The Carolina Foundation and CRUCH awarded doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships

In the 2011-2012 call for applications, two scholarships were awarded for doctoral studies and short-term postdoctoral research stays at Spanish universities. The recipients were Giannina Andrea Dávila, with a doctoral scholarship at the University of Barcelona, and Gustavo Curaqueo Fuentes, with a short-term postdoctoral research stay at the Center for Soil Science […]

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Eight universities joined the admissions system via PSU

Universidad Mayor and Universidad Andrés Bello confirmed their participation today, joining six other institutions that had previously confirmed their involvement in this process. During the day, Universidad Mayor and Universidad Andrés Bello confirmed that they will join the admissions system via University Selection Tests (PSU), used by the universities […]

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The Ministry of Education and the Council of Rectors will work on an agenda for reforming higher education.

Education Minister Joaquín Lavín addressed the CRUCH plenary session and assured attendees that the government will seek consensus with university rectors before submitting initiatives to Congress. Furthermore, it was decided to extend the deadline for private universities to respond to the call made by […] until Monday the 30th at 6:00 PM.

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Council of Rectors establishes alliance with Australian universities

Between January and March 2011, the number of new Chilean students entering the Australian education system increased by 151% compared to the same period the previous year. The Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding this morning with an alliance of leading Australian universities, […]

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Council of Rectors signed Memorandum of Understanding with Finnish universities

Representatives from the universities belonging to the Council of Rectors traveled to Finland last April to learn more about its higher education system and establish cooperative ties with its universities. The Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) and the Council of Rectors of Finnish Universities (UNIFI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding […]

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The Council of Rectors approved the protocol that regulates the international evaluation process of the PSU (University Selection Test).

Five foreign companies will be invited to participate in a bidding process to select the entity that will conduct the evaluation of the University Selection Tests. The Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) unanimously approved a protocol to regulate the international evaluation process of the University Selection Tests (PSU). In the […]

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Rector Víctor Pérez: "Dialogue and participation are a fundamental axis for the development of Higher Education"«

The Higher Education Conference, convened by the Council of Rectors, drew a large crowd of representatives from various educational institutions. Former President Ricardo Lagos participated in the event. More than 70 institutions, including universities, technical training centers, and professional institutes, gathered for the first […]

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The PSU Technical Advisory Committee presented the 2010 Study Series

Members of the committee presented documents prepared based on the analysis of the University Selection Tests. The academics comprising the Technical Advisory Committee (CTA) of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) presented yesterday the 2010 series of studies, prepared based on the analysis of the University Selection Tests […]

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