The Senate's Future Commission analyzed measures to reverse the reduction in science funding in the 2021 Budget. Representing the Council of Rectors (CRUCH) were Adrián Palacios, president of the CRUCH's Advisory Commission on Research, Science, and Technology, and Diego Cosmelli, president of the CRUCH's Advisory Commission on Postgraduate Studies. The […]
Carolina Torrealba presented the challenges and institutional advances regarding territorial and gender access gaps, mainly. The commission recognized the achievements of the management and stated that it remains attentive and critical regarding the upcoming budget discussion and improving the effective impact on sector public policies. This Tuesday, September 1, […]
El presidente de la Comisión y Vicerrector de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Joel Saavedra, señaló que el 90% de la investigación en Chile se realiza en las universidades del Consejo de Rectores, por lo cual “consideramos que es muy importante que se escuchen nuestros planteamientos”. Representantes de las […]
Strategic objectives, dialogue with university presidents, coordination with postgraduate programs, the 2016 Budget Law, and technology transfer were some of the topics that sparked debate and exchange among university authorities. The working session for the research vice-rectors of the Council began with the participation of Jorge Tabilo, president of the Catholic University of the North (UCN).
The meeting took place at the Pucón campus of the University of La Frontera. Participants began outlining a medium-term work plan that could influence public policies addressing the issue, based on the premise that science and technology development is the foundation for progress.
The main objective of the meeting was to define the mission and strategic objectives of the Science, Technology, and Innovation Commission of the Council of Rectors, considering the current period of change in higher education and the country's scientific and technological development. With the purpose of analyzing and defining strategic guidelines for the Commission […]
The meeting, held in the Council Chamber of the Catholic University, was attended by representatives from Corfo, the Ministry of Education, Conicyt, and the Council for Innovation and Competitiveness. Approximately thirty vice-rectors and directors of research and postgraduate studies attended the meeting, “Dialogue on Science, Technology, and Innovation,” organized by […]
The meeting addressed the allocation of funds in the 2013 Budget Law for this sector and the Council of Rectors' disagreement with the possible transfer of CONICYT to the Ministry of Economy. The Vice-Rectors of Research from the universities belonging to the Council of Rectors (CRUCH) met at the University of Bío-Bío, along with the Rector […]
Miguel O'Ryan, president of the Science, Technology, and Research Committee of the Council of Rectors, stated that "we believe progress was made in general terms, and we hope to continue making progress on concrete issues throughout the year." The first meeting of the year between the president of the National Research Commission […] was given a positive assessment.
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