The winner of the Environmental Challenge enjoyed his prize

Last Saturday, March 5, 6 and 7, the Ubaté branch, as first place in the Branches and Extensions category of the # Environmentally Balanced with Nature Challenge, made effective the prize awarded by the University, with the support of the CAFAM compensation fund, during the UCundinamarca Environmental and Ancestral Week in December 2020, led by the Environmental Management System, which had the participation of students, teachers and administrative staff from the university community of all regional units.

The first place winners enjoyed a weekend at a vacation home in Cafam Melgar, surrounded by nature and with all the biosecurity protocols to guarantee the protection and health of the officials.

During the day, tours were conducted to enjoy the environment, recreational and educational activities related to the new color code for waste classification with the support of the Environmental Management System; it was a weekend of rest, fun and learning.

The competition was conducted under parameters such as the development of the theme (related to the programs of the Institutional Environmental Management Plan – PIGA), the audiovisual narrative, the audiovisual quality, the level of support for environmental culture and originality.

The videos were evaluated by external judges from different environmental entities such as the Regional Autonomous Corporation CAR, which participated with judges from Programs or areas such as Recycling Cycle, Environmental Education and Biodiversity, as well as the Punto Azul Corporation, which handles the disposal of expired medicines from the University, and from the University, through the Coordination of the Specialization in Environmental Education.

The first place in the Branches and Extensions category went to the Ubaté Branch and the second place to the Zipaquirá Extension, the latter will soon receive its prize with a relaxing spa day at the Cafam Club in Bogotá.

The challenge began at the Girardot branch on Earth Day and continued through all branches, extensions, and Bogotá offices, coinciding with various environmental commemorations throughout the year, such as Biodiversity Day, Recycling Day, World Environment Day, and Soil Conservation Day. These are the videos of the participants, including the winners, which were based on the themes of the programs in the Institutional Environmental Management Plan (PIGA):

• Winner of 1st place: Ubaté Section – Efficient Use of Ecosystem Services Program_PUESE

• Second Place Winner: Zipaquirá Extension – Water Saving and Efficient Use Program _ PUEA

• Girardot Section - Cross-cutting aspects of the programs of the Institutional Environmental Management Plan –PIGA

• Facatativá Extension – Comprehensive Waste Management Program_PGIR

• Soacha Extension – Comprehensive Waste Management Program_PGIR

• Chía Extension – Water Saving and Efficient Use Program _PUEA

• Bogotá Offices – Material Savings and Efficient Use Program_PUEM

Environmentally+Mindful Students

Students from the Environmental Education thematic core of the Environmental Engineering Program of the Facatativá Extension, interns and trainees of the Environmental Management System of the different regional units, participated in the Student Category of the challenge sharing their good environmental practices.

The winners are already making good use of their "2021 diploma scholarship" award, which strengthens their professional preparation in fields of their interest.

Winning Students:

• Thematic core of Environmental Education of the Environmental Engineering Program Facatativá – University Environmental Projects -PRAU

• Saul Leandro Nieto Martínez
• Juan José Cuervo González PRAU
• Johan Francisco Vargas Camacho PRAU

· Environmental Engineering Interns, Facatativá Extension:

• Johan David Sánchez Salamanca: SGA Intern – North Node
• Karen Esperanza Bustos Timote: SGA Intern – Central Node
• Santiago Pérez Sánchez: SGA Intern – Central Node

• Interns in Environmental Engineering and Business Administration, Girardot Branch:

• Laura Maleny Hernández Méndez, Girardot Sectional Intern
• Rene Bernardo Fandiño Vargas, Girardot Sectional Intern
• Iván René Machado Águila, Girardot Sectional Intern

Environmental and Ancestral Week

The first Environmental and Ancestral Week in Balance with Nature was held on December 9, 10, 11 and 14, 2020, under the leadership of the Senior Management and the Directors of Sections and Extensions, and the active participation of different stakeholders from the university community such as administrative staff, teachers and students, with more than 376 participants in the development of the different events.

The Vice-Rectorate for Administration and Finance, headed by Dr. Myriam Lucía Sánchez, shared with the university community the institutional commitment reflected in the investments made through the ISO14001 Environmental Management System implementation project, "UCundinamarca in balance with nature", in 2019, 2020 and the projections for 2021.

The awards ceremony for the #Reto Ambientalmente videos took place at the event. This challenge will be held again this year during the Second UCundinamarca Environmental and Ancestral Week in Balance with Nature 2021, with awards in the categories of Faculties, Fusagasugá Processes, and again, Students. More information will be available soon so that the entire UCundinamarca community can participate. By participating together, we strengthen our environmental culture in a translocal and transhuman way, transforming together through action, just as MEDIT transforms!

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