UMECIT Chitré celebrates the 21st Student Research Conference: cultivating critical thinking in the classroom
In recent days the successful execution of the 21st Student Research Conference in the UMECIT Chitré headquarters, an academic space that demonstrated the research growth of our students, as a result of the boost to the research culture that our institution promotes through the Neocyberhumanist Educational Model.
This day allowed us to demonstrate how the systematic development of learning activities, aimed at strengthening skills and competencies, allows our students to advance in the formation of a thought scientist, critic and transformerThrough processes of observation, analysis, and interpretation, students explored and constructed new knowledge from their different areas of training.
The activity had the valuable guidance of the teachers: Zaida Córdoba, Gabriel Cacó, Diana Duarte, Karen Botello, Osvaldo Solís, Omar Bultron, Merlyn Bernal and Lourdes Samaniego, who supported their students in research relevant to the national situation. Among the topics covered were:
- Medical and non-contractual civil liability
- Right of access to information and habeas data
- Domestic violence and children's rights
- Physical education and technical analysis of baseball
- Electronic device use and youth fatigue
- Forensics and chain of custody
- Environmental crimes and citizen participation
- Prevention in eye health and antimicrobial resistance
- Food contamination and biosecurity
📌 Winning projects:
🥇 First place: Entomological signs in ocular inspection
📚 Author: José Barba – Bachelor of Criminology
🥈 Second place: Habeas data as an effective mechanism for protecting the right to privacy and freedom of information
📚 Authors: Zaida Falcón and Juan Madrigales – Bachelor of Law and Political Science
🥉 Third place: Types of pitches in baseball
📚 Authors: Maryori Castillo, Jojanes Castro, and David Castroverde – Bachelor of Physical Education
UMECIT Chitré congratulates all participants for their effort, dedication, and contribution to the academic and research development of the region. We continue to train professionals committed to transforming society!
