Executive Vice President of CRUCH: "We have a duty to stop and look at our admission system and warn, promptly and with measure, that we must introduce changes"

The authority of the Council of Rectors inaugurated this Tuesday the Seminar "University Admission and Selection in Chile: How to respond to the requirements and diversity of talents of the young people of the XXI century?", Organized by the Single Admission System of the CRUCH in conjunction with the University of Los Lagos. On the occasion, […]

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CRUCH seminar will address initiatives to measure writing, innovation in assessment and equity programs in universities

Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23, the CRUCH Single Admission System will develop the Seminar "University Admission and Selection in Chile: How to respond to the requirements and diversity of talents of young people of the 21st century?" It will include the participation of rectors, academic authorities and researchers. In the activity […]

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Council of Rectors agrees to incorporate measurement of writing in the admission system and proposals for improvement of the current instruments

After listening to the evaluation and recommendations for adjustments to the USPs presented by the members of the Committee of Experts of the Single Admission System, the plenary session of the Council defined a work agenda for the short and medium term. In addition, the CRUCH defined its five representatives for the new Access Committee of the […]

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Executive Vice President of CRUCH: "The door cannot be closed on social problems, we must assume them and dialogue with those who can effectively contribute to better solutions"

The rector Aldo Valle announced that the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities will send a proposal to the Minister of Education to address the situation of students who will lose Gratuity for exceeding the formal duration of their careers. The Council's proposal will seek to “avoid the impairment that, until now, the application of […]

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CRUCH authorities receive the rectors of the Diego Portales and Alberto Hurtado universities who join the Council

The executive vice president, rector Aldo Valle, led a meeting this Thursday, March 21 with the rectors Carlos Peña and Eduardo Silva. The two new rectors will participate for the first time in the monthly CRUCH session, which will take place next Thursday, March 28 in Santiago. “For us it is an occasion that has character […]

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CRUCH presents deputies with recommendations to the bill that introduces modifications to the Quality Assurance System

In the session of the Education Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, the alternate executive vice president of the Council of Rectors, Darcy Fuenzalida, highlighted that the Executive collected the recommendations of the CRUCH in the initiative that modifies paragraph 5 of the transitory provisions of the Law No. 21.091. He also stated that the success of […]

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Council of Rectors extends the application period until Monday, December 31 due to failures in the online platform

The decision was made in the context of the release of the results of the 2019 University Selection Tests for the Admission Process, after a technical failure was detected on the application page of the DEMRE website. “As the Council of Rectors, we want to reassure and give confidence to all those who wish to apply […]

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Executive Vice President of CRUCH, rector Aldo Valle: "There are some national scores that we want to highlight very especially, because they represent outstanding achievements"

For the 2019 Admissions Process, a total of 211 students achieved perfect scores on the University Selection Tests (PSU) among this year's graduating seniors. “In this 2019 Admissions Process, there are some perfect scores that we want to highlight, because they represent outstanding achievements. This time, there are 14 […]

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Council of Rectors agrees to provide more information to promote student application and support from universities

The CRUCH agreed to provide the databases containing the National Unique Identification Number and the results of the PSU, NEM, and Grade Ranking scores, but without personal contact information. Academic and sociodemographic background information will also be included, specifically the educational institution, municipality, and region. “The Council of Rectors analyzed today […]

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