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El pasado 21 de junio en las instalaciones de Cercun, la Oficina de Graduados presentó el nuevo medio de comunicación, Revista Graduados UCundinamarca, un medio especializado con información de interés que reconoce la labor del profesional de la institución universitaria. Los graduados interesados en escribir en la revista podrán contactarse con la oficina de Graduados […]
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El pasado 11 de Julio de 2017 en las instalaciones de la Universidad de Cundinamarca sede Fusagasugá, se llevó a cabo la Asamblea General de la Cadena Productiva Cunicola Nacional, con el objeto de socializar con los actores de la cadena, el trabajo avanzado por el Consejo Técnico del cual hace parte como representación de […]
Sesenta jóvenes estudiantes de instituciones educativas públicas de Cundinamarca recibirán el lunes 24 de julio, el reconocimiento en el manejo de los primeros niveles de formación en este idioma por parte de la Universidad de Cundinamarca en el marco del proyecto denominado “Cundinamarca bilingüie-Learning MoreTogether”. Con este proyecto, la institución universitaria busca certificar a 468 […]
Ten prototypes for climate change adaptation were presented at the closing of IDDS 2017
On the final day of IDDS, the pressure is palpable to deliver the prototype on time for the final presentation and, above all, to meet the community's expectations. Participants have taken advantage of yoga sessions to create active breaks that foster creativity and allow them to continue their efforts to finalize the prototypes, although some teams have already finished and are preparing for the summit's conclusion.
During the last session of the Collegiate Body for Administration and Decision (OCAD) of the Science, Technology and Innovation Fund (CteI), three investment initiatives for the department of Cundinamarca were approved for 1,415,700 million pesos, which will be drawn from the royalties budget. As agreed, one of the initiatives relates to the structuring of […]
The closing ceremony for IDDS 2017 will take place on July 16th at the Cercun facilities, featuring the presentation of 10 prototypes developed by the participants. These participants have been working 16-hour days since July 1st, tackling the challenge of developing low-cost technologies for climate change adaptation in rural communities. They will showcase these social innovation alternatives from Fusagasugá to the world.
On the penultimate day of the summit, participants were in the prototype construction stage, a preliminary step before full-scale mass production. Simultaneously, they were analyzing whether the prototype met expectations and was viable for use. After long days of work, cultural and recreational activities such as music and dance were also created.
On July 13, a discussion was held at the Cercun facilities between the Rector of the University of Cundinamarca, Adriano Muñoz Barrera, the Academic Vice-Rector, Orlando Blanco, the Head of the Research Department, José Zacarias Mayorga, the creator of IDDS, Ammy Smith, and representatives from the National University of […]