Falling Walls Lab is a platform that gives students, professionals and people linked to entrepreneurship and research the opportunity to present, in just 3 minutes, their ideas with a positive impact worldwide. The presentation is in English and must be able to "break down walls".
Each year, around 100 renowned academic institutions around the world organize their own version of Falling Walls Lab to showcase the quality, diversity and passion of the most innovative minds in their countries. This process culminates with the selection of a finalist who will represent their institution at the international event in Berlin.
The activity was held on Wednesday, June 26 between 15:30 and 19:00 hours in the Hall of Honor of the Central House of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
This event was attended by:
Irmgard Maria Fellner, Ambassador of Germany
The General Directorate of International Affairs of the PUCV, Alina Neumeyer, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Lecturer and Director of PALE (German Program of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso), Fundación Ciencia Joven, SEREMI Macrozona Centro, Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Government of Chile, Goethe-Institut Chile, Santiago, Representative DFG (German Research Society), Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Director of the Interdisciplinary Engineering Center and professor at the School of Electrical Engineering PUCV, Coordinator of Higher Education Institutions of the Innovation District V21 Viña del Mar, Startup Keragelax and current PhD student in Biotechnology PUCV/USM.
The winner of Falling Lab 2024 was Lucas Quiroz "Breaking the wall of Clean Electromobility" (Universidad del Bío-Bío, graduate).
