On Librarian's Day: CABID and the Spanish Network of University and Scientific Libraries shared experiences of digital transformation in

Representatives from the Advisory Commission on Libraries and Documentation (CABID) of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) and the Spanish Network of University and Scientific Libraries (REBIUN) organized a webinar that brought together numerous participants from libraries in Chile and Spain, in the context of Librarian's Day, celebrated on July 10. “The […]

Read More

CRUCH supports amendment to law on family abandonment and alimony payments

The amendment to Law No. 14,908 introduces the prohibition of awarding programs or instruments financed by the National Research and Development Agency (ANID) to pension debtors, an initiative that, from the perspective of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH), is a step in the right direction. “We believe it should be done as a political signal, for ethical reasons,” stated […]

Read More

CRUCH will develop proposals to contribute to improving the quality of the Higher Education System

Through the Quality Commission of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH), collaborative work will be promoted to delve deeper into the critical issues of the country's quality assurance system. The result will be a document of proposals reflecting a shared perspective of the CRUCH. On the first day of […]

Read More

Acting President of CRUCH, Rosa Devés: “We must support admission to teacher training programs at our universities, that is key”

The Council of Rectors and Rectors committed to working with the Access Committee and the Undersecretariat of Higher Education to review the admissions process for teacher training programs and evaluate both the criteria and pathways for entry. At the plenary session held this Thursday, June 27, at Diego Portales University […]

Read More

CRUCH Call for Applications for Unprecedented Recognition of Contributions to Higher Education

From Tuesday, June 18th to Friday, July 19th, the call for nominations will be open for the award established by the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities as part of its 70th Anniversary celebrations. The award will be presented in August to the individual who has distinguished themselves by contributing to the development […]

Read More

Congreso Futuro and academia are bringing together actors from the political, business and social worlds to generate a roadmap for the Chile of the future.

The new members of the Executive Secretariat of Proyecta Chile 2050 arrived at the Valentín Letelier Hall in the main building of the University of Chile. This project originated within the framework of the Scientific and Technological Advisory Council of Congreso Futuro and the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH); […]

Read More

The Council of Rectors expressed its “firm support” for the highest authority of the University of Chile

In a public statement, the CRUCH (Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities) expressed its rejection of “all types of violence and harm to individuals,” referring to the banner displayed at the University of Chile's main building. Furthermore, the Council endorsed the words of Rector Rosa Devés, stating that “the university must be a place of […]

Read More

CRUCH participated in the XXIII Plenary Session of the Ibero-American University Council (CUIB) in Spain

The meeting, attended by the Secretary General of CRUCH, Angélica Bosch, and the Rector of USACH, Rodrigo Vidal, who also heads the Council's Internationalization Commission, aimed to promote bi-regional cooperation. The Secretary General of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH), Angélica Bosch, […]

Read More

Collaborative research, accreditation and decentralization were the main themes of the working day of the CRUCH Research Vice-Rectors Commission

On May 23 and 24, a key meeting of the CRUCH Research Advisory Committee was held, an entity led by Pedro Bouchon, Vice-Rector of Research at the UC. Presentations were given by Andrés Bernasconi, President of the National Accreditation Commission, and Nicole Ehrenfeld, from ANID. Vice-Rectors from across the country […]

Read More

President of the CRUCH Research Commission on World Environment Day: "It is a complex challenge, one that we urgently need to address as humanity."«

The president of the CRUCH Research Commission and Vice-Rector of Research at UC, Pedro Bouchon, stated that “from a research perspective, it is crucial to address a crisis of this magnitude with an inter- and transdisciplinary approach, which in our country I would say we can find primarily in universities and in […]

Read More