CRUCH participates in the Congress on International Education in Monterrey

With intense debate and innovative proposals, the Congress of the Americas on International Education (CAEI) was held in Monterrey, Mexico, laying a solid foundation for building a better future through integration in education. With over 800 participants from more than 30 countries, various prominent figures from the field of education addressed the issue.

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CRUCH: “We will continue with our schedule of changes to the Admissions System”

The university rectors reaffirmed their position to continue with the admissions process as agreed in May of this year, when a minimum of 101 TP3T (3-point syllabus) was established for the Grade Ranking and a minimum of 501 TP3T for the PSU (University Selection Test) was ratified. The Council of Rectors received the director in an extraordinary session […]

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Council of Rectors attends the assembly of the Inter-American University Organization

At this meeting, the Rector of the University of Los Lagos, Óscar Garrido, was ratified as Regional Vice President for the Andean Countries. The Council of Rectors, represented by Rector Óscar Garrido and its Executive Director, María Teresa Marshall, participated in the Annual Assembly of the OUI (Inter-American University Organization) held on the 15th […]

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Executive Vice President of CRUCH criticizes artificial increase in average high school grades

Rector Juan Manuel Zolezzi pointed out that measures like these not only constitute an ethical problem, but also a technical one, since they could harm future generations of students at the institution that decides to artificially inflate its grade point average. This statement was made during the seminar “For a New Technical Education for Chile,” organized by the presidency […]

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Council of Rectors discusses the challenges of the Postgraduate course in the Second International Seminar

With the participation of academic authorities from Brazil, Spain, Germany, France, and Chile, a debate was held on the trends and challenges related to quality, internationalization, interdisciplinarity, and funding of the postgraduate system at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Valparaíso. A hundred academics from different disciplines, together with the Commission of […]

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Single Admission System: Council of Rectors announces weights and NEM scale for the 2014 process

Representatives from the Council of Rectors and the Unified Admissions System explained the changes approved this year and reinforced their commitment to the continuous improvement of the system. The executive vice president of the Council of Rectors (CRUCH), Juan Manuel Zolezzi, accompanied by the director of the Unified Admissions System (SUA), María Elena González, and the director […]

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Secondary schools described as "an advance" the increase in weighting of the ranking of grades for university access

In a meeting with the Vice President of the Council of Rectors, Juan Manuel Zolezzi, student spokesperson Moisés Paredes stated that educational policies “cannot be tailored to the most prestigious schools, but must consider the majority of schools.” The Rector of the University of Santiago and Executive Vice President of the Council […]

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Council of Rectors met with candidate Michelle Bachelet to discuss higher education

The Council of Rectors (CRUCH) received a visit from presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet, who spoke about the country's challenges in higher education and her proposals in this area. This meeting is part of a series of dialogues that CRUCH will hold with presidential candidates. The challenges and proposals in higher education […]

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CRUCH universities promote their doctoral programs during a visit to Ecuador

A group of postgraduate directors from nine universities belonging to the Council of Rectors participated in this program, which aimed to promote the national doctoral programs, attract students from Ecuador, and foster academic collaboration with universities in that country. Nine of them undertook a successful tour of Ecuador […]

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