With fairs, workshops, exhibitions, and meetings, the institutions of the Council of Rectors will join in the National Day of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation, bringing their research closer to the public. Rector Juan Yuz (USM) and the president of the CRUCH Research Commission, María José Gallardo (UDA), highlight […]
The academic will lead the university during the 2026–2030 term, with the challenge of consolidating institutional progress and strengthening its contribution to the country's scientific, technological, and social development. In a ceremony held at the Aula Magna Theater on the Valparaíso Main Campus, Dr. Juan Yuz Eissmann was sworn in as rector of […]
A seminar will be held on October 16 at the Federico Santa María Technical University to present the 2025 results and address the challenges of the educational experience. The ENCE 2026 survey began in September and will run until December, with the participation of 24 universities from the CRUCH (Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities). The National Student Engagement Survey […]
The executive vice president of the Council of Rectors, Osvaldo Corrales, presented to the Fourth Joint Special Subcommittee on Budgets during the review of the 2026 budget execution for Higher Education. Also participating in the session were Rector Juan Yuz, representing the G9 Network, and Rector Marisol Durán, representing the Consortium […]
After reviewing the proposed technical guidelines for regulated tuition fees for 2029, the Plenary agreed to send a document to the Undersecretariat of Higher Education with its main observations. The Council's discussion addressed how decisions regarding costs and calculation variables can affect universities with different missions, sizes, and geographical realities, as well as […]
The solemn inauguration ceremony marked the beginning of the 2026–2030 term, following the first rectorial election held under the new Statutes of the University of Atacama. Aguilera was re-elected with 88.1% of the valid votes cast, the highest support ever recorded in the institution's history. With high participation from the university community […]
Before the Education Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, the alternate executive vice president of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH), Rector Marcela Momberg, presented results on the impact of the Program for Access to Higher Education (PACE). CRUCH requested that funding for the program be maintained in the 2027 Budget and that progress be made toward its establishment by law. “It is already […]
The rector of the Federico Santa María Technical University participated in the first day of the Uruguay-Chile 2026 Technical Mission on Governance in Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation (STKI). The day's discussions focused on the role of universities in the development of scientific research and the challenges related to its funding. This Tuesday […]
The university's Governing Council, meeting in an extraordinary session, decided that the academic from the Department of Electronics will lead the institution for the 2026-2030 term. Dr. Juan Yuz Eissmann was re-elected rector of the Federico Santa María Technical University for the 2026-2030 term, following the decision adopted by the Governing Council in […]
Fifty-three years after the 1973 coup, various universities belonging to the Council held commemorative events, tributes, and gatherings aimed at promoting reflection on democracy and human rights. With ceremonies, processions, discussions, and cultural activities, different universities of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) commemorated this September 11th, […]
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