In this Development Research seminar, Professor Doris Sáez Hueichapan explores intercultural training at the Engineering School at Universidad de Chile and its attempt to include a population historically marginalized from formal education.
- Professor
- Date
- Friday 28 Mar 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
- Type
- Seminar
- Spoken Language
- English
- Room
- 3.39
- Location
- International Institute of Social Studies
Intercultural Training, with its spread at the Engineering School at Universidad de Chile, is a pioneer initiative within Chilean universities. Professor Doris Sáez Hueichapan will present some indications regarding its capacity to include a population historically marginalized from formal education and its capacity to offer training that is complementary to Western approaches.
She argues that this opens avenues for intercultural training in the Engineering School, which contributes to improving the graduates' professional and scientific performance.
She will present an example of a technological intercultural project for engineering students. The project co-designs a technological prototype, incorporating interculturality as a basis for joint work with a rural indigenous school community through a participatory methodology for adopting internet-based technologies from Things (IoT) and renewable energy.
