University presidents, students, and members of parliament are seeking common ground on strengthening public education.

In the context of the debate on the 2013 Budget Law, these stakeholders met to reach a consensus. "We want quality public education to be available to all Chileans," stated Juan Manuel Zolezzi, Executive Vice President of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH). At the request of Congressman Carlos Montes, a member of the Joint Committee on […]

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National Awards 2012 stay again at the CRUCH

Two graduates and three academics from institutions belonging to the Council of Rectors received awards this year in Literature, Musical Arts, History, Natural Sciences, and Applied and Technological Sciences. As has become customary in Chile, most national awards, with very few exceptions, are awarded in some way to universities belonging to the Council of Rectors.

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CRUCH and UNIFI close the work week planning future collaborations

At the closing session of the Second Chile-Finland Forum, representatives from the Council of Rectors and Finnish universities discussed potential projects and cooperation networks where both organizations could collaborate. The week of activities at the meeting between representatives concluded with a closing session at the Council of Rectors' offices.

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CRUCH and UNIFI explore new challenges for bilateral cooperation

Chilean and Finnish university rectors met today at FORUM II at the University of Santiago. With the aim of deepening the exchange and integration of knowledge and culture in higher education, Forum II was held today, a meeting between the Universities of Finland (UNIFI), the Council of Rectors of Finnish Universities […]

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