Dialogue and conflict transformation in the community will be the focus of the “First CRUCH Training Days on University Coexistence and Mental Health” on January 9, 10 and 11, 2024

The opening ceremony will feature an international panel, including Alfredo Zamudio, director of the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue mission in Chile, and Leticia García Villaluenga, director of the Master's Program in Mediation at the Complutense University of Madrid. Also present will be the rector of the Catholic University of Chile, Ignacio Sánchez, and […]

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CRUCH announces progress on gender equality within the framework of the discussion of the bill on parity in STEM areas

The Committee on the Future, Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation of the Chamber of Deputies deemed it necessary to ascertain the opinion of the Council of Rectors regarding statements made last October by representatives of the Network of Women Researchers Association (REDi), who expressed that there was discrimination in universities based on […]

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CRUCH universities celebrate Christmas with cultural, charitable and recreational activities

Concerts, gift drives, plays, Christmas fairs, and exhibitions are some of the activities open to the public that the universities of the CRUCH (Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities) are offering during the holidays. Through diverse cultural, charitable, and recreational activities, the institutions of the CRUCH are preparing […]

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The CRUCH Community Engagement Commission outlined its work plans for the 2024-2025 period and elected a new board.

At the plenary session held at the University of Magallanes (UMAG), those in charge of Community Engagement at CRUCH universities, led by commission president Ximena Gauché (UdeC), elected Carlos Lara (UV) as vice president and Olga María Valdés (UCN), Patricia Pallavicini (USACH) as zonal delegates […]

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Doctorate of Social Sciences in Territorial Studies

Social Sciences Area Sub-discipline Other Social Sciences University of Los Lagos City: Osorno, Commune: Osorno, Region: Los Lagos Region Objectives To train researchers capable of designing, implementing and directing research processes and generating new knowledge in the interdisciplinary field of regional and territory studies, from the social sciences and working in tasks […]

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The Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities calls for the restoration of a climate of civic trust and peace in social coexistence

Given the serious events that we have witnessed in recent days, the Council of Rectors has considered an institutional duty to be part of the reflection that the country is doing or should begin in the coming days. Our mission of training professionals and contributing to the generation of ideas for […]

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The Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities and the Unified Admission System are evaluating the conditions for taking the University Selection Tests.

In consideration of the latest events in the country and understanding the uncertainty that this situation generates, we have received various concerns and questions about the next delivery of the University Selection Tests (PSU) and the 2020 Admission Process to the universities of the Unified System of Admission of the Council of Rectors. We understand and share […]

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The Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities joins efforts to achieve social peace in La Araucanía

The Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities deeply regrets the disagreement and tension that the Region of La Araucanía is experiencing. This situation is largely explained by the historical inability of the Chilean State to recognize the cultural and ethnic diversity that constitutes the basis of the identities that inhabit and enrich our territory. […]

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The Council of Rectors expresses its concern about the 2019 Budget for Science and Technology

The 27 universities of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities express their deepest concern about the reduction of funding for Science and Technology contained in the 2019 Nation Budget Law Project. CRUCH has repeatedly maintained that the development capacities of the country are seriously limited by […]

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