CRUCH addresses the challenges of coexistence and security in the face of threats to universities

02/09/2026
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Patricia Astroza, co-chair of the CRUCH University Coexistence and Mental Health Commission, participated in T13 En Vivo to analyze how higher education institutions are facing the recent threats against their communities.

The academic highlighted the importance of having protocols for action, along with strengthening co-responsibility and training in digital citizenship.

The Patricia Astroza, co-chair of the University Coexistence and Mental Health Commission of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH)., On T13 En Vivo, he addressed the responses of institutions to the threats of attacks that have affected various universities in the country in recent weeks.

During the interview, Astroza, who is also the coordinator of the Student Welfare Department at the University of La Serena, explained that Universities have specific protocols aimed at protecting their communities, which has allowed them to respond quickly. “It has been a challenge that we have had to face immediately, and I believe that the measures that have been taken have been efficient and very responsible,” he noted.

The academic explained that a definitive diagnosis of the phenomenon does not yet exist and raised the need to analyze it from different perspectives, considering not only security, but also university life and mental health. In that context, she emphasized that The responses must be built with the participation of the communities and a shared responsibility among their members..

Astroza also put emphasis on the role played by social networks in the circulation and viral spread of this type of content. In this regard, he emphasized the need to strengthen training in digital citizenship and the responsible use of these platforms.

“We have to be willing to take care of our communities, that comes first,” said the Commission co-chair, adding that this challenge It requires progress in raising awareness about the consequences of individual actions. they can have an impact on other people and on the university community.