The Council of Rectors urges a resumption of dialogue and the reaching of agreements on Higher Education.

Three months after the start of the student mobilizations that have challenged public conscience on such a relevant issue as higher education, the Council of Rectors has agreed to the following: To call upon all social and institutional actors to preserve the intellectual and cultural heritage that university institutions constitute […]

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Communications Directors of CRUCH meet for second meeting

The meeting addressed the admissions process and included presentations from representatives of the Catholic University of the North, the University of Talca, and the University of Valparaíso. Communications officers from the 25 traditional universities belonging to the Council of Rectors met this Wednesday, August 17, to learn about and share their experiences […]

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Council of Rectors reiterates call to normalize academic activities

The Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) deeply and extensively values the contributions that students, student leaders, academics, researchers, and support staff have made and continue to make to improving the quality of teaching and research in Chile, and which have succeeded in placing the issue on the national public agenda […]

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Council of Rectors called on students to reconcile the normalization of academic activities with their mobilizations

 The CRUCH sent a public statement to CONFECH assuring students of special conditions to carry out this process. In a plenary session of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH), held yesterday at the Catholic University of the Holy Conception, the rectors analyzed the current scenario of educational reform and mobilizations, […]

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Council of Rectors and CONFECH agree to sign document “Points of Convergence”

Following the meeting held on July 26, both parties agreed to sign a document outlining 17 points of consensus. The Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) and representatives of the Confederation of Chilean Students (CONFECH) met on Tuesday, July 26, at which time the students presented their demands.

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Council of Rectors meets with new Minister of Education

 On that occasion, the Secretary of State indicated that he would enforce the law prohibiting profit-making in universities. The executive committee of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) and the recently appointed Minister of Education, Felipe Bulnes, held their first meeting to review all issues related to higher education that have already been addressed.

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Meeting brings together the communication directors of the universities of the Council of Rectors

 The rector of the University of Valparaíso, Aldo Valle, and the prominent journalist and sociologist, Magdalena Brown, participated in the meeting. Communication directors from traditional universities participated in the Communications Meeting: “Education in the Press: Opportunities and Challenges,” held on July 13 at the East Campus of the Catholic University. The […]

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