From the Simón Bolívar Park Convention Center, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, led the closing ceremony of the 1st International Congress on Scientific Convergences for a Shared Future, a project to promote scientific and technological cooperation between countries of the Global South and their strategic allies.
This plenary session, which included keynote addresses, was attended by 500 students, 500 Venezuelan scientists, and 25 distinguished international scientists; all with the goal of continuing to promote a Venezuela firmly committed to building a sovereign and independent homeland, supported by scientific and technological development.
This conference brought together experts from China, Cuba, Iran, Russia, Serbia, and Vietnam to exchange ideas and knowledge among sister nations through multidisciplinary dialogue in key areas such as electromedicine, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and nanotechnology.
It is worth mentioning that in less than two (2) years, the Venezuelan nation has implemented a large-scale educational project, which has marked a milestone in the country’s academic history.
Furthermore, among those present at the closing of this conference are the following guests:
– “From the Classroom to the Stars” Dr. Natasa Lodorovic, Senior Scientific Associate at the Belgrade Astronomical Observatory, Serbia
– “Physical Virology: Mechanisms and Basic Principles of Self-Assembly, Structure, and Function of Viruses” Dr. Ivan Golushko, Senior Researcher at the Southern Federal University, Russia
– “Nuclear Research Reactors in Iran: Conventional and Newly Developed Applications” Dr. Behrouz Rokrok, Head of the Reactor and Nuclear Safety Research School at the Iran Research Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology – Iran
– “Machine Learning and Chemical Sensors: Artificial Taste Assessment with Electronic Tongues” Dmitry Kirsanov, Assistant, Senior Researcher, St. Petersburg State University, Russia
In context, the International Conference on Scientific Convergences for a Shared Future was also held with the broad and clear vision of building alternatives to models of domination in science and technology, connecting peoples in the search for common solutions to ensure their development and well-being.