About the project
EL-BONGO physics (E-Latin America Digital huB for OpeN Growing cOmmunities in physics) is an Erasmus project that seeks to democratise physics education and research for the university population of Latin America. The main effort is focused on the digital transformation of higher education in Latin America, from the creation of virtual communities of scientific training, with a collaborative logic, open science and strengthening of practical skills in digital fabrication.
The project covers four strategic areas: high-energy physics; space weather; seismology and terrestrial risks; artificial intelligence and computational physics tools. This experience involves the design of training modules, validated by different master’s degrees from 12 universities in seven countries in Latin America, with the support of four European universities.
EL BONGÓ physics concentrates organisational, technical and scientific efforts in four knowledge communities, to learn by doing.
Objectives of EL-BONGO physics:
- Promote the creation of virtual scientific training communities in Latin America in the following areas: high energy physics; space weather; seismology and terrestrial hazards; artificial intelligence and computational physics tools.
- Create flexible educational experiences based on mini training modules with institutional validation for university students in Latin America.
- Strengthen the capacities of Latin American higher education institutions for the internationalisation of experiences.
- Promote research based learning-by-doing in digital communities using the MiLAB professional platform and open methodologies.
- Foster digital fabrication skills to build scientific instruments in FABLab environments.