"Universidad, Ciencia y Desarrollo" (Tomo II) - Scientific Dissemination Programme

The challenges of the modern world, more than ever based on the value of knowledge in social dynamics, require mobilization and the timely dissemination of science in general.

To achieve a real scientific and technological contribution to the development of Colombia, it is not sufficient to create knowledge on a specific subject, but it must also be transferred to the population who can profit from it.

In response to this philosophy, El Rosario decided last year to go beyond the academic context in order to share the results of its research with Colombian society in general, starting with the issues of greatest concern to the population and how they relate both locally and worldwide.

As a result of the work of these groups, the first collection of research papers was presented to the public as part of the UR Science and Development Programme, a project that arose from the interest of sharing and putting the progress reached in our institution's research at the service of society.

Thanks to the readers' positive response, Volume II of this collection was presented in 2007, with the natural pride of those making an academic contribution to science and humanity.

This second collection can be found on the Science and Development Programme website of the University this year, which provides the interested reader with better tools, as well as with the possibility of accessing more details of each study. This virtual tool is at www.urosario.edu.co/investigacion.

As academics, but also as citizens, we look forward to continuing to contribute to a new vision of the present context, analyzed from the research perspective. The Programme aims to answer questions, and provide instruments to give contemporary problems an individual dimension, enriched by our research work.

El Rosario invites you to learn more about science and the environment for this means moving forward in time.