Inauguration of the II REAPS Meeting at UHE
Last Wednesday, May 29, 2024, UHE hosted the II Meeting of the Education, Learning and Service Network (REAPS). The event began with welcoming remarks from our rector, Dr. Diego A. Jaramillo, who received the members of the network, highlighting the importance of this meeting of collaboration and learning. We counted with the presence of IES Abroad, the Department of Learning and Service of USFQ, Vinculación PUCE Quito and PUCE Ibarra, Einstein College, members of the Network of Ignatian Educational Units (RUEI), Free Legal Clinic and UHE Nursing.
Claudia Carbonell, director of the Center for Research, Liaison and Knowledge Transfer, gave an introduction on the importance of networks in academia, emphasizing that without links there would be no academia worldwide. The UHE also showed its artistic talent with the participation of students and teachers of theMusic career, who performed two compositions: "Soñando con Quito" and "De dónde vengo", by the author Alex Alvear, filling the atmosphere with culture and creativity.
Carlos Corrales, a professor at PUCE, gave a talk on the "AppS Methodology", in which he explained the classification of activities and their practical application, providing a valuable theoretical and practical perspective.
The event included an open house, where REAPS members presented their projects and discussed their methods for expanding their impact on society. In this section, Colegio Einstein presented some of its social impact projects carried out by children and adolescents, who detailed their research and achievements.
The day concluded with a brainstorming session led by the Desing Thinking method under the direction of Karla Diaz, representative of USFQ. The active participation of all members present was remarkable especially for the initial ideas to generate a collaborative REAPS project. Finally, Mayra Reyes,UHE's Director ofOutreach, gave a brief closing and thank you speech and handed out certificates of participation to the attendees.
This meeting not only celebrated the collaboration between different institutions, but also highlighted the projects that have distinguished themselves for their excellence, creativity and commitment to social change, contributing significantly to the sustainable development of Ecuador.
