ANDRES MARAGANO LEVEQUE // La Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Talca // Talca // July 17th 2017 // I was invited to visit Andres at the School of Architecture in Talca. I had heard a lot about the work of Talca, and their commitment to creating a University which connected directly with its... Continue Reading →
CoLab: universities for change
EDER DELGADO // Coordinador de Comunidad y Espacio COLAB // Santiago // July 14th 2017 // I was fortunate to grab a quick meeting with Eder who gave me some more information and some literature on the CoLab, an innovation lab with a relationship to the Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas at La Pontificia Universidad Católica... Continue Reading →
Facultad Economía y Negocios: The social value of education
JAMIE OLHABERRY AGUILAR // Facultad economía y negocios, Universidad de Chile // Santiago // July 13th 2017 // I met Jamie in the University of Chile, his work is very connected to the network of educational institutions that are coming together in Chile to look at their responsibility to solve/tackle the social challenges in the... Continue Reading →
Instituto de Innovación Social: networked university social innovation
FRANCISCA VARGAS // Instituto de Innovación Social, la Universidad del Desarrollo // Santiago // July 13th 2017 // I met Francisca in la Universidad del Desarrollo, thanks to an introduction from Vincente Lorca. Francisca works at the Instituto de Innovación Social which is inside the university. The Institute was formed in 2012, with a team of 2 people.... Continue Reading →
Circo Social: young people’s growth through circus
ALEJANDRA JIMÉNEZ CASTRO // El Circo del Mundo // Santiago // July 12th 2017 // I met Alejandra and her team at their space in a community called Pajaritos in the east of the city of Santiago. They are a social enterprise who create and perform circus shows, funding a social outreach programme which trains... Continue Reading →