EThe XI National Meeting of Scientific Vocations ‘Campus 48: Exploring the San José galleon’ concluded successfully at the headquarters of the Cartagena Naval Museum, an event in which, according to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovationimmersion methodologies were used to address challenges related to the San Jose Galleon.
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In workspaces called ‘Laboracampus’boys, girls, adolescents, young researchers, teachers and professionals with advanced training They exchanged knowledge that led to proposals for solutions to challenges associated with the galleon as submerged cultural heritage.
At the closing of the event, the Minister Yesenia Olayahe stressed: “Campus 48 is a dialogue of knowledge that transcends national borders, because history is a common history among peoples. Although it has its different nuances, each historicity leads us to common meanings that are built from the social appropriation of knowledge and the development of scientific capabilities. This is the commitment we have from the Government of change.”
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The head of the Science portfolio also stressed the importance of strengthening these spaces for articulation: “With scenarios for meeting and dialogue like this, we are also advancing in the democratization of scientific knowledge, which means that every Colombian man and woman can be recognized as a subject of knowledge, participating in the construction of knowledge that will allow great transformations for the country.”
For its part, Jorge Fiquitiva, A participating teacher from Campus 48, highlighted the lessons learned to strengthen the social appropriation of knowledge through scientific vocations and stressed the importance of scientific dissemination in his robotics project.
“It is essential to recognize our heritage and culture. With our scientific vocations we can motivate children to carry out investigations that allow them to understand the richness of Colombia. We apply these concepts in social networks and similar exercises. I invite you not to keep your children away from science,” said the professor.
At the closing of the event, the children, adolescents and young people presented to local decision-makers, Admiral Hermann Aicardo León Rincón, head of the Directorate of Maritime and River Interests of the National Navy, and Orlando Bello, director of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Government of Bolívar, a manifesto with the most relevant conclusions of the challenges assumed in their research on the San José galleon.
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With information from Minciencias
