“Learning takes on a unique dimension when students engage with real-world problems and develop their research projects alongside academics who contribute specialized knowledge and practical experience,” explains Hugo Rojas, a researcher at the Alberto Hurtado University School of Law and NuestramemorIA , and an associate professor at the Catholic University of Uruguay, who participated in the QS Higher Ed Summit: Americas, an international conference on higher education held in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Rojas participated in the panel “Learning by Living: How Experience, Mentorship, and Place Transform Student Outcomes,” organized by the University of Notre Dame, which addressed the value of learning based on concrete experiences, student participation in research projects, and guidance from mentors with professional experience and knowledge of the local context.
In this context, the professor presented the project developed by exchange students and interns participating in the “ NuestramemorIA ” project, an initiative that uses artificial intelligence tools to support the analysis of files related to human rights violations in Chile. The project demonstrated how student involvement in real-world problems can complement their academic training and create new learning opportunities.
The presentation also provided an opportunity to link the international discussion on educational innovation with research that connects artificial intelligence, court records, human rights, and transitional justice in Chile.
In particular, Rojas referred to the article “Artificial Intelligence, Judicial Archives, and Transitional Justice: Analysis of the Quiñones Case in Chile,” recently published in the journal Tapuya, which is indexed in Scopus (Q1). Veronica Bofah, a student at the University of Notre Dame, served as a research assistant during the initial phase of this research and also participated in the panel.
“Learning takes on a special dimension when students engage with real-world problems and develop their research projects alongside academics who contribute specialized knowledge and practical experience,” explained Rojas.
