First Regional Meeting on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Transfer

Central America, April 20, 2022

The “First Regional Meeting on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Transfer” has begun with three days of academic sessions. It is organized by the General Directorate of Research of the University of San Carlos of Guatemala -USAC-, with the support of the Central American Higher University Council -CSUCA- and the member universities: University of El Salvador -UES-, National Autonomous University of Honduras -UNAH-, National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Managua -UNAN Managua-, University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast -URACCAN-, University of Costa Rica -UCR-, National University of Costa Rica -UNA-, University of Panama -UP-, Technological University of Panama -UTP-, Specialized University of the Americas -UDELAS- and International Maritime University of Panama -UMIP-.

The event began with welcoming remarks from the Director General of Research at USAC, Mr. Hugo Pérez Noriega: “In commemoration of World Entrepreneurship Day, World Intellectual Property Day, and World Creativity and Innovation Day, we are celebrating the First Regional Meeting on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Knowledge Transfer. From DIGI, we thank the Central American universities that have been part of the organization and academic committee of this important event, as well as the General Secretariat of CSUCA and Engineer Liuba Cabrera for coordinating this important event.”.

Meanwhile, Mr. Francisco Alarcón, representing the General Secretariat of CSUCA, stated, “Research is developed with different purposes, according to the substantive functions of higher education institutions, generating skills such as the development of critical thinking, problem-solving ability, teamwork, developing their entrepreneurial capacity, among others, which is why it is important to involve students in the processes of innovation, entrepreneurship and knowledge transfer.”.

For his part, Mr. Juan Pablo Oliva, acting rector of USAC, inaugurated the meeting, expressing his gratitude "to the national and international speakers, who will enrich the event with their knowledge to generate new opportunities within the participating universities, due to the importance of innovation that exists in technical, health, and social-humanistic fields, as well as the qualities of entrepreneurship and development that they generate for societies.".

The academic conference will take place on April 20, 21, and 22, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., via Zoom, with various presentations. The first day will be dedicated to innovation, beginning the morning session with an expert forum on the topic, followed by the following presentations: Impact of vocal technique on intonation performance in seventh-grade students at the Francisco Ramón Díaz Zelaya National Conservatory of Music; Innovation unit in health; Application of land observations as a tool for managing productive landscapes and tree cover in Costa Rica; Innovating from universities: the commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Costa Rica; Measuring agricultural innovation from the territories: a conceptual and methodological proposal; Experiences in open innovation seasons at FAREM Estelí; Strengthening learning exchanges through multidisciplinary innovation projects at FAREM Estelí; and the open innovation process in evaluating the biocidal activity of [unspecified product/product]. Soursop (Annona muricata L.) extracts for the control of Aedes aegypti L and comprehensive program of science, technology, innovation and intercultural community entrepreneurship: A proposal from the experience of URACCAN Las Minas.

The second day will be dedicated to entrepreneurship and the third to knowledge and technology transfer. For more information and the complete agenda of the event, visit the official website., https://encuentroregionalinnovacion.weebly.com/, If you haven't registered yet, you can do so via the following link https://bit.ly/encuentroIETC.