About the CRUCH

13/08/2024
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Mandate by law

The CRUCH is a public legal entity that acts as a collegiate body. In accordance with the provisions of Law 21.091 on Higher Education and Decree with Force of Law No. 2 of 1985, the CRUCH is responsible for advising and formulating proposals to the Ministry of Education on public policies related to higher education.

It also has the function of coordinating the institutions that comprise it, promoting collaboration between them, proposing to the entities that comprise it, the initiatives and solutions aimed at coordinating their activities, in all aspects, to ensure a better performance and quality of higher education.

CRUCH Milestones 

Presidents and Executive Presidents of CRUCH since 2001

  • 2001 to 2002: Minister Mariana Aylwin Oyarzún
  • 2003 to 2005: Minister Sergio Bitar Chacra
  • 2006: Minister Martín Ziliec Hrepic
  • 2007: Minister Yasna Provoste Campillay
  • 2008 to 2009: Minister Mónica Jiménez
  • 2010: Minister Joaquín Lavín Infante
  • 2011: Minister Felipe Bulnes Serrano
  • 2012: Harald Beyer Burgos
  • 2013: Carolina Schmidt Zaldívar
  • 2014 to 2015: Minister Nicolás Eyzaguirre Guzmán
  • 2016 to 2017: Minister Adriana del Piano
  • 2018: Minister Gerardo Varela Alfonso
  • 2019: Marcela Cubillos Sigall
  • 2020 to 2021: Minister Raúl Figueroa Salas
  • 2022: Minister Marco Antonio Ávila
  • 2023 to present: Minister Nicolás Cataldo Astorga

Executive Vice Presidents of CRUCH since 2001

  • 2001 to 2003: Rector Sergio Lavanchy Merino
  • 2004 to 2005: Rector Luis Riveros Cornejo
  • 2006: Rector Jaime Pozo Cisternas
  • 2007 to 2010: Rector Victor Perez Vera
  • 2011 to 2014: Rector Juan Zolezzi Cid
  • 2015 to 2018: Rector Aldo Valle Acevedo
  • 2019 to 2021: Rector Juan Zolezzi Cid
  • 2022 to present: Rector Emilio Rodríguez Ponce

Alternate Executive Vice Presidents CRUCH since 2001

  • 2001 to 2003: Rector Ubaldo Zuñiga Quintanilla
  • 2004 to 2006: There is no appointment
  • 2007 to 2009: Rector Alfonso Muga Naredo
  • 2010: Rector Ignacio Sánchez Díaz
  • 2011 to 2013: Rector Sergio Lavanchy Merino
  • 2014 to 2016: Rector Diego Duran Jara
  • 2017: Rector Sergio Lavanchy Merino
  • 2018: Rector Darcy Fuenzalida
  • 2019 to 2021: Rector Ignacio Sánchez Díaz
  • 2022 to 2023Rector Hans Richter Becerra
  • 2024 to present: Rector Carlos Saavedra Rubilar