CRUCH universities meet at UNAP and assure they are well prepared to comply with the law on harassment and discrimination

Following their annual meeting at Arturo Prat University in Iquique, gender equity directors from across the country shared experiences on implementing their institutional policies to prevent and eradicate potential violence and discriminatory practices in educational communities. “We handled the implementation of the law very well,” said […]

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CRUCH participates in the closing of the Mimir Andino initiative in Colombia

The project, co-financed by the European Commission and involving 20 institutions from six Latin American and European countries, aimed to modernize institutional management in research and innovation. The Secretary General of the Council of Rectors, Angélica Bosch, highlighted the participation of Chilean universities in this initiative, which […]

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The 2021 ENCE survey addresses the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on learning processes and student engagement.

The results of the survey, administered in 13 universities belonging to the Council of Rectors during the second year of the health crisis, showed an improvement in students' perceptions of teaching practices and the quality of their interactions with professors. The director of the ENCE Project, Gonzalo Zapata, stated that […]

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In an administrative act, Carlos González assumed the rectorship of UPLA.

The academic assumed the role of sixth rector of the University of Playa Ancha and assured that the focus of his administration will be on promoting "good living in community; respect, tolerance, participation, democracy, our ability to criticize each other and move forward together in finding solutions for our community, for our Playa […]

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Academics from CRUCH universities are invited to participate in the XIII Latin American Congress of Peace Research

Under the motto “From South to North, Building Good Living,» the meeting will take place in Santiago, from April 18 to 23, 2023, in a hybrid format (in-person and online). The initiative, sponsored by the Council of Rectors, will accept proposals for presentations until Saturday, October 15. With a view to holding the […]

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Rector Emilio Rodríguez: “We hope that our universities will receive the necessary budgetary support from the State to guarantee their sustainability.”

In the lead-up to the 2023 Budget process, the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) announced that it will submit budget proposals and requested that the principle of not compromising the conditions of its campuses be considered. The plenary session reviewed the results of a consultation with the universities, which revealed further progress in the implementation of the Law […]

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Forlín Aguilera Olivares takes over as rector of the University of Atacama [2022-2026] and presents the new management team

The change of command for the rectors of the University of Atacama took place on September 15th at the Municipal Theater of the Atacama Cultural Center in Copiapó. The entire ceremony included Chilean Sign Language (LSCh) interpretation by Julio Pizarro Metzdorff of the FILSA Foundation. He introduced himself and shared aspects of his tenure […]

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Universities belonging to the Council of Rectors and Rectors close the cycle of renewal of authorities

In the last two years, twenty CRUCH universities have renewed or ratified their leadership. The elections of Juan Yuz Eissman at the Federico Santa María Technical University and Luperfina Rojas Escobar at the University of La Serena, which took place in September, were the last of this cycle. The years 2021 and 2022 have […]

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Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities regarding the continuity of the constituent process

The Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) considers it a civic duty to address the Constitutional Plebiscite and the future of the constituent process. 1. First, the rectors value the democratic and participatory exercise carried out on September 4th. Once again, Chile held an electoral process […]

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