To welcome the students who entered CRUCH universities in 2025, the Libraries designed various strategies to ensure they became familiar with their services. These included technology training sessions, recreational activities, and other initiatives. March is a key month for Chilean universities, marking […]
The members of the Library Commission of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities presented the new version of the guide, with the participation of representatives from the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) and the National Accreditation Commission. The document, which replaces the version published in 2020, includes twelve principles […]
The proposal includes promoting the attraction and retention of teaching talent, strengthening ties with the school system, developing continuing education, and implementing monitoring mechanisms. The declaration was signed by Minister Nicolás Cataldo and by the Executive Vice President of CRUCH, Emilio Rodríguez, during the plenary session that […]
In a historic day, the distinguished academic and researcher became the first woman to lead the institution for the 2025-2029 term. In an emotional and well-attended ceremony, held on Friday, March 7th in Antofagasta, Dr. María Cecilia Hernández Vera assumed the position of the new rector of […]
To commemorate International Women's Day, the presidents and rectors of CRUCH universities published messages highlighting the importance of continuing to promote actions aimed at transforming the Council's institutions into benchmarks for gender mainstreaming and the eradication of violence. On the occasion of this important milestone, the president of the University […]
The Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage requested three representatives from the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) to participate in the Interministerial Advisory Commission to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Gabriela Mistral's Nobel Prize. The commemoration will extend from April 7, the poet's birthday, until December 10, 2025, the date on which […]
The Director of the UC Graduate School, Diego Cosmelli, and the Rector of the UCN, Rodrigo Alda, highlight the collaboration and work with ANID, MinCiencia, and CNA. They also value the inter-institutional collaboration and actions to promote internationalization. For the next two years, the commission will be led by the Director of Postgraduate Studies […]
With the addition of María Cecilia Hernández (UCN) and Marcela Momberg (UCT), the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) will reach its highest level of female representation in its more than 70-year history. Executive Vice President Emilio Rodríguez highlighted this progress as a reflection of the universities' commitment to […]
The recent meeting of postgraduate representatives from the CRUCH universities was attended by the Minister of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Innovation (CTCI), Aisén Etcheverry; the President of the National Accreditation Commission (CNA), Andrés Bernasconi; and the rectors of the Catholic University of the North (UCN), Rodrigo Alda, and the Alberto Hurtado University (UAH), Cristián del Campo SJ. At the meeting, the new board of directors of the commission was elected to […]
The Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) expresses its deep concern regarding the threat posed by the INNA industrial megaproject, proposed by AES Andes, to the skies of the Antofagasta region and, in particular, to the operations of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) at Paranal and the future giant telescope (ELT) […]
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