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During Thursday's session, the CRUCH plenary reflected on the structural challenges of the university system, particularly on the FES proposal and its implications for the strategic development of higher education institutions from a territorial and long-term perspective.
At the plenary session of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) held on June 26 at the Catholic University of Maule (UCM), the rectors addressed the Public Financing for Higher Education (FES) bill, which would replace the current State-Guaranteed Loan (CAE).
The meeting included in-depth discussions on the various aspects of the FES project, such as the fundamental aspects for the implementation and sustainability of the model, and emphasized the essential points for the balanced and viable development of the university system.
In line with this work, the Emilio Rodríguez, executive vice president of CRUCH and rector of the University of Tarapacá (UTA), will participate next Tuesday, July 1st, at 8:30 a.m., in the session of the Finance Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, where the bill will be discussed (bulletin No. 17.169-04).
“We are engaged in a broader discussion about the financing of higher education for the coming years. We will deliberate and hope to arrive at a unified position, as has always been the case. We view higher education with a long-term perspective, which is why we are carefully reviewing the FES proposal and its implications for the entire system,” Rector Rodríguez emphasized.
At the same meeting, the members of CRUCH recognized the rector of the Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences (UMCE), Elisa Araya Cortés, who is concluding her term as the institution's highest authority. The rectors praised her leadership at a key moment for the institutional transformation of the pedagogical university, as well as her ongoing commitment to public higher education and her valuable contributions to the Council's work.
Furthermore, as part of its institutional modernization processes, the CRUCH is reviewing the proposals received in the competition held to explore a possible update to its visual identity. The initiative was aimed at undergraduate and graduate students from CRUCH universities and took place over a period of approximately five months, promoting the active participation of university student communities in reflecting on the elements that graphically represent the Council's work and principles.
Text: CRUCH Communications
Photo: UCM Communications
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