Rector Juan Manuel Zolezzi pointed out that measures like these not only constitute an ethical problem, but also a technical one, since they could harm future generations of students at the institution that decides to artificially inflate its grade point average. This statement was made during the seminar “For a New Technical Education for Chile,” organized by the presidency […]
With the participation of academic authorities from Brazil, Spain, Germany, France, and Chile, a debate was held on the trends and challenges related to quality, internationalization, interdisciplinarity, and funding of the postgraduate system at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Valparaíso. A hundred academics from different disciplines, together with the Commission of […]
Representatives from the Council of Rectors and the Unified Admissions System explained the changes approved this year and reinforced their commitment to the continuous improvement of the system. The executive vice president of the Council of Rectors (CRUCH), Juan Manuel Zolezzi, accompanied by the director of the Unified Admissions System (SUA), María Elena González, and the director […]
In a meeting with the Vice President of the Council of Rectors, Juan Manuel Zolezzi, student spokesperson Moisés Paredes stated that educational policies “cannot be tailored to the most prestigious schools, but must consider the majority of schools.” The Rector of the University of Santiago and Executive Vice President of the Council […]
The Council of Rectors (CRUCH) received a visit from presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet, who spoke about the country's challenges in higher education and her proposals in this area. This meeting is part of a series of dialogues that CRUCH will hold with presidential candidates. The challenges and proposals in higher education […]
A group of postgraduate directors from nine universities belonging to the Council of Rectors participated in this program, which aimed to promote the national doctoral programs, attract students from Ecuador, and foster academic collaboration with universities in that country. Nine of them undertook a successful tour of Ecuador […]
The Executive Vice President of CRUCH, Juan Manuel Zolezzi, addressed the complaints from students at the Instituto Nacional who disagree with the change in the weighting of the Grade Ranking, a measure that universities have adopted autonomously. The Council of Rectors received these complaints during its extraordinary session held in […]
Although she was surprised to be awarded the National Prize, she says she received it as recognition for a lifetime dedicated to education, in one of its fundamental areas: teacher training. It was 1957. Beatrice Ávalos was graduating with a degree in History from the Catholic University and preparing to study […]
The authorities of the CRUCH universities, with the participation of Rector Sergio Bravo of the University of La Frontera, discussed curricular innovation, teacher training, and equity within the system. The group of academic vice-rectors of CRUCH, along with the Rector of the University of La Frontera, Sergio Bravo, met to […]
A group of researchers who maintain projects with California universities met to discuss the challenges and future opportunities of this partnership. With the aim of strengthening academic cooperation, a group of researchers who have maintained strong ties for many years met at the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH).
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