Council of Rectors strengthens ties with universities in the United States

María Teresa Marshall, executive director of the Council of Rectors, visited leading universities in California (USA) as part of the Chile-California Program and efforts to strengthen bilateral relations for the development of strategic alliances at the postgraduate level. Within the framework of the Chile-California Program, the executive director of the Council of Rectors of the […]

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Council of Rectors evaluates the selection stage of the 2012 Admission Process

 93,574 applicants were selected through the CRUCH admissions process. The application process for the 25 traditional universities and the eight private universities affiliated with the Admissions System of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) was successfully completed. 25,761 more students—than in 2011—were selected through […]

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CRUCH Libraries Commission elects new board

At the second annual meeting of this working group, the board that will serve for the next two years was elected and will be headed by Sara Yusta Manterola, from the Catholic University of Temuco. This took place within the framework of the First International Congress of University Libraries, organized by the Federico Santa María University, […]

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Rectors seek to extend student benefits until the end of the second academic semester

The Council of Rectors informed the Higher Education Division of the Ministry of Education that students at traditional universities receive approximately 130,000 food and living allowance scholarships. The rectors met with representatives of the Confederation of Chilean Students (CONFECH) to analyze the situation and explore ways to extend the provision of these scholarships.

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Council of Rectors and Ministry of Education give the go-ahead to the University Selection Tests

This year, approximately 271,000 students are taking the PSU (University Selection Test) from Putre to Puerto Williams. Among the innovations implemented by the CRUCH (Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities) for this process is the introduction of the PSU score, valid for two years. At the Teresiano Enrique de Ossó School, the Minister of Education, Felipe Bulnes, along with […]

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