President of the CRUCH Admissions Committee: “Close collaboration between the 30 universities of the Council ensures the success of the access process to Higher Education”

  • Admission and Enrollment Commission

Admissions representatives met to discuss the most relevant aspects of the 2024 Admissions Process and analyze the main challenges for universities. Osmar Valdebenito, head of the Information and Access Division of the Undersecretariat of Higher Education, participated in the meeting and stated that one of the challenges […]

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Focus areas of work at the CRUCH Libraries plenary: Standards for Libraries, Sustainable Development Goals and community engagement

  • Libraries Commission

With broad participation from library directors of CRUCH universities, the second ordinary plenary session of the commission was held at the University of Magallanes on November 8 and 9. The rector of UMAG, José Maripani, praised the work done in updating library standards, “which have contributed to the processes of […]

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CRUCH's Commission on University Coexistence and Mental Health defines its 2024 work plan

  • Commission on University Coexistence and Mental Health

Generating public policy proposals, designing materials and publications, and carrying out reflection and dissemination activities are the priorities that the Commission's working groups defined for 2024 during the in-person plenary session on October 23. The working session included presentations by the authorities in charge of the Commission: […]

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The CRUCH Commission for Strengthening Pedagogies is preparing a final report with recommendations to promote improvements and transformations in the field of initial and continuing teacher training.

  • Commission for the Strengthening of Pedagogies

The commission is headed by the rector of PUCV, Nelson Vásquez, and the rector of UMCE, Elisa Araya, and comprises nearly 40 experts from the Council's universities that offer teacher training programs. The report will be presented to the rectors of CRUCH at the plenary session of […]

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The CRUCH Postgraduate Commission invites CNA to present new criteria and quality standards for the accreditation of doctoral programs

  • Postgraduate Commission

The President of the CNA, Andrés Bernasconi, noted that the evaluation criteria universities are accustomed to remain in place, “but perhaps the most important aspect is the emphasis now placed on community engagement and internationalization as part of the program development process.” During the information session […]

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A groundbreaking meeting of gender management teams from CRUCH universities will take place on August 2nd and 3rd.

  • Gender Equality Commission

The first National Meeting of Gender Leadership Teams of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) will bring together more than 120 representatives over two days. The teams will share their experiences, lessons learned, and challenges in the process of developing and implementing gender policies in universities. The opening day will include […]

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