Council of Rectors recognizes contributions of prominent academic Francisco Javier Gil to higher education in Chile

The academic and researcher at the University of Santiago, as well as director of the Unesco Chair of Inclusion in University Higher Education, died this Tuesday, March 3, at dawn. He is considered a benchmark in the field of equity in education and recognized for his invaluable contribution in the design and implementation of […]

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Institute of Clean Technologies (ITL) and progress of the request to declare the bidding process void

«As the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities we value positively that this Tuesday, January 26, the Senate Chamber has approved the draft agreement by which“ the President of the Republic is requested to take the necessary measures to declare the bidding process void to establish the Chilean Institute of Clean Technologies, […]

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New public tender process for the Clean Technologies Institute (ITL)

«Last Monday, January 4, the decision of CORFO to award the tender of the Clean Energy Institute (ITL) to the North American consortium Associated Universities Inc. (AUI) was announced, which has generated a national debate led by senators. , deputies and researchers, both from the universities of the Council of Rectors and from others […]

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Council of Rectors thanked parliamentarians for the support during the discussion of the 2021 Budget for Higher Education

In the plenary session on Thursday, November 26, Senator José Miguel Insulza and Senator Yasna Provoste were present, representing the group of parliamentarians who have supported the universities of the Council of Rectors. Regarding the budget discussion, the executive vice president of CRUCH, Juan Manuel Zolezzi, said that […]

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Executive Vice President of CRUCH, Juan Manuel Zolezzi: "We are optimistic about what may happen in the Mixed Commission"

Regarding the discussion of the 2021 budget for higher education, the rector of the USACH also pointed out that “the Council of Rectors is a diversity of communities, with different ways of thinking; Notwithstanding this, today we are one hundred percent united and committed to carrying out this task of rescuing and replenishing the funds […]

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Executive Vice President of CRUCH, Juan Manuel Zolezzi: "If the Executive does not reverse the 2021 Budget for Higher Education, he will be responsible for mortgaging the country's capacity to generate knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurship"

Faced with the decrease in the 2021 Budget for Higher Education and also for Science and Technology, the concerns and demands of the Council of Rectors are three: to restore the basic institutional and project funds; approve long-term indebtedness for state universities with a state guarantee; and suspend the application of Regulated Tariffs. On […]

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Executive Vice President of CRUCH on the 2021 Budget: “Government authorities have tried to generate distrust and discredit the universities of the Council of Rectors”

To clarify and deny the proposals of the Ministry of Finance, the Council of Rectors released a Technical Minute that focuses on three central issues: the decrease in financing in Higher Education programs, the transparency and accountability of the universities, and the supposed increase in salaries in universities. The […]

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CRUCH Research Committee elects new board and establishes main lines of work for 2020-2022

The new president of the Research Commission of the Council of Rectors, Andrea Rodríguez Tastets, Vice-Rector for Research and Development at the University of Concepción, outlined the main lines of work for the 2020-2022 period. Meanwhile, the former president of the commission, Adrián Palacios, gave a positive assessment of the work carried out […]

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Budget 2021: the proposal of the Ministry of Education seriously threatens the sustainability of CRUCH universities

«The Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH), before the 2021 Budget proposal presented by the Executive for Higher Education, wishes to express to public opinion that: The proposal of the Ministry of Education for next year is incomprehensible and unacceptable, since it seriously undermines the sustainability of the CRUCH universities […]

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