Salón Azul - University of San Francisco de Quito - Santiago Gangotena Campus
The New Frontiers of Journalism Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Storytelling, Monetization, and Human Mobility Date: From November 6th to 11th, 2023 Location: Salón Azul - USFQ - Campus Santiago Gangotena In an age of misinformation and artificial intelligence, journalism is more essential than ever to comprehend the phenomena reshaping society. In a year of political uncertainty for Ecuador, questions about
BigSurv23 (Big Data Meets Survey Science) At the International Conference BigSurv23 (Big Data Meets Survey Science), distinguished scientists and professionals from around the world will discuss the most innovative topics in data science and surveys, as well as computational sciences applied to social sciences. The virtual keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Juan M. Lavista Ferres, VP, Chief Data
12th South American Bird Fair Date: November 14th to 16th, 2023, from 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM Location: Mindo The South American Bird Fair is the most important of its kind on the continent, and it takes place in a different country each year. The event brings together thousands of participants: bird watchers, tourism professionals, enthusiasts, and nature lovers. It
The Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC) is one of the main global entrepreneurship competitions and, for the fifth consecutive year, it will also come to Ecuador. Each edition, the contest brings together around 370,000 entrepreneurs from more than 200 countries. The objective of this tournament is to identify high-potential startups, to help them in the process of scaling their business. Since
The University of San Francisco de Quito, Cumbayá Campus
During this training session, participants will acquire the skills to sequence using the MinION technology from Oxford Nanopore Technologies. The program will include theoretical lectures and hands-on sessions. Attendees will have the opportunity to prepare a library, conduct sequencing, and analyze the results using Galaxy. An incredible opportunity to grasp the art of genome sequencing with this cutting-edge technology! This
The minor in European studies is based on an interdisciplinary approach that would introduce students to the importance of the European continent and the European Union through an introduction to its society, values, culture, heritage, economy, politics and institutions. The courses are mostly comparative and transnational, but also focus on individual European organizations and countries. This minor will help students
"The event 'The Relations Between the Legislature and Constitutional Courts: Analysis of the Colombian Case' is a forum for discussion and analysis that aims to scrutinize the interaction and balance of powers between the Congress and constitutional courts in Colombia. By delving into the separation of powers, the functions and roles of each institution, constitutional oversight, and potential conflicts, it
This minor offers students of Education and Psychology careers an approach to diversity and inclusion within the classroom. The main objective is for students to gain a holistic understanding of what Specific Educational Needs are -related and not related to disability- within the Ecuadorian educational context.
The objective of this interdisciplinary minor is to provide the concepts and tools necessary to implement the gender approach in the analysis of contemporary Latin American and global societies. The minor will provide students with the basic foundations of gender studies and feminist theory, as well as the methodology and methods to conduct research on gender diversities, masculinities-femininities and social
This minor presents the student with a multidisciplinary vision of the historical, political, social and cultural complexity of the Latin American region, and how the region is inserted in the international panorama. To this end, courses will be offered from different areas of knowledge that share the focus of their study in Latin America, such as literature, political science, philosophy
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