the university. This is the result of joint efforts by the university’s central government, the Chilean Government, the Portuguese Government and other bodies of the university.”

According to the Academic Vice President of Universidad de Santiago, Dr Patricia Pallavicini, this new academic project will become a means of “strengthening our internationalization and the idea that we are part of an increasingly globalized world. Having this Center here gives us the possibility of creating, proposing and developing a new way of training and a broader network for our students.”

Likewise, the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities expressed his joy at the creation of this new space, saying that it will allow to expand the cultural collaboration to a multidimensional one, considering that both countries have similar conditions.

Renowned Portuguese writer launches new book

In the context of the opening of the Center, the Camões Institute, the Embassy of Portugal in Chile and Universidad de Santiago de Chile, invited the renowned Portuguese writer Jose Luis Peixoto -recipient of five international literature prizes- who presented his new novel, Galveias, published by Random House.

The novelist and poet said that the invitation was very gratifying, highlighting the important public role of Universidad de Santiago and its contemporary thinking.

Translated by Marcela Contreras

• With a space of 2,755 m², the five-floored building will be home to the Center for the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, the Aquaculture Biotechnology Center and the Soft Matter Center. The cost of the building construction amounted to about CLP 5,000 million.

In a context in which Chile only invests 0.39 of its GDP in research, the President of Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Dr Juan Manuel Zolezzi, highlighted the importance of this new space that will contribute to research and development in the country.

“This is one of the state-of-the arts buildings in Chile with regard to university research and it is an incentive for new researchers to continue innovating in key areas for the development of Chile,” he said. He added that Universidad de Santiago de Chile is a leader in technology transfer.

Senator Guido Girardi, who heads the Challenges for the Future. Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of the Upper House, valued the work done by public universities.

“These universities take charge of basic sciences on their own. Particularly, Universidad de Santiago has had the wisdom to connect basic sciences to the problems of the country and to generate innovation to solve these problems,” he said.

A few months ago, Dr Girardi visited the Center for the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Cedenna, in Spanish) where he met with professionals in this significant research field. After the opening ceremony he congratulated the university on the new facilities.

The centers

Representatives of the centers that will occupy the new facilities expressed their satisfaction with the architectural configuration of the building that facilitates research development.

Dr Francisco Melo, Head of the Soft Matter Center that gathers together scientists in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Engineering, said that the new space will offer endless opportunities for a better science development and for positioning the university at an international level.

For her part, Dr Dora Altbir, Head of the Cedenna, said that the possibility of bringing together scientists from different fields will allow a more active collaboration than the one that the university has now.

Eugenio Spencer Ossa, Head of the Aquaculture Biotechnology Center (CBA, in Spanish) said that the new building will allow to further scientific research and contribute to improve domestic industrial production, like salmon farming.

Architecture

The Rector Eduardo Morales Santos Research Building, with a total surface of 2,755.15 m², is located in the central campus of the university. Its design is a geometric reinterpretation of the heritage buildings of the institution designed by the architects Héctor Valdés, Fernando Castillo Velasco, Carlos García Huidobro and Carlos Bresciani and built between 1957 and 1967. The building’s name is a tribute to the first democratically-elected university president after the dictatorship.

Translated by Marcela Contreras

• The equipment was acquired with funds awarded to the Department of Chemical Engineering of Universidad de Santiago, in the context of the project “ Teacher Education and Training in Solar Thermal Energy” sponsored by the Ministry of Energy, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), plus the active collaboration of ProCobre.
• “It is a special occasion for the University, because we are receiving cutting-edge technology related to a sensitive issue for our society: energy saving,” Francisco Cubillos, the Director of the Department of Chemical Engineering said, adding that the implementation of this lab will contribute to both teaching and research.”

 
Our University has new equipment available to study and develop renewable energies, as the Solar Thermal Laboratory was inaugurated at the Department of Chemical Engineering, on October 16th. This laboratory has cutting-technology that will strengthen teaching activities and research on this field.

The opening ceremony was attended by Juan Manuel Zolezzi, President of Universidad de Santiago; Francisco Cubillos, Director of the Department of Chemical Engineering; Paloma Toranzos, representative of the United Nations Development Program; Andrés Véliz, coordinator of the Renewable Energy Program of the Ministry of Energy, and, on behalf of the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Cristián Vargas, Vice-Dean for Research and Development.

The laboratory was set up at the campus, in an open place with enough exposure to sunlight and it includes two solar thermal panels that receive the solar radiation. Then, by means of a copper heat collection system, the water is heated and stored in a tank nearby, which heating capacity is complemented by the use of water heaters according to what is needed.

“It is a special occasion for Universidad de Santiago, because we are receiving equipment with cutting-edge technology related to a very sensitive issue for our society: energy saving. The system can operate in eight different ways, what provides a solar thermal lab that will allow us to have teaching activities and conduct studies in this field. This advance will position us as a leading academic unit in the implementation of this technology,” director Cubillos said.”

Part of a larger project

The new equipment is part of the “Teacher Education and Training in Solar Thermal Energy” project awarded to the Department of Chemical Engineering and sponsored by the Solar Program of the Ministry of Energy; the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), plus the active collaboration of ProCobre.

The initiative also includes free workshops to disseminate information on how society can use this type of energy and, in the future, the incorporation of relevant knowledge about solar thermal energy in the curricula of the programs given by the Department. Today, one of the two 50-hour workshops is being held to train professionals, technicians, students and people who work as plumbers and electricians. There were more than 150 applicants for only 21 places available, “what shows a high interest in this field,” Cubillos added.

Paloma Toranzos, representative of the UNDP, said that one of the commands that the UN gives to the programs is precisely to give support to the country so that it reaches sustainable development with regards to initiatives like renewable energies. “In the context of the project, installing this new system has been a major success; let’s hope it has a significant impact on the university community,” she added.

Andrés Véliz, coordinator of the Renewable Energy Program of the Ministry of Energy, said that the project was awarded funds because it exceeded the initial expectations. “We first thought about a training course, but we were pleasantly surprised that the knowledge gathered on this issue will be included in the programs’ curricula, and even more, there is research on this field,” he said.

ProCobre’s consultant Sergio Molleda explained that this type of technology also impacts the country image and the economy of mining industry, as “the parts of these solar collectors, like plates, piping and heat collection systems are made of copper,” what expands the uses of this mineral and its world exporting potential. “We think that developing these projects at Universidad de Santiago is essential, because they promote the use of this type of energies in the future in different productive sectors,” he said.


Translated by Marcela Contreras

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• With a space of 2,755 m², the five-floored building will be home to the Center for the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, the Aquaculture Biotechnology Center and the Soft Matter Center. The cost of the building construction amounted to about CLP 5,000 million.

In a context in which Chile only invests 0.39 of its GDP in research, the President of Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Dr Juan Manuel Zolezzi, highlighted the importance of this new space that will contribute to research and development in the country.

“This is one of the state-of-the arts buildings in Chile with regard to university research and it is an incentive for new researchers to continue innovating in key areas for the development of Chile,” he said. He added that Universidad de Santiago de Chile is a leader in technology transfer.

Senator Guido Girardi, who heads the Challenges for the Future. Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of the Upper House, valued the work done by public universities.

“These universities take charge of basic sciences on their own. Particularly, Universidad de Santiago has had the wisdom to connect basic sciences to the problems of the country and to generate innovation to solve these problems,” he said.

A few months ago, Dr Girardi visited the Center for the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Cedenna, in Spanish) where he met with professionals in this significant research field. After the opening ceremony he congratulated the university on the new facilities.

The centers

Representatives of the centers that will occupy the new facilities expressed their satisfaction with the architectural configuration of the building that facilitates research development.

Dr Francisco Melo, Head of the Soft Matter Center that gathers together scientists in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Engineering, said that the new space will offer endless opportunities for a better science development and for positioning the university at an international level.

For her part, Dr Dora Altbir, Head of the Cedenna, said that the possibility of bringing together scientists from different fields will allow a more active collaboration than the one that the university has now.

Eugenio Spencer Ossa, Head of the Aquaculture Biotechnology Center (CBA, in Spanish) said that the new building will allow to further scientific research and contribute to improve domestic industrial production, like salmon farming.

Architecture

The Rector Eduardo Morales Santos Research Building, with a total surface of 2,755.15 m², is located in the central campus of the university. Its design is a geometric reinterpretation of the heritage buildings of the institution designed by the architects Héctor Valdés, Fernando Castillo Velasco, Carlos García Huidobro and Carlos Bresciani and built between 1957 and 1967. The building’s name is a tribute to the first democratically-elected university president after the dictatorship.

Translated by Marcela Contreras

• The equipment was acquired with funds awarded to the Department of Chemical Engineering of Universidad de Santiago, in the context of the project “ Teacher Education and Training in Solar Thermal Energy” sponsored by the Ministry of Energy, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), plus the active collaboration of ProCobre.
• “It is a special occasion for the University, because we are receiving cutting-edge technology related to a sensitive issue for our society: energy saving,” Francisco Cubillos, the Director of the Department of Chemical Engineering said, adding that the implementation of this lab will contribute to both teaching and research.”

 
Our University has new equipment available to study and develop renewable energies, as the Solar Thermal Laboratory was inaugurated at the Department of Chemical Engineering, on October 16th. This laboratory has cutting-technology that will strengthen teaching activities and research on this field.

The opening ceremony was attended by Juan Manuel Zolezzi, President of Universidad de Santiago; Francisco Cubillos, Director of the Department of Chemical Engineering; Paloma Toranzos, representative of the United Nations Development Program; Andrés Véliz, coordinator of the Renewable Energy Program of the Ministry of Energy, and, on behalf of the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Cristián Vargas, Vice-Dean for Research and Development.

The laboratory was set up at the campus, in an open place with enough exposure to sunlight and it includes two solar thermal panels that receive the solar radiation. Then, by means of a copper heat collection system, the water is heated and stored in a tank nearby, which heating capacity is complemented by the use of water heaters according to what is needed.

“It is a special occasion for Universidad de Santiago, because we are receiving equipment with cutting-edge technology related to a very sensitive issue for our society: energy saving. The system can operate in eight different ways, what provides a solar thermal lab that will allow us to have teaching activities and conduct studies in this field. This advance will position us as a leading academic unit in the implementation of this technology,” director Cubillos said.”

Part of a larger project

The new equipment is part of the “Teacher Education and Training in Solar Thermal Energy” project awarded to the Department of Chemical Engineering and sponsored by the Solar Program of the Ministry of Energy; the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), plus the active collaboration of ProCobre.

The initiative also includes free workshops to disseminate information on how society can use this type of energy and, in the future, the incorporation of relevant knowledge about solar thermal energy in the curricula of the programs given by the Department. Today, one of the two 50-hour workshops is being held to train professionals, technicians, students and people who work as plumbers and electricians. There were more than 150 applicants for only 21 places available, “what shows a high interest in this field,” Cubillos added.

Paloma Toranzos, representative of the UNDP, said that one of the commands that the UN gives to the programs is precisely to give support to the country so that it reaches sustainable development with regards to initiatives like renewable energies. “In the context of the project, installing this new system has been a major success; let’s hope it has a significant impact on the university community,” she added.

Andrés Véliz, coordinator of the Renewable Energy Program of the Ministry of Energy, said that the project was awarded funds because it exceeded the initial expectations. “We first thought about a training course, but we were pleasantly surprised that the knowledge gathered on this issue will be included in the programs’ curricula, and even more, there is research on this field,” he said.

ProCobre’s consultant Sergio Molleda explained that this type of technology also impacts the country image and the economy of mining industry, as “the parts of these solar collectors, like plates, piping and heat collection systems are made of copper,” what expands the uses of this mineral and its world exporting potential. “We think that developing these projects at Universidad de Santiago is essential, because they promote the use of this type of energies in the future in different productive sectors,” he said.


Translated by Marcela Contreras

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