CRUCH Admissions and Enrollment Committee strengthens coordination for Admissions 2026

With the goal of ensuring a clear, secure, and coordinated 2026 admissions process, admissions delegates from the 30 universities of the CRUCH (Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities) met to analyze progress, challenges, and key guidelines of the access system. On November 13, at the Santiago campus of the University of Los Lagos, […]

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Libraries from the CRUCH (Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities) discuss Open Science, Artificial Intelligence and Mental Health

At the CABID meeting at Arturo Prat University, Rector Alberto Martínez praised the strategic role of libraries in university life and highlighted the importance of the areas currently being addressed by CRUCH libraries. The directors analyzed the Sustainable Development Goals in Libraries […]

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At Senate seminar: CRUCH calls for progress in the legislative discussion of the FES bill

During his address at the seminar “Higher Education Financing Bill (FES)” organized by the Senate Education Committee, Carlos Saavedra, alternate executive vice president of CRUCH, emphasized that “it is not possible for our country to maintain the burden of the CAE student loan system without modifications.” The Council of Rectors […]

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Academic delegation from El Salvador meets with the General Secretariat of CRUCH

The visit was part of the training process for the Doctoral Program in Higher Education Management in Chile, which aims to provide insight into the Chilean higher education system in the areas of quality assurance, accreditation, institutional governance, research, internationalization, and community engagement. With the purpose of understanding the education system […]

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In the last CRUCH session: Debate on the FES enters the definition stage

With the Minister of Education and the Undersecretary of Higher Education present, the CRUCH (Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities) stated that concrete answers from the Government are needed so that each institution can decide whether or not to support the new financing system. At the last session of the CRUCH, held in […]

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Science Space: the new national platform for accessing scientific production in which the Council of Rectors participates

The launch of Espacio Ciencia marks a milestone in the advancement toward open and connected science, offering researchers and the public a platform that integrates, showcases, and expands the global reach of Chilean research. On this occasion, the second Memorandum of Understanding between ANID, CRUCH, CUP, and CINCEL was signed, reinforcing the […]

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UACh student won first place in the “New CRUCH brand image” competition”

The winning design, titled “Modular Network for Territorial Development,” stems from the concept of institutional connection among its 30 universities, understood as a network that articulates knowledge, communities, and territories. This new identity will be implemented across all CRUCH formats and platforms between November 2025 and […]

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Project Chile 2050: More than 2,000 experts present proposals for the country's future to presidential candidates

The text, developed collaboratively by people from all over Chile, proposes a cross-cutting roadmap for the coming decades. The document identifies six megatrends and four strategic pillars of development in areas such as sustainability, science and innovation, equity, democracy, and security. “This is a unique initiative that seeks to generate consensus, mobility […]

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In a bilateral meeting, CRUCH universities strengthen their ties with Canadian universities

The Chile-Canada Cooperation Day was attended by representatives from Chilean universities and delegates from McMaster University, Ontario Tech University, Queen's University, University of Ottawa, University of Waterloo, University of New Brunswick, University of Saskatchewan, and University of Alberta, among others. As part of the visit to Chile by the Consortium of Canadian Universities (CALDO), the […]

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The CRUCH Commission of Academic Vice-Rectors addressed academic modernization challenges in a context of digital evolution

The rector of the University of O'Higgins and head of the CoVRA commission, Fernanda Kri, emphasized that the functioning of the academic vice-rectors' committee is fundamental for the CRUCH (Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities), "because all issues related to the educational process are discussed here, and today specifically artificial intelligence, which is something that has us all very concerned […]

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