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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Vice President of CRUCH, Aldo Valle: "It is very important to give the message that the 2019 Admission Process is going to remain in the current conditions"

On the occasion of the announcement of the forthcoming start of the enrollment stage at the PSU, the executive vice president of CRUCH, the head of DIVESUP and the vice-rector for Academic Affairs of the University of Chile, referred to the most important aspects of the Admission Process 2019 and, also, to the challenges of the […]

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CRUCH proposes institutional policies for equality and diversity

1. The Executive Committee of the Council of Rectors, in response to the student demonstrations demanding institutional policies of equality and diversity in each of our universities, considers it essential that the university communities themselves, in accordance with university procedures, initiate as soon as possible a process of reflection and dialogue aimed at finding urgent answers and […]

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XVI Assembly of the Plenary of the Ibero-American University Council (CUIB) will be held in Valparaíso with the participation of CRUCH

Activity will take place on May 9 and 10 at the Federico Santa María Technical University (UTFSM) and will bring together the highest university authorities of the Ibero-American region, higher education networks and other academic and political personalities of our country. The Annual Meeting of the Ibero-American University Council (CUIB) 2018 that […]

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Aldo Valle: "Now the gratuity is open for institutions controlled by profit-making entities"

Executive Vice President of CRUCH, Aldo Valle, explains the negative effects that the Constitutional Court ruling on financing higher education brings. “The decision of the Constitutional Court has very serious effects on the higher education system and specifically on financing and from there, on the functions of a system […]

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