Breaking Paradigms: Towards a Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinary Science” In commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Alexander von Humboldt

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Alexander von Humboldt, from February 22th to February 24th occurred in the city of Ibarra, Ecuador the Humboldt kolleg “Breaking Paradigms: Towards a Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinary Science”. The event was held at the facilities of the Hotel Ajaví. This Humboldt kolleg aimed to create a space for Humboldtians, young doctors in science and young researchers of Latin America for disseminating their results, as well as to create collaborative and cooperative relationships and strengthen the existing one, in order to take steps forward in scientific knowledge within Latin America. The event also had the purpose of creating the space for the dissemination of the programs offered by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to young doctors in science for conducting their research in leading laboratories in Germany.