Actividades

“Technology as a bridge to human dignity” is the name of the talk presented by Carolina Bonacic, director of Strategic IT at Usach and the Center for Innovation in Information Technology for Social Applications (CITIAPS), at the start of the eighth edition of Protagonistas 2030.

Convening the country’s complete educational ecosystem, the summit returns to Espacio Riesco, this time highlighting the inherent power of humanity to shape the future.

In addition to the talks, representatives from various institutions discussed and reflected on digital transformation.

The first FIU Usach Workshop: Articulating Capacities in R&D&I, held on Thursday, July 17, saw a strong turnout from the research community at the University of Santiago, Chile. Hosted by the Vice-Rector's Office for Research, Innovation, and Creation, the event successfully brought together academics from diverse faculties and research centers. This initiative created an important interdisciplinary space, fostering the development of collaborative projects aimed at tackling Chile's strategic challenges

USACH’s Sinapsis platform, a hub for open innovation in sustainable development, recently brought its inaugural challenges to a close. Dubbed Usach Sostenible and Estación Futuro, these initiatives successfully mobilized the diverse talents of the university’s students, academics, graduates, and staff. The result? Applied proposals that directly address critical needs both on the Santiago campus and throughout the city, showcasing the power of connecting academic talent with real-world problems.

Promoting girls’ and adolescents’ engagement in technology and digital innovation, this program has empowered 210 girls aged 13-17 since its 2024 university inception. Working in teams, participants learn programming, business modeling, and app design, developing technological solutions that address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

The Vice-Rectorate for Research, Innovation and Creation (Vriic) successfully completed the series of workshops entitled “Open Access and Data: Complying with ANID and Dicyt Mandates,” developed during the first semester of 2025 by the Data, Statistics and Systems team.

The University of Santiago, Chile (Usach), through its Department of Electrical Engineering (DIE), and the Latin American Energy Organization (Olade) signed a specific collaboration agreement aimed at strengthening regional energy integration and developing specialized human capital training.

With a significant turnout, the University of Santiago, Chile, presented the First Symposium on Agricultural Water Quality. This event sought to underscore the pressing challenges the country faces concerning irrigation water quality and its effects on public health, the environment, and food safety.

The event was organized by the Center for Food Science and Technology Studies (CECTA Usach) and the Chilean Agency for Food Safety and Quality (ACHIPIA), with support from Corfo, Odepa, INDAP, CNR, Chile Alimentos, and Hortach.

As part of the celebrations for International Women’s Day, the Science Up Consortium at the University of Santiago, Chile, held the event “Science in Perspective.” This activity, organized by the Women’s Leadership and Participation Group, brought together the university community to analyze the historical and current issues faced by women scientists and to discuss new strategies to promote their future development.

Thousands of attendees gathered for Lollapalooza 2025, enjoying live performances by Justin Timberlake, Alanis Morissette, Olivia Rodrigo, Mon Laferte, and Tool.

Among the fans, a dedicated group set out with a clear mission: to find out the energy consumption of each act in order to promote sustainability for future editions of the music festival. 

In order to identify new opportunities for joint work in research and development (R&D) projects, the Directorate of Technological Management (DGT) of the Vice Rector's Office for Research, Innovation and Creation (Vriic) organized a meeting that brought together researchers from the University of Santiago de Chile and executives from the technology company CoreDevX.