Thematic webinars pave the way for the Congress of the Americas on International Education 2021

On Tuesday, April 20, there will be a launch webinar for the seventh edition of CAEI, which will be followed by three other thematic webinars prior to the event. CAIE 2021 will take place between October 19 and 22, with Chile as the host country and the support of the Council of Rectors, among other organizations. […]

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Council of Rectors agreed to initiate the revision process of the Higher Education Law

The executive vice president of CRUCH announced that the scope of the norm will be analyzed and evaluated, from which it could "ask the Parliament or the Executive to review aspects that are considered difficult to handle." The session also addressed the financial impact of the health crisis on universities, […]

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Council of Rectors will integrate work table on Education committed by the new President of the Senate

The executive vice president of CRUCH, Juan Manuel Zolezzi, appreciated the initiative that will address various areas of educational work and assured that "we are going to do our best to contribute." The president of the Upper House, Yasna Provoste, stated that “it seemed to us that this was a moment for the Senate to revalidate an important dialogue […]

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Council of Rectors recognizes contributions of prominent academic Francisco Javier Gil to higher education in Chile

The academic and researcher at the University of Santiago, as well as director of the Unesco Chair of Inclusion in University Higher Education, died this Tuesday, March 3, at dawn. He is considered a benchmark in the field of equity in education and recognized for his invaluable contribution in the design and implementation of […]

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Council of Rectors thanked parliamentarians for the support during the discussion of the 2021 Budget for Higher Education

In the plenary session on Thursday, November 26, Senator José Miguel Insulza and Senator Yasna Provoste were present, representing the group of parliamentarians who have supported the universities of the Council of Rectors. Regarding the budget discussion, the executive vice president of CRUCH, Juan Manuel Zolezzi, said that […]

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Executive Vice President of CRUCH, Juan Manuel Zolezzi: "We are optimistic about what may happen in the Mixed Commission"

Regarding the discussion of the 2021 budget for higher education, the rector of the USACH also pointed out that “the Council of Rectors is a diversity of communities, with different ways of thinking; Notwithstanding this, today we are one hundred percent united and committed to carrying out this task of rescuing and replenishing the funds […]

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Executive Vice President of CRUCH, Juan Manuel Zolezzi: "If the Executive does not reverse the 2021 Budget for Higher Education, he will be responsible for mortgaging the country's capacity to generate knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurship"

Faced with the decrease in the 2021 Budget for Higher Education and also for Science and Technology, the concerns and demands of the Council of Rectors are three: to restore the basic institutional and project funds; approve long-term indebtedness for state universities with a state guarantee; and suspend the application of Regulated Tariffs. On […]

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Executive Vice President of CRUCH on the 2021 Budget: “Government authorities have tried to generate distrust and discredit the universities of the Council of Rectors”

To clarify and deny the proposals of the Ministry of Finance, the Council of Rectors released a Technical Minute that focuses on three central issues: the decrease in financing in Higher Education programs, the transparency and accountability of the universities, and the supposed increase in salaries in universities. The […]

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CRUCH Research Committee elects new board and establishes main lines of work for 2020-2022

The new president of the Research Commission of the Council of Rectors, Andrea Rodríguez Tastets, Vice-Rector for Research and Development at the University of Concepción, outlined the main lines of work for the 2020-2022 period. Meanwhile, the former president of the commission, Adrián Palacios, gave a positive assessment of the work carried out […]

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