Category Archives: Latin America + Caribbean

Overview of the project

Project title:  Institute Twinning between the University of Antioquia (Colombia) and the Leiden Observatory Project leader: Dr. Rafael Martínez-Galarza Website: https://sites.google.com/site/astrotwincolo/meetings/2014-2nd-meeting In the context of the IAU Strategic Plan, and in parallel to the creation of an Andean Regional Office of Astronomy for Development (Andean ROAD), the Astronomy undergraduate program at the University of Antioquia (UofA) […]

Overview of the project

Project title: The first Guatemalan School of Astrophysics Project leader: Dr. Eduardo Rubio-Herrera We will be launching the first ever GUAtemalan School of Astrophysics (GUASA) which will be held in a rural area of Guatemala every two years. The school aims to bring together local Central American/Caribbean undergraduate students of physics/mathematics/engeneering, with experts from prestigious […]

Overview of the project

Project title: Astronomía Periférica – art & astromomy, Colombia Project leader: Dr. Jaime Forero-Romero Follow the project here: http://astronomia-periferica.org/ Astronomía Periférica is a project aimed at bringing the poetic force of astronomy into the periphery of Latin-American cities. Our tools are art, design and science. The project is embodied in three interdependent activities with one […]