At the "Futures of Higher Education" event, organized by Congreso Futuro (Chile) and the International University of La Rioja (UNIR), 10 rectors from CRUCH universities participated as panelists. This Monday, November 20, the executive vice president of CRUCH and rector of the University of Tarapacá, Emilio Rodríguez, was among those participating.
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 […]
The director of the ENCE Project, Gonzalo Zapata, pointed out that changes in time use were observed between the pre-pandemic period, the pandemic, and the return to in-person learning, in activities such as studying, commuting, sports, and socializing, among others. Seventeen universities from the CRUCH (Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities) participated in the 2022 survey, and three new institutions joined during the […]
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 […]
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: […]
The Council of Rectors and Rectors, as well as the various student groups, agreed on the need to approve an increase in the surplus funds for this fund, from 351% to 501% of the total. Furthermore, each group (G9, CUECH, and AUR) outlined the measures they propose to safeguard the sustainability and development of universities. On the other hand […]
Inclusion, best practices, academic integrity, artificial intelligence, contributions to the country's public policy, and contingencies are the six primary lines of action approved by the Commission at its second plenary session of 2023, held at UCSC on October 12 and 13. A new steering committee was elected at the session […]
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 […]
Within the framework of the “1st Seminar on University Coexistence: Mental Health, Gender and Community,” rectors from five advisory commissions of the CRUCH (Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities) addressed the main concerns and challenges surrounding mental health and coexistence in the university setting, as well as the integration of these issues with the work of other commissions of the […]
Mental health fairs, seminars, talks, workshops, photography and documentary exhibitions, and even a music festival are some of the initiatives that CRUCH universities will be holding during October. The CRUCH Commission on University Coexistence and Mental Health organized the seminar “Good Student Practices for the Promotion and Prevention of Mental Health […]
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