Yasungulwa ngo-2020, i-Academia Joven Argentina (AJA) yavela njengenkundla ebalulekile neshukumisayo ezinikele ekugqugquzeleni nasekusekeleni abaholi bezwe besayensi basekuqaleni. Isungulwe ngesikhathi esibalulekile sesayensi yomhlaba wonke kanye nentuthuko kazwelonke, inhloso eyinhloko ye-AJA ukusebenza njengebhuloho elibalulekile phakathi komphakathi wesayensi nemikhakha yenqubomgomo yomphakathi kanye nesenzo sikahulumeni. Njengenhlangano engenzi nzuzo, ifilosofi yayo yokusebenza igcizelela ukukhuthaza ukuzimela kochwepheshe kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kumalungu ayo, iqinisekisa ukuthi iseluleko sayo neminikelo yenqubomgomo ihlala ingakhethi futhi ingenawo amathonya ohulumeni, izinhlangano ezixhasa ngezimali, noma izintshisekelo zebhizinisi. Lokhu kuzibophezela ekuzimele kusekela ukwethembeka kwe-AJA futhi kuthuthukisa ukusebenza kwayo njengezwi elinegunya lesayensi emphakathini wase-Argentina.
Umgomo omkhulu we-AJA uwukusebenza njengezinga eliphezulu, inkundla yokusebenzisana yokushintshisana ngobuhlakani obuvulekile, ukubambisana kwezesayensi nobuchwepheshe, kanye nokusabalalisa ngempumelelo nokusabalalisa ulwazi esizweni sonke. Inikezelwe ekuhlanganiseni ithalente elihlangene lamalungu ayo ukuze akhiqize imibono emisha, esekelwe ebufakazini kanye nezinqubomgomo ezifaka isandla ezisombululweni ezisimeme zezinselele zomphakathi ezigcwele. Umbono Wesikole uwukuba inhlangano kazwelonke ebaluleke kakhulu, ehlukahlukene, futhi enegunya elilolonga ikusasa lenqubomgomo yesayensi, eqhuba ukwakhiwa kwamakhono, futhi eqinisekisa ukuthi umzila wesayensi wase-Argentina uqondiswa izimiso zokusebenza kahle nokuhambisana. Ububanzi bayo buqinile obuhlanganisa imikhakha eminingi futhi bubandakanya bonke, buhlanganisa izindawo ezine zocwaningo ezinkulu ezichazwe kuzwelonke: EzoLimo, Ubunjiniyela, Nesayensi Yezinto Zokusebenza; Isayensi Yezinto Eziphilayo Nezempilo; Isayensi Eqondile Nemvelo; kanye Nesayensi Yezenhlalakahle Nezabantu. Le ndlela ebanzi iqinisekisa ukuthi i-AJA ingakwazi ukuhlanganisa imibono eyahlukene yezazi, ifuna ukuhlanganisa imibono ehlukene yolwazi lwesayensi ukuze kubhekwane nezinkinga zesimanje eziyinkimbinkimbi kusixhumi esibonakalayo somphakathi wesayensi.
Izimiso ezilawula izenzo ze-AJA zigxile ekuphishekeleni izinga eliphezulu nokumelwa okubanzi. Ubulungu buyakhetha kakhulu, bugcinelwe ososayensi abasakhula abaye babonisa irekhodi eliqinisekisiwe leminikelo yesayensi evelele nokuzibophezela okujulile emsebenzini womphakathi. Ngaphandle kobuhle, ukufakwa kubalulekile. I-AJA ilwela ukumelwa okunokulinganisela kuyo yonke imikhakha yesayensi futhi ifuna ukumelwa okubanzi kwezindawo ukuze ibonise zonke izifunda zase-Argentina. Omunye umgomo oyinhloko ukwakhiwa kwamakhono, ukuqaphela ukuthi ukuthuthukisa isayensi emazweni asathuthuka kuhlobene ngokuqondile nokunika izizukulwane ezintsha zabacwaningi amandla. Okokugcina, umthelela wezenhlalo uqhuba i-AJA ukuthi igxile emizamweni yayo ezindabeni endaweni ebucayi yesayensi, yombuso, kanye nomphakathi, inikeze ukwesekwa kwesayensi kunkulumompikiswano yomphakathi kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwenqubomgomo.
I-Young Academy yase-Argentina yenza umgomo wayo ngokusebenzisa uchungechunge lwemisebenzi ehlelekile eklanyelwe ukugqugquzela inkhulumomphendvulwano, ukwakhiwa kwamandla, nokuzibandakanya komphakathi. Lezi zinhlelo zigxile kakhulu ezimbathweni ezimbili eziyinhloko: ukusatshalaliswa kocwaningo kanye nokuthuthukiswa kochwepheshe kwabaphenyi abasha. I-Academy njalo ihlela imihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi ekhethekile namasemina ngezihloko ezihlukahlukene ezihlobene ngokuqondile nezithakazelo zocwaningo zamalungu aso. Lezi zikhathi zisebenza njengezikhala ezibalulekile zokushintshana okujulile kobuhlakani kanye nokuqonda okuhlukahlukene. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-AJA izibophezele ekusekeleni ukuqhubeka komsebenzi ngokubamba imihlangano eqondiwe kanye nokuhlangana okubhekana nezinselele kanye nemininingwane ethile yocwaningo lwabaphenyi abasebasha. Lezi zinkundla zibhekana nezindaba ezibalulekile zochwepheshe njengokuthola izibonelelo, ukuzulazula kubaphathi besikhungo, ukuzuza ibhalansi yokuphila komsebenzi, kanye nokusungula ukuzimela komsebenzi kusenesikhathi.
Ukuqinisekisa ukuqhubeka, ukuzimela, nokumelwa okubandakanya bonke abantu, i-AJA isebenza ngohlaka olukhethekile lokuphatha olugcizelela ukulingana nokuhlela ukulandelana.
Ubulungu be-AJA wukuqashelwa impumelelo evelele emisebenzini yokuqala yesayensi. Nakuba izidingo ezithile zeminyaka yobudala kanye ne-post-doctorate yesikhathi sokuhlala zichaza ukufaneleka kwabacwaningi "abancane"-ngokuvamile ukukhawulela ubulungu kulabo abangaphansi kweminyaka ethile noma phakathi nenani elinqunyiwe leminyaka ngemva kokuthola i-PhD yabo-inqubo yokukhetha eyisisekelo ibeka phambili kokubili ubuhle besayensi kanye nokuzibophezela okubonakalayo emsebenzini womphakathi. Amalungu ngokuvamile anikezwa isikhathi esingaguquki sokuhlala (isb., iminyaka emihlanu) ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuvuselelwa njalo, ukulondoloza uhlamvu oluguquguqukayo nolwezizukulwane oluyisisekelo sobunikazi beSikole. Ngale ndlela eqinile nehlelekile, i-Young Academy yase-Argentina isalokhu izinikele ekuthuthukiseni isizukulwane esilandelayo sabaholi besayensi abanganikeza iminikelo ezimele, enhle kakhulu, nefanelekile ekusaseni lesizwe.
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